Das Europa Open Air-Konzert des hr-Sinfonieorchesters und der Europäischen Zentralbank in Frankfurt/Main fällt erneut aus. Angesichts der immer noch unsicheren Pandemiesituation könne man ein Konzert mit mehreren tausend Besuchern nicht guten Gewissens veranstalten, hieß es von offizieller Seite.

Eva Gevorgyan
c) Rudi Schachenhofer

Held this year for the first time, the All-Russian Selection of the Russian National Orchestra, a performing competition for young musicians from 10 to 18 years, was won by pianist Eva Gevorgyan, 17. Read More →

The jury of the Iturbi Prize, the International Piano Competition Valencia, did not award a First Prize. Second Prize went to Alexey Sychev (Russia) and Third Prize was awarded to both Salome Jordania (Georgia) and Ryutaro Suzuki (Japan). Read More →

Lukasz Borowicz
(c) Bruno Fidrych

Polish conductor Lukasz Borowicz (*1977) has been named Music Director of the Poznan Philharmonic Orchetsdra. He is the successor of Marek Pijarowski, who led the orchestra for nearly 15 years, a record in the history of the Philharmonic. Borowicz has long been associated with the Philharmonic as its first guest conductor. Read More →

Katharina Wagner, Leiterin der Bayreuther Festspiele, kündigte Reformen an. Unter andem soll die Satzung der Richard-Wagner-Stiftung überarbeitet werden, sagte sie der ‘Augsburger Allgemeinen’, ohne Details zu nennen.  Solche Reformen sind auch bereits von der Politik gefordert worden. Read More →

The Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) will pause its activities during what they call a transition period. The press release says: « … the persistent and unprecedented challenging market conditions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic have made it necessary for the MPO to re-evaluate its business model to remain relevant and viable in the long run, adapting to the changing times and more importantly to the requirements of its audiences. (…) Read More →

Der Italiener Jacopo Salvatori (*1986) hat den zweiten Kompositionswettbewerb der Oper Leipzig gewonnen. Mit dem Stück ‘we wish to inform you that we have heard that tomorrow we shall die with our families’ hat er die Jury überzeugt, die 40 Partituren zu bewerten hatte. Salvatori lebt seit 2011 in Deutschland und engagiert sich hier sowohl als Komponist und Pianist für Neue Musik.

Daniele Gatti
Photo: Marco dos Santos

Italian conductor Daniele Gatti, 59, was named Music Director of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, intendant Alexander Pereira announced. Gatti will succeed Zubin Mehta who will continue with the Maggio Musicale as Music Director Emeritus. Read More →

Concertgebouw Amsterdam
(c) Remy Franck

The Concertgebouworkest has made its streaming program since June 2020 available free of charge for one month under the name Lockdown Archives. The works performed by the orchestra between June 2020 and June 2021 can be accessed individually at www.concertgebouworkest.nl/en/watch-listen . Read More →

The latest Karajanist Community Letter focuses on the Karajan’s recordings and productions of Richard Wagner’s Meistersinger. Here is the link to this week’s Karajanist Community Letter. Read More →