In der heute vorgestellten Saison 2022/23 der Luxemburger Philharmonie wird sich mit auslaufender Pandemie vieles normalisieren. Das zumindest hoffen die Verantwortlichen, die zusammen mit Intendant Stephan Gehmacher das reich gefüllte Programm vorstellten. Read More →

Nachdem sich die Münchner Philharmoniker wegen Valery Gergievs Nähe zum Kriegstreiber Putin von dem russischen Dirigenten getrennt haben, berichten Münchner Medien jetzt, dass der Konzertmeister dieses Orchesters mit Gergiev und seinem Mariinsky-Orchester  in Russland auf Tour geht. Read More →

Baiba Skride
(c) Alfonso Salgueiro

Ein nordisches Programm war im rezenten Konzert des Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg (OPL) zu hören. Dima Slobodeniuk war der Gastdirigent des Abends und brachte nach der Pause die beiden letzten Symphonien von Sibelius zu Gehör. Für das Violinkonzert von Carl Nielsen kam vorher auch Baiba Skride als Solistin dazu. Wie diese Zusammenarbeit funktionierte, berichtet Uwe Krusch für Pizzicato. Read More →

Die Veranstalter haben das 1. Gitarrenfestival in Luxemburg angekündigt dessen erste Konzerte am 14. und 15. Mai 2022 im hauptstädtischen Musikkonservatorium stattfinden. Read More →

Elim Chan

Hong Kong born conductor Elim Chan will continue to serve as Chief Conductor of the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra until at least 2025. The orchestra has extended her tenure for another three seasons. Read More →

The pre-selection jury of the Santander International Piano Competition has announced the names of the 20 selected candidates that will participate in the first stage of this year’s edition of this competition. Read More →

(c) Martin Hoffmeister

The pre-selection Jury (Augustin Dumay, Chairman; Daniel Stabrawa, Deputy Chairman; and Madeleine Carruzzo) have selected nine German, seven Polish, five American, four South Korean, three Chinese and three Japanese players, as well as violinists from Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Kazakhstan and Switzerland to take part in the Wieniawski Competition in Poznan, Poland. Read More →

Elbphilharmonie-Breaking Waves
(c) Moka-Studio

On Thursday evening, thousands of people gathered in the Port of Hamburg to see the light installation ‘Breaking Waves’ around the Elbphilharmonie by the Dutch artist duo DRIFT. Hundreds of illuminated drones danced around the concert hall following the opening concert of the Hamburg International Music Festival with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and Joseph Haydn’s Creation. The light installation will be shown three more times until 1 May, at 22:30 each evening

The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its production of Tosca during the 2022-23 season. Ukrainian soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska will replace Hibla Gerzmava in the title role. Read More →

This week’s Karajan Community Letter focuses on the Karajan Music Tech Conference. There is also information about the 1967 Carmen film and about Renate Holm, who died a week ago. Here is the link to this week’s Karajanist Community Letter. Read More →