Andrew Crust
American conductor Andrew Crust was chosen out of the seven finalists to be the Music Director and Conductor of the Lima Symphony (Ohio) at the start of the next season. Read More →
Die Elbland Philharmonie Sachsen hat den Vertrag mit Chefdirigent Ekkehard Klemm bis 2025 verlängert. Der 62-jährige deutsche Dirigent und ehemalige Rektor der Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber in Dresden ist ab der Spielzeit 2017/18 auf diesem Posten. Read More →
Opéra Bastille, Paris
Der Direktor der Paris Opéra national, Stéphane Lissner, 67, will seinen Posten, den er seit 2014 innehat, schon Ende 2020 abgeben, rund sechs Monate früher als geplant. Seinem Nachfolger Alexander Neef überlässt er eine schwierige finanzielle Situation. Den Verlust durch Streiks und Pandemie beziffert Lissner auf 40 Millionen Euro.
The New York Philharmonic has announced that all previously scheduled Philharmonic events have been cancelled through January 5, 2021, « in order to protect our audience, musicians, and employees from COVID-19. The Philharmonic plans to resume live performances after that time, although the dates and programming for concerts in 2021 are subject to change. »
Johann Sebastian Bach
Am ursprünglichen Eröffnungs- und Abschlusswochenende des Bachfestes Leipzig veranstaltet die Leipziger Bach-Wache einen karitativen Konzert-Marathon. Am 13., 14. 20. und 21. Juni 2020 präsentieren über 150 freischaffende Musiker aus Leipzig sowie internationale Gäste ein mehrstündiges, innovatives und interaktives Programm, das über einen Live-Stream aus der Leipziger Thomaskirche und der Nikolaikirche übertragen wird: 1.500 Minuten Bach ‘zur Recreation des Gemüths’. Read More →
Naxos has launched a new education platform, the Naxos MusicBox. Conceived by Genevieve Helsby, the author of the Naxos My First series of children’s music books, the MusicBox is an immediately appealing website aimed at children, parents and teachers. Already richly filled with information, the website is set to grow, and more material is to be added. The texts have been written especially for the age group from 4 to 12, pointing out things to listen for and encouraging a real connection with the music offered. Read More →
Marcus Bosch
Von Spielzeit 2020/21 an wird der 50-jährige Deutsche Marcus Bosch Chefdirigent der Norddeutschen Philharmonie Rostock. Bislang er hat die Stellung eines Conductor in Residence. Marcus Bosch ist Künstlerischer Leiter der Opernfestspiele Heidenheim, die sich unter seiner Leitung in dieser Zeit zu einem international renommierten Opernfestival entwickelt haben. Read More →
Domingo Hindoyan
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra has announced that Venezuelan conductor Domingo Hindoyan, 40, will succeed Vasily Petrenko as Chief Conductor in 2021 when Petrenko will become Music Director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Since the 2019/20 season Hindoyan is Principal Guest Conductor of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra. Read More →
In Madrid, a new artistic and pedagogical project has been announced, Musical Arts Madrid (MAM), that will start in the 2021/2021 academic year. The newly created musical institute has already opened its registration for a Summer Course that will take place in the months of July and August and that will be a preamble to the school year. Read More →
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has cancelled its 2020 European tour, scheduled for late August and September. The PSO was to play at Austria’s Salzburg Festival and at Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie.
