Sir Simon Rattle

Today singer Magdalena Kozena and her husband Simon Rattle will perform together at the Brno Music Marathon Festival. The concert will be a song recital, consisting exclusively of compositions by Czech coposers Dvorak, Martinu, Schulhoff, Eben and Janacek, with Rattle accompanying Kozena on the piano. Read More →

Der siebte Symphonic Mob des Deutschen Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (DSO), der am 19. September in der Mall of Berlin wieder mit über tausend Musikbegeisterten hätte stattfinden sollen, muss Corona-bedingt in seiner gewohnten Form entfallen. Stattdessen laden das DSO und Chefdirigent Robin Ticciati dazu ein, sich im virtuellen Raum zu Berlins größtem Spontanorchester mit Chor zusammenzufinden. Read More →

Die Bayerische Staatsregierung hat die Unterstützung eines Forschungsprojekts zur Aerosolverbreitung durch Chorgesang und Blasinstrumente mit 120.000 Euro zugesagt. Gerade Sänger sowie Bläser treffen die notwendigen Abstands- und Hygienemaßnahmen aufgrund der Verbreitung des Corona-Viruses hart. Read More →

Mariinsky
Photo: Natasha Le-Bel

Several artists of the Bolshoi and Mariinsky Theaters in Moscow and St. Petersburg were quarantined for testing positive to coronavirus. This was reported by Russian media. Read More →

Paul Smaczny & Martin Hoffmeister

Paul Smaczny from the Leipzig based label Accentus was presented the ICMA trophy for the winning video production ‘Gidon Kremer – Finding your own voice’. The trophy was presented by ICMA Jury and Board member Martin Hoffmeister (MDR Klassik). Paul Smaczny said:  » Both Gidon Kremer and I as musician and producer are incredibly happy about this prestigious award. Had the gala and award ceremony in Seville not been cancelled due to the coronavirus, Gidon and I would have been there without question. Read More →

Kobe International Flute Competition (KIFC) has announced application guidelines for its 10th edition, taking place August 26 through September 5, 2021, in Kobe, Hyogo Japan. Read More →

Festspielhaus Baden-Baden

The Festspielhaus Baden-Baden will start a first part of its season 20/21 on 8 October with a drastically reduced number of available seats. Only 500 of the 2500 seats in Germany’s largest opera and concert hall will initially be sold. At the same time, the programme is being modified to take account of the various hygiene regulations which festival performers have to comply with when travelling or rehearsing. The programme will be made public in several stages, and for the time being until 1 November 2020.

Barenboim & West Eastern Divan Orchestra
(c) Patrick Huerlimann LF

Das West-Eastern Divan Orchestra spielt am 14. August unter der Leitung von Daniel Barenboim im Berliner Pierre Boulez Saal ein Konzert zu Ehren der libanesischen Bevölkerung und der Opfer der Explosionskatastrophe von Beirut. Barenboim dirigiert Werke von Ludwig van Beethoven, Richard Wagner, Arnold Schönberg und Pierre Boulez.

The latest Karajanist Community Letter is dedicated almost entirely to Karajan’s relationship with Peter Schreier, the singer who would have celebrated his 85th birthday this week. The Newsletter commemorates the concert, opera and recording projects Karajan realized with him, among them the legendary Meistersinger production from Dresden in which Schreier sung the role of David. Read More →

Erst abgesprungen und nun wieder an Bord: Die beiden Gründer des 2017 gestarteten Festivals Alpenarte in Schwarzenberg (Vorarlberg), Drazen Domjanic und Hans Metzler, übernehmen wieder gemeinsam die Leitung. Read More →