Brazilian violinist Guido Felipe Sant’Anna, 17, won First Prize at the 2022 Fritz Kreisler International Violin Competition in Vienna. 2nd Prize ex-aequo: Michael Shaham, 19, Israel. and Rino Yoshimoto, 19, Japan. Read More →

Johanna Soller
(c) Jakob Schad

German conductor Johanna Soller (33) will be the first woman to become Artistic Director of the Munich Bach Choir and Orchestra. The conductor, harpsichordist and organist will join the ensembles at the start of the 2023/24 season. She will be the successor of Hansjörg Albrecht who led both ensembles as well as the Münchener Bach-Akademie for 17 years. He was the third Artistic Director, after Hanns-Martin Schneidt and Karl Richter who founded the ensemble and led it until his death in 1981. Read More →

Gustavo Dudamel

Venezuelan-born conductor, violinist and music education activist Gustavo Dudamel has been chosen as the fourteenth Glenn Gould Prize Laureate, the Gould Foundation announced. Currently Dudamel is serving as Music of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and of the Opéra National de Paris. Read More →

Ivan Fischer
(c) Alfonso Salgueiro / Philharmonie Luxembourg

….. meint unser Mitarbeiter Alain Steffen, wenn das Konzert mit Ivan Fischer und dem Budapest Festival Orchestra in der Luxemburger Philharmonie sonst auch keinen bleibenden Eindruck bei ihm hinterließ. Read More →

Renaud Capuçon
(c) Simon Fowler

Deutsche Grammophon has announced the launch of a new partnership with Renaud Capuçon. The French violinist is set to collaborate with the Yellow Label on a multi-year series of projects, comprising both audio and audio-visual releases. Recordings stemming from his work with young artists and composers will be produced by a special company co-owned by the artist and released by DG.

American violinist Sirena Huang, 28, has been awarded the Gold Medal at the 2022 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis (IVCI). Huang is a graduate of The Juilliard School and Yale University, where she studied with Stephen Clapp, Sylvia Rosenberg, Itzhak Perlman and Hyo Kang. Read More →

Die Preisentscheidungen für den 13. Internationalen Wettbewerb für Liedkunst Stuttgart der Hugo-Wolf-Akademie (IHWA) sind gefallen. Die Jury unter dem Vorsitz von Olaf Bär betont das außerordentliche künstlerische Niveau des Wettbewerbs und honorierte dies im abschließenden Votum. Sämtliche fünf Finalisten-Duos bekamen einen Preis, darunter auch das Duo mit der jüngsten Teilnehmerin Katja Maderer (21). Read More →

(c) Remy Franck

The risk of transmission by aerosols from an infected person on a wind instrument is generally much lower than for people who sing or speak, according to a new study by the Max Planck Institute and the University Medical Center Göttingen. Read More →

Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider
(c) George Lange

The Music Director of the National Orchestra of Lyon, Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, 47 sees his contract renewed for a period of three years from the 2024-2025 season. The Danish violinist and conductor is in this position since 2020.

Ivan Boumans, Composer Award
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Die Solistes Européens Luxembourg und der Pianist Jean Muller werden am 26. September in der Luxemburger Philharmonie das Klavierkonzert Deconstructing Love von Ivan Boumans uraufführen, der 2020/21 mit dem Composer Award der International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) ausgezeichnet wurde. Read More →