Der Orchesterausschuss des Deutschen Bühnenvereins hat in den letzten Wochen mit Unterstützung der ukrainischen Botschaft in Berlin ein Patenschaftsmodell für professionelle Orchester der Ukraine entwickelt, teilte die Organisation mit. Bisher unterstützen sieben deutsche Orchester auf diesem Weg jeweils ein ukrainisches Orchester. Read More →

Die Gemeinsame Wissenschaftskonferenz (GWK) von Bund und Ländern hat das Projekt Mit dem ‘Forschungsportal Bach’ bewilligt, teilte das Bach-Archiv Leipzig mit. In einem Zeitraum von 25 Jahren werden damit erstmals sämtliche verfügbare archivalische Quellen zur gesamten Musikerfamilie Bach digital erschlossen und öffentlich zugänglich gemacht. Read More →

Leonard Bernstein
(c) Deutsche Grammophon Arthur Umboh

Leonard Bernstein’s Music for String Quartet is set to receive its premiere studio recording and release, with a newly discovered second movement to be included on the program. Read More →

Thierry Fischer
(c) Marco Borggreve

The Sao Paulo State Symphony Orchestra has announced that Thierry Fischer’s contract as Music Director will be renewed up to 2027. Fischer has held this title since 2020. In addition he will take up responsibilities of the artistic direction of the orchestra, pursuing an integrated approach of programming and musical realization. Read More →

At a time when many radio stations discontinue or downsize their choirs the Croatian national broadcaster is re-establishing the Children’s Choir of Croatian Radiotelevision – a once very successful ensemble that trained numerous young singers and created generations of successful musicians the former Children’s Choir operated as part of RTV Zagreb and later closed down. Read More →

The Italian tenor Daniele Barioni, an internationally renowned opera singer between the 1950s and 1970s, has died at the age of 92 during the night from Saturday to Sunday, Nov. 6. Daniele Barioni began studying singing in 1949 in Milan with Attilio Bordonali, his first studies were in the baritone repertoire. He made his singing debut that same year at Circolo Italia, Milan, in a concert with soprano Claudia Parada. His debut as an opera tenor was in 1954 in the part of Turiddu in Cavalleria rusticana at the Teatro Nuovo in Milan. Read More →

Paavo Järvi
(c) Sébastien Grébille

In an interview conducted by the Living the Classical Life videocast, Estonian conductor Paavo Järvi discusses his musical beginnings, the role and influence of his father, conductor Neeme Järvi, the story of his early meeting with composer Dmitri Shostakovich and the Pärnu Music Festival, which he founded. Read More →

Am Wochenende trafen sich die Mitglieder der Deutschsprachigen Opernkonferenz (DOK) in Leipzig. Die DOK ist ein Zusammenschluss von 13 Opernhäusern im deutschsprachigen Raum sowie drei assoziierten Mitgliedsbühnen aus London, Mailand und Paris. Zweimal jährlich tagt die DOK im Beisein des Deutschen Bühnenvereins zum Austausch über aktuelle Themen und Herausforderungen. Im Fokus der gemeinsamen Gespräche an der Oper Leipzig standen u.a. die Folgen der Pandemie, sowie des Krieges in der Ukraine und damit zusammenhängender Faktoren, wie die Energiekrise und steigende Kosten. Read More →

Several major London based music organizations will see cuts in their Arts Council England (ACE) funding from 2023. Allegedly, ACE was “instructed” by the UK government to shift funding to other cities and the London suburbs that were considered by the UK government to be culturally underfunded. Read More →

In the piano division of the 76th Concours de Genève, the First Prize went last night to Kevin Chen (17, Canada). Other prizes went to musicians from Japan, China and Russia. Read More →