Kennedy Center, Washington
Since the fascist American leader Trump became president of the Kennedy Center in February, a lot of scheduled events have been canceled. In response, guitarist Yasmin Williams emailed the interim executive director, Richard Grenell, to ask for clarity about Trump’s reaction to artists canceling shows and any operational changes implemented behind the scenes. She earned an crazy rant from Grenell. Read More →
Derek Hasan
(c) SF/Andreas Kolarik
33 year-old British-Cypriot conductor Kerem Hasan has been appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the North Netherlands Symphony Orchestra (NNO) starting August 2025. Read More →
Zubin Mehta
(c) Sébastien Grébille
Zubin Mehta has once again canceled several performances. The Bavarian State Opera and the Munich Philharmonic announced that he would have to take a break. At the end of March, the 88-year-old had already decided not to conduct the Berlin Philharmonic for health reasons, as was reported at the time. Read More →
Henning Kraggerud
(c) Sveinung Hoel Bjora
The Irish Chamber Orchestra (ICO) has announced the appointment of Henning Kraggerud as its new Artistic Partner and Conductor. The Norwegian violinist, violist and composer will take up his three-year term in August 2025, following a number of renowned colleagues including Thomas Zehetmair and Jörg Widmann. Kraggerud is also Artistic Director of the Arctic Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra and he is a prolific composer
Tobias Wolff wird ab Sommer 2026 und für fünf Spielzeiten Generalintendant des Staatstheaters Braunschweig. Das hat der Verwaltungsausschuss des Theater beschlossen. Read More →
Die Westdeutsche Sinfonia organisierte am Wochenende im Forum Leverkusen ein Konzert im Rahmen des ICMA Network for Young Artist Awards. Solist war der 18-jährige österreichische Geiger Leonhard Baumgartner, Gewinner des ICMA Discovery Award 2023. Remy Franck berichtet. Read More →
Das grosse Festspielhaus in Salzburg
The Herbert von Karajan Young Conductors Award has announced the three finalists, Jong-Jie Yin (China), Christian Blex (Germany) und Jakub Przybycień (Poland) Read More →
The American Musicological Society (AMS), a 91-year-old knowledge society committed to the study of music, history, and culture, received notice from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), that all four of the American Musicological Society’s active NEH grants had been terminated, effective 1 April 2025. These grants were expected to account for more than $363,000 in AMS income over the next two years. Read More →
Dawid Runtz
Das Sinfonieorchester Liechtenstein hat die Ernennung von Dawid Runtz zum neuen Chefdirigenten für die Saison 2026 bekannt gegeben. Schon vor seinem offiziellen Amtsantritt wird er als designierter Chefdirigent in dieser Saison mit dem Orchester auftreten, unter anderem beim Festival Vaduz Classic und im Wiener Konzerthaus. Read More →
Amercian conductor John Wilton Nelson died at the age of 83.Born in Costa Rica, on Dec. 6, 1941, Nelson studied at Wheaton College and later at the Juilliard School of Music. He was Music Director of the Greenwich Philharmonia in Connecticut and the New Jersey Pro Arte Chorale. He also conducted at the Metropolitan Opera. Read More →
