Dalia Stasevska
Ukrainian-born Finnish conductor Dalia Stasevska, 36, has been awarded the Royal Philharmonic Society’s 2020 Conductor Award. The two other nominees in the Conductor Award category were Martyn Brabbins and Jonathon Heyward. Read More →
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The National Forum of Music in Wroclaw, Poland, recently inaugurated the new organ in its main hall. Designed and made by the organ company Orgelbau Klais from Bonn, it crowns the beautiful concert hall and with its royal sound and further enhances its acoustic qualities. Read More →
Mariinsky
Photo: Natasha Le-Bel
On 24 November the Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre will be hosting the world premiere of Rodion Shchedrin’s newest work, The Adventures of a Monkey, the Mariinsky announced. It is based on the tale by Mikhail Zoshchenko. Read More →
Lawrence Cummings
Academy of Ancient Music (AAM) has appointed 52-year-old British conductor Laurence Cummings as Music Director from the 2021/22 season. Laurence Cummings is one of Britain’s most versatile exponents of historical performance both as a conductor and a harpsichord player. Read More →
James Conlon
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The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has appointed 70-year-old American conductor James Conlon as Artistic Advisor, the BSO announced. Conlon, who has worked as Music Director for the LA Opera since 2006, will join the BSO in the 2021-22 season. Conlon is also Principal Conductor of the RAI National Symphony Orchestra in Torino, Italy. Read More →
Wegen der durch die Corona-Krise schwierigen Finanzlage legt die Stadt Nürnberg den Bau eines neuen Konzerthauses auf Eis. Oberbürgermeister Marcus König verkündete heute ein Moratorium für die Pläne. Demnach wird der neue 200 Millionen teure Konzertsaal in der laufenden Ratsperiode nicht mehr gebaut. Read More →
Philharmonie Berlin
Die Stiftun Berliner Philharmoniker setzen auf ein digitales Programm und die Förderung des Orchester-Nachwuchses. Zusätzlich zu zwei Streams des Orchesters in der Digital Concert Hall gibt es eine Veröffentlichung des Vokalhelden-Projekts des Education-Programms und das letzte Konzert mit Publikum – ein Familienkonzert mit der Karajan-Akademie – im Archiv der Digital Concert Hall. Read More →
Marek Janowski
German-Polish conductor Marek Janowski, 81, has extended his contract as Principal Conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic by one year until summer 2023. The musicians had accepted his offer with an “overwhelming majority”, the orchestra announced. Read More →
The ICMA nomination list for 2021 is available. For the 2021 awards the Jury of the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) has nominated 365 audio and video productions from 122 labels. To see the list, just click on List sorted by Labels or on List sorted by Categories. Read More →
Gilles Leyers
Der 1979 geborene Luxemburger Organist Gilles Leyers hat beim 8. Internationalen Orgelwettbewerb Pierre de Manchicourt zwei Preise gewonnen. Der Wettbewerb wird von der Vereinigung Orgues en Béthunois aus Béthune, Nord-Frankreich, veranstaltet und hat die Besonderheit, dass er an drei verschiedenen Orgeln ausgetragen wird, wobei jeweils drei Erste und drei Zweite Preise vergeben werden. Read More →
