John Eliot Gardiner
(c) Alfonso Salgueiro
After slapping a singer in the face last year, John Eliot Gardiner, 81, stayed away from the podium for a long time. Now he wants to conduct again. On July 16, he will conduct the Orchester Philharmonique de Radio France in Montpellier, with pianist Piotr Anderszewski as soloist. Read More →
Igor Levit
(c) Felix Broede
Der deutsche Pianist Igor Levit ist mit dem Deutschen Nationalpreis ausgezeichnet worden. Der 37-Jährige nahm die mit 30.000 Euro dotierte Auszeichnung der Deutschen Nationalstiftung gestern in Berlin entgegen. Read More →
Krzysztof Urbański
The Warsaw Philharmonic announced that from the 2024/2025 season Krzysztof Urbański will be Music & Artistic Director for the next four years, up to the end of the 2027/2028 season. Read More →
Camille Benoit
Editions La Rumeur Libre has published a three-volume set dedicated to Camille Benoit, presenting him as a polymath, composer and music critic. Read More →
The Youngstown Symphony Orchestra in Ohio (between Pittsburgh and Cleveland) has named Sergey Bogza its new music director. Bogza will officially begin his initial 3-year term on July 1. Read More →
Der Cellist Alban Gerhardt und der Komponist und Musikvermittler Mathias Hinke übernehmen gemeinsam die künstlerische Leitung des Jugendorchesterfestivals Young Euro Classic in Berlin. Sie sind die Nachfolger des verstorbenen Dieter Rexroth.
Daniele Gatti
Photo: Marco dos Santos
The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra announced its 2024/25 season line-up, presenting internationally renowned conductors and soloists. Outgoing Music Director Jaap van Zweden’s position will nit be filled immediately, but the orchestra says that Italian conductor Daniele Gatti, 62, has been appointed as the HK Phil’s Artistic Partner.
Taich iFukumura
(c) Ang Gao
The Illinois Symphony Orchestra (ISO) announced the appointment of Japanese American conductor Taichi Fukumura as Music Director effective July 1, 2024. Taichi Fukumura is the Second Prize Winner of The Mahler Competition 2023 and a four-time recipient of the Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Award 2021-2024.
The Artis Quartett in Vienna, Peter Schuhmayer, 1st Violin, Johannes Meissl, 2nd Violin, Herbert Kefer, Viola and Othmar Müller,Violoncello, has announced on Facebook that they will play their last concert in 2025: « We think it is time to officially announce that the members of the Artis Quartet have decided to disband after a long and prosperous career of 45 years at the end of 2025! We are looking forward to play for our audiences until the very final and last bar! »
Giulio Cilona
(c) Barbara Rigon
The Opéra national de Lorraine in Nancy, France, has announced the appointment of Belgian-American conductor Giulio Cilona as First Guest Conductor from the 2024-2025 season. Read More →
