Der deutsche Musikmanager Alexander Neef soll wegen der schwierigen wirtschaftlichen Lage der Oper die Leitung der Pariser Oper bereits bereits zum 1. September übernehmen. Das teilte das französische Kulturministerium mit. Stéphane Lissner sollte die Leitung eigentlich erst 2021 abgeben. Read More →

JoAnn Falletta
Photo: Mark Dellas

The Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra has announced that JoAnn Falletta will serve as Artistic Advisor to the ensemble. Falletta will provide expert guidance and artistic continuity as CIM continues its search in 2020-21 for a permanent conductor. Falletta will also conduct five CIM Orchestra concerts over three years. Read More →

The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra has announced that it will be re-imagining their 20-21 season. The new will begin in January 2021 due to the pandemic and the flooding of their concert hall in May. Read More →

Ruben Gazarian
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Der 48-jährige armenische Dirigent und Geiger Ruben Gazarian wird als Nachfolger von Laurent Wagner ab der Saison 2020/21 Generalmusikdirektor am Theater Altenburg Gera. 109 Kandidaten und Kandidatinnen hatten sich beworben. Er hat einen Vertrag für mindestens vier Jahre unterzeichnet. Read More →

Michael Barenboim
(c) Janine Escher

Violinist Michael Barenboim replaces Nobuko Imai as new violist of the Michelangelo String Quartet. Imai leaves the ensemble after almost 20 years. Barenboim’s colleagues in the Quartet are violinists Mihaela Martin and Conrad Muck, and cellist Frans Helmerson.

Die Organisationen Deutscher Bühnenverein, Bundesverband der Theater und Orchester, Deutsche Orchestervereinigung, Verband und Gewerkschaft der Orchestermitglieder, Genossenschaft Deutscher Bühnenangehöriger, Deutsche Konzerthauskonferenz und GMD-Konferenz fordern vom deutschen Bund und von den Bundesländern mehr Augenmaß bei der Zulassung von Publikum in geschlossenen Räumen unter COVID-19-Bedingungen. Read More →

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

In September, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) returns to the Orchestra Hall stage for the first time since March with a fall 2020 season to bring new, live music moments to life. The press release has all the details: Read More →

Video concerts During the Corona pandemic, many artists have chosen to use the Internet for video concerts on various platforms. All too often, the video side did not match the musical one, with boring filming and bad sound. Now we have found an American pianist Frederick Moyer, whose Video-Concerts combine his musical artistry with technological innovations that allow him to play solo repertoire, concertos with orchestra, jazz standards with his trio, speak, show images and videos all without leaving his home. Read More →

Josef Bulva

Wie Pizzicato am 19. August meldete, ist Josef Bulva, einer der außergewöhnlichsten Pianisten unserer Zeit am 12. August im Alter von 77 Jahren in seiner Wahlheimat Monaco gestorben. Heute veröffentlichen wir nun eine ausführliche Würdigung des luxemburgisch-tschechischen Pianisten. Read More →

When Finnish conductor Dalia Stasevska asked the BBC to withdraw the patriotic songs like Rule, Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory from the program of the Last Night of the Proms because of their perceived association with colonialism and slavery, she earned a shitstorm and gross personal attacks on social media and elsewhere. Right-wing politician Nigel Farage asked the conductor to be removed from the concert. Read More →