Krzysztof Penderecki
Photo: Martin Hoffmeister / ICMA
Polish composer and conductor Krzysztof Penderecki was scheduled to conduct his 8th symphony and his 2d Violin Concerto at the Enescu Festival in Bucharest yesterday evening with the Romanian National Radio Orchestra and Choir. On Friday night, the musician had to be hospitalized and subsequently was too weak to conduct the concert which he attended, greeting the audience from a box in the hall.
In Krasnojarsk wurde ein Denkmal für den verstorbenen Opernsänger Dmitry Hvorostovsky errichtet. Die Urheber des Projekts sind der Bildhauer Vladimir Usov sowie der Architekt Andrei Kasatkin. In Hvorostovskys Geburtsstadt Krasnojarsk wird das Erbe des Sängers gewürdigt. Seinen Namen tragen das Institutder Künste, das Opern- und Balletttheater, eine Kindermusikschule und der internationale Flughafen.
Mikko Franck, Music Director of the Paris based Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, has announced the appointment of two new assistant conductors for the 2019-2020 season, Emilia Hoving, 25, from Finland and Kornilios Michailidis, 30, from Greece. Read More →
Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris
On the occasion of the Heritage Days 2019, the Théâtre du Châtelet opened its doors for the first time to the public. The newly restored building with its beautiful main hall, the superb Foyer and the Nijinsky terrace decorated again for the first time in more than a century with four allegorical statues representing Dance, Music, Comedy and Drama, welcomed more than 5.000 visitors. Read More →
Philharmonie Luxembourg
(c) Wade Zimmermann
Die App Phil27 soll jungen Menschen bis 27 Jahre den Kontakt mit Musik im Konzertsaal einfacher und attraktiver machen. Sie wurde von der Luxemburger Post eigens für den Konzertsaal entwickelt. Dank der Unterstützung von Post Luxembourg können die jungen Konzertbesucher ihre Eintrittskarte am Tag des Konzerts zum Vorzugspreis von nur 10 € erwerben. Der Tarif Phil27 gilt für alle Konzerte in der Philharmonie (außer Kinderkonzerte). Selbst für ausverkaufte Veranstaltungen werden immer einige Karten zum Phil27- Tarif verfügbar sein. Read More →
American composer Christopher Rouse passed away on Saturday, September 21, at age 70 in his native town of Baltimore. Rouse was one of America’s most prominent composers. His works have won a Pulitzer Prize (for his Trombone Concerto) and a Grammy Award (for Concert de Gaudí), as well as election to the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Letters. Read More →
Franz Welser-Möst
Photo: Don Snyder
The Cleveland Orchestra has announced a five-year extension of its contract with Music Director Franz Welser-Möst, 59, through the 2016/2027 season. The Austrian conductor will then have a tenure of 25 years, one year longer than that of George Szell. He succeeded Christoph von Dohnanyi in 2002.
Der Symphonic Mob 2019 des Deutschen Symphonie-Orchesters Berlin (DSO) ist am Samstagnachmittag mit überwältigendem Erfolg zu Ende gegangen. Wie schon im vergangenen Jahr, so strömten auch diesmal wieder rund 1.300 Musikenthusiasten zu Berlins größtem Spontanorchester mit Chor auf der Piazza der Mall of Berlin zusammen. Read More →
Nodoka Okisawa
(c)( Yves Petir/Festival de musique Besançon
The 56th Besançon International Competition for Young Conductors ended on Saturday 21 September with Nodoka Okisawa (32, Japan) winning the 2019 Grand Prix de Direction as well as the Coup de cœur du public and the Coup de cœur de l’orchestre. Read More →
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and the Musicians’ Association of Metropolitan Baltimore, Local 40-543 reached a tentative agreement on a proposed one-year contract, a joint statement of both organizations says. Read More →
