Stilian Kirov
(c) Chuck Moss
The Illinois Philharmonic has reached long-term agreements with both Music Director Stilian Kirov and the IPO musicians. Bulgarian conductor Stilian Kirov, 38, has agreed to a 4- year contract extension through the 2026-2027 season, bringing his total time with IPO at that point to ten years. This new contract marks the second time IPO has renewed Kirov. Read More →
Wilbur Lin
Taiwanese-American Wilbur Lin has been named Music Director of the Missouri Symphony in Columbia. He will be only the third conductor in this position in the more than 50 years of history, the orchestra said. Read More →
Der Name von Johann Nepomuk Mälzel (1772 – 1838) steht in der Musikbranche für Tempo. Eine heute beginnende und bis zum 6. November dauernde Ausstellung im Historischen Museum Regensburg erinnert an den Regensburger, der das Mälzel-Metronom erfand. Sie entstand in Kooperation zwischen den Museen der Stadt Regensburg und dem Institut für Musikwissenschaft der Universität Regensburg. Read More →
Herbert Blomstedt
(c) Accentus
Herbert Blomstedt leidet immer noch an den Folgen eines Sturzes im Juni d.J. Daher muss er die Leitung der Sommertournee 2022 des Gustav Mahler Jugendorchesters abgeben. Read More →
Rodolfo Barráez
The Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) has announced 28-year-old Venezuelan conductor Rodolfo Barráez as its new Associate Conductor after an international search. Barráez succeeds Joshua Tan, who held the position from 2013 to 2021. He is a Master’s graduate of Orchestral Conducting at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin. Read More →
Larry Rachleff, former Music Director of the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra, passed away on August 8th in Houston, TX. He was 67 years old. He served as Music Director of the Rhode Island Phil from 1996-2017. He was succeeded by the recently deceased Bramwell Tovey. The merger of the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School was established in his years with the organization. Read More →
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
In Wien, im Haus, wo Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1791 starb, eröffnet am 8. September eine neuartige, multimediale Begegnung mit dem Komponisten. Read More →
Gustavo Gimeno
(c) Marco Borggreve
The third edition of Concertgebouworkest Young has started. Over seventy talented young musicians aged fourteen to eighteen from all over Europe have travelled to Akoesticum in the Dutch town of Ede, where they will engage in an intensive summer program with sectional and orchestral rehearsals, chamber music, coaching sessions and workshops overseen by professional workshop leaders, and lessons with Concertgebouw Orchestra musicians. Read More →
Das Bayreuther Publikum, das schon am Ende der drei ersten Abende des Ring des Nibelungen seinen Unmut über die neue Inszenierung von Valentin Schwarz zeigte, hat diesen mit einem gnadenlosen Proteststurm niedergebrüllt. Read More →
Jaeden Izik-Dzurko
The Jury of the 20th Santander International Piano Competition has announced the winners. Jaeden Izik-Dzurko (Canada, 23) won First Prize and Gold Medal. The Prize comprises cash of 30,000 Euros, a tour of concerts around Spain and abroad, as well as the recording of a CD for Naxos. Izik-Dzurko also won the Special Award of the Best Chamber Music Performer as well as the Audience Award. Read More →
