Pavel Baleff
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Bulgarian conductor Pavel Baleff, 54, has been reappointed Principal Conductor and Associate Music Director of the Orchestre Symphonique de l’Opéra de Limoges Nouvelle-Aquitaine (ORSOLINA) until the 2027/2028 season. He has held this position since October 2022. Read More →

Ein Hauptthema der deutschen Presse ist gegenwärtig die Absage der früheren Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel, die dieses Jahr die Bayreuther Festspiele nicht besuchen will. Also, da bleibt nur eine Lösung: Bayreuth ganz absagen, denn ohne Merkel sind die Festspiele sowieso nichts wert.

The airport Milano Malpensa has been officially named after one of the most controversial Italian politicians, Italy’s Trump Silvio Berlusconi. Now, the superintendent of Milan’s La Scala, Dominique Meyer, has joined the huge number of those signing a petition launched by several Unions to name Malpensa airport after Carla Fracci. The unions asked not to proceed with the naming of the airport after Berlusconi as a « deeply divisive » name. Read More →

Through the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA), the singers of San the Francisco Symphony Chorus express sincere concern for the future of the institution. According to the Chorus, the San Francisco Symphony management has proposed slashing the San Francisco Symphony Chorus budget by 80%. Read More →

CAPE Ettelbrück

Das Kulturhaus CAPE in Ettelbrück, im Norden des Großherzogtums, hat sein Programm für die kommende Saison vorgestellt. Die Natur wird in der dabei eine Hauptrolle spielen. Read More →

Following Jean Tubéry’s conviction for « repeated remarks of a sexual nature », the French musician appealed against this decision on July 1, calling it a « judicial error » and denouncing the accusations as « slanderous and deliberately defamatory », according to an article published by ResMusica. Read More →

250 choirs and groups from 42 countries and regions are gathering in New Zealand for the world’s largest international choir competition.The 13th World Choir Games have officially commenced yesterday. Around 11,000 participants are joining the event to sing, celebrate, and learn from each other. Read More →

Norbert Trawöger
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Der künstlerische Direktor des Bruckner Orchesters Linz, Norbert Trawöger, wird ab kommendem Jahr die Donaufestwochen im Strudengau leiten. Mit der 30. Ausgabe des Festivals für Alte Musik mit Kontrapunkten gibt dieses Jahr die bisherige Intendantin Michi Gaigg ihren Abschied. Read More →

Ivan Fischer
(c) Alfonso Salgueiro / Philharmonie Luxembourg

The European Union Youth Orchestra announced today 73-year-old Hungarian conductor Ivan Fischer as the Orchestra’s new Music Director, with immediate effect. Fischer will continue to serve as Music Director of the Budapest Festival Orchestra, as Honorary Guest Conductor of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and as Ehrendirigent of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. Read More →

Salzburg

Besucher der Salzburger Festspiele geben im Schnitt 414 Euro pro Tag aus. Das ergab eine Befragung von rund 8500 Personen im Rahmen einer Wertschöpfungsanalyse der Festspiele in Zusammenarbeit mit der Salzburger Wirtschaftskammer. Read More →