Vittorio Grigolo
The Royal Opera House in London suspended the Italian tenor Vittorio Grigolo, 42, for an alleged groping during the company’s Japan tour. The ROH stated, “following an alleged incident on September 18 involving Vittorio Grigolo, the Royal Opera House opened an immediate investigation and Mr. Grigolo was suspended.”
Robert & Clara Schumann
Das Theaterorchester Plauen-Zwickau hat einen neuen Namen. Es tritt nun als Clara-Schumann-Philharmoniker Plauen-Zwickau auf, gemäß einem Beschluss des Aufsichtsrats des Theaters. Read More →
Daniel Barenboim
(c) Peter Adamik
Daniel Barenboim (76), Generalmusikdirektor der Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin, wird in diesem Jahr mit dem Konrad-Adenauer-Preis der Stadt Köln geehrt. Damit werde sein Engagement für Frieden und Völkerverständigung gewürdigt, teilte die Stadt mit. Read More →
The labour dispute between the musicians and the management of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra came to an end. A one-year contract has been signed, and so, after a long lock-out of the musicians and a delay of one week for the new season, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra musicians will be back on the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall stage this weekend for the first time in months. Read More →
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 →
