Jessie Montgomery
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra announced the appointment of composer, violinist and educator Jessie Montgomery (*1981) as its next Composer-in-Residence. « A winner of both the Sphinx Medal of Excellence and the ASCAP Foundation’s Leonard Bernstein Award, Montgomery has emerged as one of the most compelling and sought-after voices in new music today », the press release says. Read More →
People who received a dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Reykjavík’s mass vaccination center yesterday were able to experience a concert by members of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra while getting their injection, the Iceland Review reports. The ISO contacted vaccination officials and asked if they could play at the center, and the proposal was eagerly accepted.
Gautier Capuçon
The second edition of the travelling festival Un été en France (Summer in France), will take place from July 15 to August 4, 2021. Created in 2020 to address the cultural desert caused by the health crisis, the initiative was imagined by cellist Gautier Capuçon to provide access to classical music for as many people as possible. Read More →
Patrick Hahn
(c) Peter Purgas
The Austrian conductor Patrick Hahn, 25, is announced as Principal Guest Conductor and Artistic Advisor of the Borusan İstanbul Philharmonic Orchestra (BIPO), a two-season contract commencing in October 2021. Read More →
Maria Duenas
(c) Tam Lan Truong
Der mit 15.000 Euro dotierte Förderpreis des Rheingau Musik Festivals geht in diesem Jahr an die aus Granada stammende Geigerin María Duenas (*2002), teilte der Veranstalter heute mit. Read More →
Die Opéra national de Lorraine aus Nancy hat die Pandemie für ein digitales Projekt genutzt, das online zugänglich ist. Komponist Paul Brody hat mit der Sound Designerin Chloé Kobuta sowie den beiden Regisseuren Kevin Barz und David Marton mit Êtes-vous amoureux? eine Antwort auf die aktuellen Herausforderungen gestaltet, Alltägliches ins Opernhafte übersetzt und aus 12 Liebesgeschichten eine digitale Nummern-Oper an verschiedensten Orten entwickelt. Read More →
Oksana Lyniv
(c) Oleg Pavlyuchkiy
Der sächsische Mozartpreis 2021 wird an das Jugendsinfonieorchester der Ukraine und seine Dirigentin Oksana Lyniv verliehen, teilte das Mozartfest Sachsen mit. Der Preis wird am 20. Oktober übergeben. Read More →
Der öffentliche-rechtliche luxemburgische Kultursender 100,7, der u.a. wegen seines niveauvollen Klassikprogramms bekannt ist, hat seinen Direktor Marc Gerges entlassen, meldete der Sender. Das habe der Verwaltungsrat beschlossen, der Gerges mit sofortiger Wirkung vom Dienst suspendiert hat. Read More →
Germaine Tailleferre
Paris has inaugurated the new tramline T 9 from Porte de Choisy, in the south of the capital, to Orly. It’s a very musical line since three stations are named after musicians, Ludwig van Beethoven, Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle and Germaine Tailleferre. Read More →
Gustavo Dudamel
The Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel, 40, has been announced as music director of the National Opera in Paris. He will take office on August 1, for six seasons, and will keep at the same time his position as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Dudamel will succeed Philippe Jordan, who will leave his post at the end of the season.
