French tenor Charles Burles has passed away, at the age of 85. Born in 1936 in Marseille, he had a very good lyric tenor voice, primarily associated with the French repertory, both opera and operetta. Read More →
Renaud Capuçon
(c) Simon Fowler
French Long-Thibaud-Crespin Fompetition has lost a major part of its leading people, French media say. The members of the artistic direction have resigned from their respective positions, according to La Lettre du Musiciens. The competition – which sees a singing, a violin and a piano competition succeed one another over three years – has lost Dominique Meyer (current director of the Scala de Milan), violinist Renaud Capuçon and pianist Bertrand Chamayou. Read More →
Joshua Bell
Photo: Bill Phelps
Trala, a tech-powered music education app designed to make learning the violin accessible to all, announces an ongoing partnership with violinist Joshua Bell.Bell is represented by Park Avenue Artists (PAA), which facilitated Bell’s partnership with Trala. PAA will act as a strategic advisor and partner alongside Bell and Trala to further Trala’s mission and develop its curriculum. Read More →
The Oakland Symphony has announced the death of Music Director Michael Morgan who died on August 20, at Oakland Kaiser where he had been admitted for an infection. He was 63 and had returned to conducting last month for the San Francisco Symphony and Bear Valley Music Festival after a successful kidney transplant surgery in May. Read More →
The Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition (SISIVC) announced the six 2020 finalists who will compete in Shanghai next year. Usually held biannually in Shanghai, this 2020 edition of the competition was rescheduled due to the pandemic. In honor of the centennial of Isaac Stern’s birth last year, the competition is still titled as the 2020 Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition. Read More →
Organised by the European Foundation for Support of Culture (EUFSC) and SAMIT Event Group, the second edition of the Classic Piano International Competition launched in Dubai last Sunday 15th August, with 70 participants from all over the world entering to compete for a chance to win international recognition and prestige, along with a share of the record-breaking total prize fund of €300,000. Ranging over four rounds, the competition will run until the 4th of September, with each round being streamed live on the official website at classicpiano.eu, and the second phase due to begin on the 20th of August. Read More →
Rigoletto auf der Seebühne Bregenz
Die Bregenzer Festspiele haben heute, drei Tage vor Ablauf der aktuellen Saison eine positive Bilanz gezogen. Die 28 Aufführungen der Rigoletto-Wiederaufnahme werden am Sonntagabend, wenn alles wie geplant läuft, rund 196.000 Besucher (Auslastung: 99 Prozent) gesehen haben. Die Hausoper Nero erreichte eine Auslastung von 83 Prozent, das Schauspiel am Kornmarkt Michael Kohlhaas 88 Prozent. Die Orchesterkonzerte zogen rund 5.000 Gäste an. Read More →
Beethoven-Skulptur von Ottmar Hörl
Originally planned as the core element of the Beethoven 2020 anniversary celebration in 2020, the Beethovenfest 2021 now provides the grand finale to the prolonged celebration. The Beethovenfest has a special place in the anniversary celebration lineup. Nearly half of the 60 Beethovenfest performances and events are sponsored by the Beethoven Jubiläums company. Read More →
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Photo: Deutsche Grammophon
Die Geigerin Anne-Sophie Mutter wurde in den Stiftungsrat von Lucerne Festival gewählt. Im Stiftungsrat sind vor allem Vertreter aus Wirtschaft und Politik vertreten, einziger Musiker war in den letzten Jahren Alois Koch, der nach 23 Jahren das Gremium verlässt. Read More →
Der deutsche Dirigent und Pädagoge Hans-Dieter Baum ist schon am 11. Juli im Alter von 84 Jahren verstorben. Das meldete die Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler, wo Baum 42 Jahre lang unterrichtet hatte. Er hatte selber von 1954 bis 1959 dort studiert. Read More →
