Gabriel Feltz

Der deutsche Dirigent Gabriel Feltz, 50, hat seinen Vertrag als Generalmusikdirektor in Dortmund bis 2025 verlängert. Gabriel Feltz habe sich in der Position des Generalmusikdirektors bewährt, teilte die Stadt Dortmund mit. Read More →

Bramwell Tovey
(c) Sarasota Orchestra

British conductor Bramwell Tovey, 68, has been named Music Director of the Sarasota Orchestra in Florida. Tovey, who was already scheduled to lead concerts in April 2022, begins his role as Music Director designate Sept. 1, prior to assuming the title of Music Director in the fall of 2022 for the following four seasons. Read More →

French trumpet player died yesterday at the age of 75. First prize in trumpet at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, graduate in physical education and psychology, Pierre Dutot started his career as soloist at the National Orchestra of Lyon. He played in humerous ensembles and performed as soloist throughout Europe. Read More →

c) Tonpicknick

Der Deutsche Musikrat wirbt in einer Stellungnahme für die COVID-Impfung. Öffentliches Leben, Kultur und Musik bedürften der direkten Begegnung, denn Kreativität entstehe im persönlichen Miteinander, sei es bei den Proben eines Amateurorchesters oder in der Interaktion einer Band oder eines Kammermusikensembles mit dem Publikum beim Live-Konzert, heißt es in der Mitteilung. Read More →

Die Salzburger Festspiele haben die an den Aufführungstagen 24. und 27. August geplante TV-Produktion der Puccini-Oper Tosca « aus organisatorischen und dispositionellen Gründen » kurzfristig abgesagt. Das teilte der ORF mit, der die Oper am  Freitag zeitversetzt ausstrahlen wollte.

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 →