Edward Gardner
Photo:B. Ealovega
The London Philharmonic Orchestra has announced that Edward Gardner, 44, will succeed Vladimir Jurowski as Principal Conductor at the beginning of the 2021/22 season. The contract is set to run for 5 years. He will be the first British in this position since John Pritchard in the 1960s. Since 2015, Gardner is chief conductor of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. He was the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra’s principal guest conductor from 2011 to 2016.
Durch einen tropfenden Wasserhahn wurden vor gut einem Jahr Tausende Notenblätter im Wiener Stephansdom in Mitleidenschaft gezogen. Doch Musikwissenschaftlerin Elisabeth Hilscher von der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften und ihre Studierenden von der Universität Wien konnten das historische Musikarchiv in monatelanger Arbeit retten. Nun wurden die Sicherungsmaßnahmen erfolgreich abgeschlossen, teilte das Institut heute mit. Read More →
Opéra Bastille, Paris
According to rumours circulating since several weeks the French Ministry of Culture has chosen the German Alexander Neef as Stéphane Lissner’s successor at the National Opera in Paris. Neef will take office in August 2021. Read More →
Pietari Inkinen
Finnish conductor Pietari Inkinen, 39, Chief Conductor of the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie and of the Japan Philharmonic, will make his debut at the Bayreuth Festival to conduct anew production of Wagner’s Ring des Nibelungen in the summer of 2020. The production will be directed by Valentin Schwarz. Read More →
Nachdem Jonas Kaufmann in München bereits am 15. Juli als Otello ausgefallen war, hat er nun weitere Auftritte in München abgesagt. Aufgrund einer Erkrankung könne er seine Partie in Richard Wagners Oper ‘Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg’ bei den Münchner Opernfestspielen Ende Juli nicht singen, teilte die Bayerische Staatsoper mit. Für Kaufmann übernimmt Daniel Kirch.
Aaron Pilsan
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Out of 93 video applications, 25 candidates were selected for the quarter-finals of the Clara Haskil Competition in Vevey, Switzerland. Among the 15 nationalities represented, there are 1 Swiss, 6 French, 1 Canadian, 1 Spanish, 3 German, 1 Cuban, 2 South Korean, 1 Hong Kong citizen, 1 Singaporean, 1 Pole, 1 Italian, 2 Japanese, 1 Romanian, 1 Austrian, 1 Chinese and 1 Russian. Among the names, some are familiar, like Orlando Bass, France, Jérémie Conus, Suisse, Krzysztof Ksiazek, Pologne or Aaron Pilsan, Austria.
Keitaro Harada
The Savannah Philharmonic has announced 34-year-old Japanese conductor Keitaro Harada as its new Music and Artistic Director. He will replace founding Artistic Director Peter Shannon, who resigned last year. Harada will conduct the opening and closing concerts of the 2019-20 season as Director Designate and take over the full title and responsibilities with the 2020-21 season. Read More →
Magali Rousseau, who acted as Director General since 2016, quits the Orchestre da la Suisse Romande. The presse release says: « The Foundation Board of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, SRO Music and Artistic Director Jonathan Nott, and Magali Rousseau, SRO Director General, have decided, by mutual agreement and after careful consideration, not to continue their collaboration at the end of the current season. After three seasons of intense and productive collaboration, this decision follows differences of opinion regarding the SRO’s long-term artistic vision and development strategy. » Read More →
Antonio Pappano
Photo: Musacchio & Ianniello
Antonio Pappano has renewed his contract as Music Director of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome until December 2023. The 59-year-old British conductor is in the position since 2005. He has been Music Director of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden since 2002.
Gundula Janowitz
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Die österreichische Sopranistin Gundula Janowitz ist die achte Preisträgerin der Hugo-Wolf-Medaille. Mit ihr wird eine Künstlerin geehrt, die ihre mehr als 30 Jahre dauernde, glanzvolle Opernkarriere unter die Leitsterne W. A. Mozart, Richard Wagner und Richard Strauss stellte – sich aber parallel und mit mindestens gleicher Leidenschaft für die Gattung Lied stark machte. Read More →
