Philharmonie Luxembourg
(c) Wade Zimmermann

Amateur musicians will have a place on the stage of the Philharmonie in Luxembourg. In founding the amateur orchestra Orchestre de la Place de l’Europe, the Philharmonie implements an idea long held within the institution. The pandemic has only illustrated once again the social necessity of shared music-making. In this spirit, the Philharmonie considers its new amateur orchestra an invitation to all hobby musicians from the region to assume an active role at the Philharmonie. The orchestra will be conducted by Benjamin Schäfer, a percussionist in the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg (OPL). Read More →

Edita Gruberova

Die slowakische Sopranistin Edita Gruberova ist heute im Alter von 74 Jahren in Zürich gestorben. Die Sängerin hatte sich im Juni einer Knieoperation unterzogen. Das hatte sie daran gehindert, an der ICMA-Gala in Vaduz teilzunehmen, wo sie mit dem Lifetime Achievement Award hätte geehrt werden sollen. Read More →

Sinfonieorchester Liechtenstein & Riccardo Chailly
© Albert Mennel

ICMA and the Sinfonieorchester Liechtenstein presented a spectacular Gala Concert on Sunday 27 June at the Vaduzersaal in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. The Gala is now again available for streaming in an edited version. Read More →

Maria Callas monument, Athens

Α new sculpture of Maria Callas unveiled in downtown Athens some days ago has been strongly criticized by inhabitants from the Greek capital and Callas aficionados. Read More →

ICMA Discovery Award winner Eva Gevorgyan is one of the finalists

12 participants representing 10 countries qualified to the final round of the Chopin Competition in Warsaw. The final auditions will be held from 18 to 20 October, only in evening sessions starting at 6:00pm CEST. Each pianist will play one of Fryderyk Chopin’s two piano concertos. Read More →

Thirteen young musicians within 4 different categories will get the chance to travel to Vienna, perform with a symphony orchestra at the Konzerthaus, and be recorded live for international television. This is the goal of the online classical music competition Classicalia launched in summer 2021 to provide an opportunity for young instrumentalists and singers. Read More →

Divino Sospiro
(c) Eric Devillet

In der Luxemburger Philharmonie werden neben den allgemeinen Reihen auch thematisch gebundene Reihen angeboten. Das Atlantico Festival gehört dazu, das in acht Tagen komprimiert die Kultur der portugiesischen Sprachräume vermittelt. Vorwiegend auf volkstümliche Musik fokussiert, bot dieses Festival nun auch ein Konzert des Ensembles Divino Sospiro unter der Leitung von Massimo Mazzeo mit barocker und frühklassischer Musik. Uwe Krusch berichtet für Pizzicato. Read More →

Nathalie Stutzmann

Nathalie Stutzmann, 56, the French-born contralto and conductor, will succeed Robert Spano as music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra starting with the 2022-23 season for a four-year contract. Read More →

Corinna Niemeyer
(c) Simon Pauly

Die Saison 2021/22 markiert den Beginn einer neuen künstlerischen Linie für das Orchestre de Chambre du Luxembourg (OCL) unter der Leitung der jungen deutschen Dirigentin Corinna Niemeyer, die im September 2020 zur künstlerischen und musikalischen Leiterin ernannt wurde. Read More →

Les Echos – Le Parisien Group has announced its acquisition of a 95% share in EuroArts, a producer and rights owners of audiovisual classical music programs, based in Berlin. The other 5% will remain with the company’s founder, Bernd Hellthaler. Read More →