At its Annual General Meeting, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) reported to its stakeholders that it ended its 2024 fiscal year with a surplus of approximately $54K, bringing its accumulated surplus to more than $865K. Read More →
Liverpool’s historic Philharmonic Hall is to have repairs estimated at a cost of £2.25m. The city council, which owns the art deco building, has agreed to provide an initial loan of £1m. Read More →
Semperoper Dresden
Photo: Remy Franck
Mit Beginn dieser Spielzeit ist die aus dem schweizerischen Bern stammende Nora Schmid neue Intendantin an der Semperoper Dresden. Sie war das bis dahin am Opernhaus Graz. Mit Arrigo Boitos großer Oper Mefistofele als Dresdner Erstaufführung setzte sie mit ihrer ersten Premiere ein deutliches Ausrufezeichen. Michael Oehme berichtet. Read More →
Solistes Européens Luxembourg
Zu seinem 35. Geburtstag hatte das Ensemble der Solistes Européens Luxembourg am Montag alle Register gezogen. José Voss berichtet. Read More →
Konzerthaus Wien,
(c) Victoria Coeln
Ganz im Zeichen der drei großen „B“ stand der Konzertabend mit der Geigerin Julia Fischer, den Wiener Symphonikern und dem Dirigenten Andrey Boreyko. Wie die Konzerte von Bach, Beethoven und Brahms umgesetzt wurden und was es mit dem vierten Teil auf sich hatte, weiß Uwe Krusch für Pizzicato zu berichten. Read More →
Giancarlo Guerrero
The Grant Park Music Festival announced today that it has appointed Giancarlo Guerrero as artistic director and principal conductor effective immediately. Read More →
Die Akademie der Künste vergibt den Busoni-Kompositionspreis 2024 an den in Deutschland lebenden chilenischen Komponisten Maximiliano Alejandro Soto Mayorga. Der Preis ist mit 6.000 Euro dotiert. Der Förderpreis in Höhe von 2.500 Euro wurde der in Deutschland lebenden US-amerikanischen Komponistin Lauren Siess zugesprochen. Read More →
Bulgarian violinist Stoika Milanova died yesterday at the age of 79. Milanova studied with David Oistrakh. After placing second in the Queen Elisabeth Competition (1967) and winning the Carl Flesch Competition (1970), Milanova began an international career as a soloist and recitalist, which was at its height during the 1970s and early 1980s. Read More →
British cellist Rohan de Saram has died on September 29 at the age of 85. He was born in Sheffield to Sri Lankan parents in 1939. A pupil of Gaspar Cassadó, in 1955 he was the first winner of the Guilhermina Suggia Prize and five years later he made his Carnegie Hall debut under the baton of Dmitri Mitropoulos. Read More →
The Joseph Joachim Violin Competition in Hannover, Germany, has announced the winners of its 2024 edition. The Joseph Joachim Prize has been jointly awarded to 27-year-old Angela Chan, from Hong Kong, and 19-year-old Jacques Forestier, from Canada. Read More →
