Simone Young
(c) Nic Walker
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra welcomes its new Chief Conductor Simone Young in July as it returns to its home at the Sydney Opera House’s newly renovated Concert Hall for the first time in two and a half years. Read More →
Yunchan Lim
South Korean pianist Yunchan Lim,18 is the youngest ever winner of the gold medal at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Silver medal was awarded to Russian pianist Anna Geniushene, 31, Bronze medal to Ukrainian pianist Dmytro Choni, 28. Read More →
Am Samstagabend gingen die Wiener Festwochen zu Ende. Zum ersten Mal seit 2019 konnten das Festivalwochen ohne sanitäre Beschränkungen stattfinden. Rund 30.000 Karten wurden verkauft, was einer Auslastung von circa 83 Prozent entspricht, ein Rückgang von vier Prozent.
As of November, 2022, Gary Ginstling, CEO of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, will become the executive director of the New York Philharmonic and then, in June 2023, when Deborah Borda will step down, he will become president and CEO. Read More →
Sylvain Cambreling
(c) Marco Borggreve
Sylvain Cambreling bleibt bis zum Ende der Saison 2027/2028 Chefdirigent der Symphoniker Hamburg. Der Vertrag des 73-jährigen Franzosen wurde bis dahin verlängert, teilte das Orchester heute mit. Cambreling ist seit 2018 auf diesem Posten. Read More →
Pietari Inkinen
Die Deutsche Radio Philharmonie hat ihre Saison 2020/23 veröffentlicht. Dazu gehören etliche Konzerte mit Chefdirigent Pietari Inkinen aber auch weitere interessante, zum Teil sehr originelle Projekte. Read More →
The Board of Directors of the Symphony Society of San Antonio announced the dissolution of the San Antonio Symphony. The decision is the board’s answer to an ongoing strike from symphony musicians that began in September 2021 after an impasse was declared in contract negotiations between the Symphony Society of San Antonio and the local chapter of the American Federation of Musicians. Read More →
Conductor Lina González-Granados will step in for Music Director Riccardo Muti to lead this week’s Chicago Symphony Orchestra subscription concerts June 16-18. Ther presse release says: « The change of conductor comes after a positive COVID-19 test result for Muti, who has been testing daily in accordance with CSOA safety protocols. Read More →
Simon Estes
© Paige Peterson/Des Moines Metro Opera
American bass-baritone Simon Estes. 84, has announced his retirement from the opera stage, thus ending a career that spans 60 years. His last performance will be as Lawyer Frazier in Porgy and Bess at Des Moines Metro Opera. Read More →
Leonard Slatkin
The Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria (OFGC) has extended the contract of its chief conductor and artistic director, the British Karel Mark Chichon, until 2025. Chichon is in this position since 2017. The orchestra also has appointed the American conductor Leonard Slatkin, 77, as principal guest conductor for the next three seasons.
