Teresa Berganza
Photo: Remy Franck

Spanish opera singer Teresa Berganza, mezzo-soprano, died today in San Lorenzo del Escorial at the age of 89. Berganza made her debut at 22 in Aix-en-Provence as Dorabella in Mozart’s opera « Cosi fan tutte. » This laid the foundation for a stage career that lasted more than three decades. Berganza sang at all the great opera houses, Madrid’s Teatro Real, La Scala in Milan, the Vienna State Opera, London’s Covent Garden and the New York Met. Read More →

Benjamin Reiners

Der Generalmusikdirektor der Landeshauptstadt Kiel, Benjamin Reiners, hat angekündigt, seinen bis Sommer 2024 laufenden Vertrag nicht verlängern zu wollen. Reiners ist seit August 2019 in Kiel in dieser Position. Read More →

Tarmo Peltokoski
(c) Apollo Artists

From the 2022/2023 concert season, the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra (LNSO) will be under the artistic direction of Principal Conductor Tarmo Peltokoski, 22. Read More →

Die Österreicherin Elisabeth Sobotka, 56, soll 2024 Intendantin der Berliner Staatsoper Unter den Linden werden. Das berichtet das Online-Magazin VAN. Sobotka soll, wenn das einmal offiziell bestätigt wird, die Nachfolge von Matthias Schulz antreten, dessen Vertrag 2024 ausläuft. Sobotka ist zur Zeit Intendantin der Bregenzer Festspiele.

César Franck

In celebration of César Franck two-hundreds birthday, Belgian music publisher XXI Music Publishing presents the first edition of the composer’s Rédemption Symphony in its original 1872 version, otherwise known as the Ancien morceau symphonique or Former symphonic interlude. Unheard until now, this score was rediscovered by leading César Franck specialist Joël-Marie Fauquet during his research as musicologist. Read More →

West-Eastern Divan Orchestra & Thomas Guggeis
(c) Philharmonie Luxembourg

Im Sport wird ein Spieler, der erst spät in die Partie einsteigt und dann ein wichtiges Tor erzielt, gern als Joker bezeichnet, der gestochen hat. Ob Thomas Guggeis als Vertreter des erkrankten Daniel Barenboim diesen Titel im Konzert der West-Eastern Divan Orchester in der Philharmonie Luxemburg verdient hatte, beschreibt Uwe Krusch. Read More →

Rafael Payare

After two years of pandemic, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal has announced that it will be back on the road. This summer will mark the Orchestra’s first tour under the direction of Rafael Payare, as it travels to South Korea from July 5 to 8 before heading to Europe from October 21 to 28. These concerts will also be conducted by the new Music Director Rafael Payare. Concerts in Europe will take place in Zagreb, Budapest, Vienna, Brussels and London.

Sebastian Lang-Lessing

Sebastian Lang-Lessing, the fired Music Director of the San Antonio Symphony, will conduct the Musicians of the San Antonio Symphony in two independently produced concerts at the First Baptist Church of San Antonio this week. On the program are Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, Mozart’s clarinet concerto and a piece by Ukrainian composer Myroslav Skoryk. Read More →

Juilliard String Quartet, (c) Erin Baiano

The Juilliard String Quartet (JSQ), which celebrates its 75th anniversary this season, has named violist Molly Carr to its ensemble, filling the void left by the passing earlier this season of the quartet’s former violist Roger Tapping. Carr is on the Pre-College faculty at the school, and with this appointment, joins the Juilliard college faculty. Read More →

Osmo Vänskä
Photo: A Marsden

Osmo Vänskä, 69, whose term as the Minnesota Orchestra’s Music Director is about to come to an end, will be appointed as Conductor Laureate to continue bringing his presence to the stage, effective September 2022. Read More →