Philharmonie Berlin

Following an invitation by the Berliner Philharmoniker, the Musikfest Berlin has announce the concert by this ensemble. Conducted by their Principal Conductor Hobart Earle and featuring pianist Tamara Stefanovich as soloist, the Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra will be guests at the Musikfest Berlin on Tuesday, 6 September 2022 at 20:00h at the Philharmonie. Read More →

The latest Karajan Community Letter focuses on Karajan’s performances of music involving Goethe’s Faust on record, in Salzburg and Stockholm. Here is the link to this week’s Karajanist Community Letter. And here is the link, where you can subscribe to the Newsletter: https://www.karajan.community/

Valentin Uryupin
(c)_Evgeny Evtyukhov

Ukraine-born conductor Valentin Uryupin has been forced to resign from the post of chief conductor of the Moscow New Opera Theater Kolobov, Russian media report. The magazine Musical Life published the text of a letter from Valentin Uryupin addressed to the theater workers, which, in particular, states: “As you probably already know, some time ago I was forced to resign for very good personal reasons. (…) For me, this is a big and absolutely forced loss.” Read More →

Wenn man davon ausgeht, dass Buhs, Skandale und Verrisse die beste Werbung für eine Inszenierung sind, dann steht Valentin Schwarz mit seiner Neuinszenierung des Ring des Nibelungen bereits jetzt schon auf der gewonnenen Seite. Glaubt man den Medien, von denen einige sogar den  Anfang des Endes von Bayreuth heraufbeschwören, so ist mit diesem Ring ein Tiefpunkt in der Geschichte der Festspiele erreicht. Read More →

Rund 87.000 Besucher sahen dieses Jahr Verdis Nabucco im Steinbruch St. Margarethen (Burgenland, Österreich). Das entspricht einer Auslastung von 92%, teilten die Veranstalter mit. Keine Vorstellung musste wetterbedingt abgesagt werden.

The Argentinian and Uruguayan newspapers La Nacion and El Observador report about a police operation aimed at dismantling the so called Villa Crespo organization, allegedly involved in human trafficking, sexual exploitation and other crimes. The investigation apparently and according to those reports show that business figures, politicians and influential people had links to that organization. The seizure of documents and audio allegedly involves also the Spanish singer Placido Domingo who could be a victim of that organization. Read More →

Künstliche Intelligenz wird immer mehr zu einem Teil unseres Lebens. Im niederländischen Leiden gehen Veenfabriek, die Theatergruppe ECHO und das Orkest De Ereprijs einen Schritt weiter in die Zukunft und laden KI auf die Bühne. Read More →

Pizzicato-Mitarbeiter Alain Steffen hat die Bayreuther Festspiele besucht. Hier ist sein Bericht von Aufführungen des Lohengrin und von Tristan und Isolde. Read More →

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 →