Spanish conductor Nestor Bayona, 37, has been named Resident Conductor of the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice. Bayona will join NOSPR and its Music Director Lawrence Foster during the 2022-23 season after a two-year tenure as its Assistant Conductor.
Opera Australia has announced that the British stage director and singer Jo Davies, 52, will be its next Artistic Director from November 2023. Cardiff-born Jo Davies will the first woman to hold the role in the company’s 66-year history. Read More →
Mexican conductor Ludwig Carrasco was appointed as Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of the National Symphony Orchestra (OSN) of Mexico. Ludwig Carrasco is the artistic director of the Bellas Artes Chamber Orchestra as of September 2019. He will conclude his cycle at the helm of the ensemble in December of this year. Read More →
Andreas Hotz
Generalmusikdirektor Andreas Hotz will seinen im Sommer 2025 auslaufenden Vertrag am Osnabrücker Theater nicht verlängern. Er verlässt dann das Osnabrücker Symphonieorchester, das er seit 2012/13 leitet. Read More →
Fünf Orchesterstücke junger Komponisten hat die Jury der Saarbrücker Komponistenwerkstatt unter den insgesamt 34 Einreichungen zur Einstudierung und Aufführung im Rahmen des Abschlusskonzerts mit der Deutschen Radio Philharmonie am 20. Mai 2023 im Großen Sendesaal des Saarländischen Rundfunks ausgewählt. Read More →
Wie das Hessische Staatstheater mitteilte, ist Christoph Stiller – musikalischer Studienleiter, Dirigent und stellvertretender Chordirektor am Samstag im Alter von 53 Jahren verstorben, kurz vor einer Vorstellung von Humperdincks Hänsel und Gretel, deren musikalische Leitung er innegehabt hätte. Read More →
Lahav Shani
(c): Marco Borggreve
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) will perform in Abu Dhabi this Tuesday, marking its historic United Arab Emirates (UAE) debut. This will be the orchestra’s first concert in an Arab state, 85 years after a tour of Egypt that took place before the founding of the State of Israel. Read More →
Belgian composer Wim Henderickx passed away at the age of 60. Born in in Lierre, he studied at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp, at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague and also at the IRCAM and in Darmstadt. He was a professor at the Antwerp and Amsterdam Conservatories. Read More →
Marcelo Lehninger
The Grand Rapids Symphony in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has announced the extensions of both its current contract with the Grand Rapids Federation of Musicians, as well as that of 43-year-old Music Director Marcelo Lehninger. Read More →
© Philharmonie Luxembourg / Eric Engel
Over a quarter of a million people have seen the live recording of the ICMA Gala Concert at the Philharmonie in Luxembourg, with winners of the International Classical Music Awards 2022 and the Luxembourg Philharmonic conducted by Adam Fischer. Among the many comments from all over the world in Deutsche Welle’s YouTube channel, a majority says that this was « a wonderful » or « an amazing concert!!! » Read More →
