Marta Kurtag, composer György Kurtag’s life and work companion, died in Budapest at the age of 92. In 1947 she married the composer, taking on a decisive meaning in every field of her life: as a wife, as the mother of their son, György Kurtag Jr (born in 1954), as a pianist and also as the first listener and critic of his compositions in gestation. Their four-handed concerts are famous, in which they mostly performed pieces by Kurtag himself and transcriptions by Bach.
The Opéra de Québec has announced the appointment of Canadian baritone Jean-François Lapointe, 54, as its new Artistic Director starting with the 2020-21 season. His first season will overlap with the current director Grégoire Legendre, who will retire in December 2020. Read More →
Partitur Il Messia
(c) Thomas Ziegler
Das Händel-Haus in Halle (Saale) hat eine als verschollen geglaubte, vollständige Partitur-Handschrift des italienischen Il Messia (um 1770) erworben und sie gestern der Öffentlichkeit präsentiert. Read More →
Elias David Moncado
Elias David Moncado, 18, is the winner of the First prize of the 5th International Karol Lipinski Violin Competition in Poland. Moncado was born in Aachen in 2000 to a family with German, Spanish and Malaysian roots. Since January 2016, he has been a junior student of the Interlaken Classics Akademie in Switzerland under Professor Zakhar Bron. He is currently a student of Professor Pierre Amoyal in Mozarteum Salzburg. He was also a scholarship holder of the International Music Academy in the Principality of Liechtenstein.
Shangyin Opera House in Shanghai
The Shangyin Opera House in Shanghai opens its doors today. The theatre was built by the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. It is an 8-story structure, including three underground levels, has a theatre with 1,200 seats along with four rehearsal halls as well as a lecture hall. Each seat has a touchscreen display fitted in the back showing subtitles in nine different languages. Read More →
Jaap van Zweden
(c) Hans Vanderwoerd/IMG
The Concertgebouw Prize 2020 goes to the conductor Jaap van Zweden, 58, the hall said in a news release. The prize will be presented to him on 7 May, on the eve of the Mahler Festival, in which the conductor will have a prominent role. He is currently music director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and of the New York Philharmonic. Read More →
Brigitte Fassbaender
In ihren soeben erschienenen Memoiren « Komm’ aus dem Staunen nicht heraus » (Beck Verlag, München) berichtet die Mezzosopranistin Brigitte Fassbaender auch über Proben von Massenets Werther mit Placido Domingo, 1978 am Münchner Nationaltheater. Geschrieben wurde das Buch längst ehe die Vorwürfe mehrerer Sängerinnen gegen Domingo öffentlich wurden. Read More →
Ludwig van Beethoven
Die Bonner Stadtverwaltung plant als besonderen Beitrag zum Beethoven-Jahr 2020 ein Riesenrad auf dem Remigiusplatz in Bonn aufzustellen, wo Beethovens Taufkirche stand. Einen Beethoven-Bezug kann die Vereinigung Bürger für Beethoven darin nicht sehen. Read More →
Patricia Petibon
(c) Eric Devillet
Ein Liederabend der exzeptionellen Sorte erfüllte im Kammermusiksaal der Philharmonie Luxembourg die Agierenden mit Freude und das Publikum mit Begeisterung. Dass es sich dabei nicht um einen klassischen Liederabend handelte, der eine fokussierte Auswahl eines Stoffes oder Komponisten bot, erhöhte den Reiz, meint Uwe Krusch für Pizzicato. Read More →
Das Leipziger Gewandhausorchester und das Boston Symphony Orchestra geben Ende Oktober und Anfang November gemeinsam drei Konzerte anlässlich einer Leipzig-Woche in Boston. Read More →
