Aufgrund der Sparmaßnahmen bei den Bayreuther Festspielen wird der ständige Festspielchor aufgelöst. Das berichtete zuerst die Theaterwebseite nachtkritik.de. Die Sänger müssen sich künftig immer neu bewerben, um in einen stark verkleinerten Saison-Chor eingeladen zu werden.
The ARD Music Competition takes place in Munich in a succession of four selection phases, between September 3 and 20, in the categories Wind Quintet, Vocal, Oboe and Cello. The first selection round starts on Tuesday, September 3, with the Wind Quintet category. Read More →
Salzburg
Die Salzburger Festspiele erweitern, wie geplant, ihre Betriebsstätten in den kommenden Jahren um 10.000 Quadratmeter und vergrößern sich damit um mehr als 25%. Die Arbeiten, die bis 2031 dauern sollen und zurzeit mit 400 Millionen Euro budgetiert sind, beginnen Anfang September. Read More →
Rund 58.000 Menschen haben die diesjährigen Bayreuther Festspiele besucht. Wie der Veranstalter mitteilte, waren – im Gegensatz zu 2023 – alle 30 Vorstellungen ausverkauft.
Philharmonie Luxembourg
(c) Wade Zimmermann
Im September läuft der Musikbetrieb in der Luxemburger Philharmonie wieder an. José Voss liefert einen Überblick. Read More →
Schott has announced the death of composure Alexander Goehr at the age of 92. Read More →
The Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival has been cancelled: « With great regret and after much deliberation, we have reached the difficult decision to cancel this year’s festival due to the current security situation. » The festival run by Elena Bashkirova was to feature musicians like Thomas E. Bauer, Dietrich Henschel, Thomas Hampson, Astrig Siranossian, Georgijs Osokins, Pablo Barragán and Igor Levit.
Lynn Feyereisen
The vocal finale of the 7th Vienna International Music Festival recently took place in the Brahms Saal of the Musikverein in Vienna. The event, organized by the Academy of Music and Music Education, attracted numerous talented singers. Among the 32 finalists, the Luxembourgish dramatic soprano Lynn Feyereisen stood out in particular. For her impressive performance of the main arias from Puccini’s operas Madame Butterfly and Tosca, she was honored with the Silver Award by the six-member jury.
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s managing director Sophie Galaise has left the organization. Her resignation comes after the turmoil created by contradictory decisions following the performance of a pianist who had dedicated a piece to killed journalists in Gaza. Peter Garrett, a musician and former federal MP, has been appointed to lead an independent external review of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
The Chinese pianist Lang Lang is being marketed as a lottery prize. With tickets worth between 10 and 100 euros, you can take part in a lottery whose main prize is a concert by the pianist at Carnegie Hall, including a private reception and a trip for two.
