Der Internationale ‘a cappella’-Wettbewerb Leipzig hat den Gewinner der Ausgabe 2019 bekanntgegeben. Es ist das vierköpfige Ensemble German Gents aus Berlin. Die vier jungen Männer mit einem Durchschnittsalter von knapp 20 Jahren überzeugten die Jury mit ihrem ausgeprägten Klang und beeindruckender musikalischer Versiertheit. Der 2. Preis ging an die erst 2015 gegründete schwedische Gruppe Aora, den 3. Platz belegte das in Leipzig beheimatete Ensemble Nobiles. Read More →
Albina Shagimuratova
(c) Pavel Vaan, Leonid Semenyuk
Russian soprano Albina Shagimuratova will take part in the Award Ceremony of the International Classical Music Awards in Lucerne next Friday, 10 May. During the Gala Concert with the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester she will sing Bel raggio lusinghier from Gioacchino Rossini’s Semiramide. In the new recording of this opera, released by Opera Rara, Shagimuratova sings the title role. The production has received an ICMA award in the category Opera. The Russian soprano spoke about it with Nikolai Rybinsky, opera reviewer of Radio Orpheus. Pizzicato publishes the English version of the interview.
KKL Luzern
(c) Urs Wyss / KKL
The Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, orchestra-in-residence of the KKL Luzern, is hosting this year’s ICMA Gala and Award Ceremony on May 10, at the KKL. As Switzerland’s oldest symphony orchestra, it has gained an international standing and is perceived as one of the leading Swiss orchestras. Strongly anchored in Lucerne, a city with a worldwide reputation for music, the orchestra offers a number of concert cycles and organises the Zaubersee Festival of Russian chamber music in Lucerne. It also acts as the opera orchestra of the Lucerne Theatre. James Gaffigan was appointed Chief Conductor of the orchestra in the 2011/12 season. Read More →
Nicholas Collon
(c) Jim Hinson
The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra has named the Brit Nicholas Collon (*1983) Chief Conductor. He will take over in autumn 2021, succeeding Hannu Lintu. Read More →
Osmo Vänskä
Photo: A Marsden
Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä, 66, has been appointed as Music Director of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, ending the orchestra’s four-year leadership vacancy. Vänskä will take the job from January next year under a three-year contract. Read More →
Das Kuss Quartett, seit über 25 Jahren in Berlin ansässig, bekommt von der Nippon Music Foundation das berühmte Paganini-Quartett von Antonio Stradivari als Leihgabe, um darauf die gesamten Streichquartette von Ludwig van Beethoven in Tokyo in der Suntory Hall zu spielen sowie live aufzunehmen. Read More →
Nelso Freire
(c) Gregory Favre/Decca
At the age of seventy-four, and after seventy years at the piano, Nelson Freire has won the Lifetime Achievement Award of the International Classical Music Awards, which he will receive at ICMA’s Gala in Lucerne on 10 May. Read this stunning interview from the Spanish ICMA Jury member Scherzo, done by Luis Sunen in Pizzicato’s english translation.
Solistes Européens Luxembourg
Viel Jubel gab es gestern Abend in der Luxemburger Philharmonie für den Solisten Christoph Sietzen und die Solistes Européens Luxembourg unter der Leitung ihres Chefdirigenten Christoph König. Remy Franck berichtet. Read More →
Elbphilharmonie
(c) Remy Franck
Die Hamburger Elbphilharmonie bleibt trotz der Kritik prominenter Musiker an der Akustik des grossen Saales ein Publikumsmagnet. « Die Auslastung im Großen Saal liegt nach wie vor bei praktisch 100 Prozent », sagte Intendant Christoph Lieben-Seutter am heutigen Montag bei der Vorstellung des Programms für die Saison 2019/20. Read More →
Tchaikovsky Museum
The Russian Ministries of Culture and of Economic Development plan to create a music and cultural center at the Tchaikovsky State Memorial Music Museum in Klin, near Moscow. The museum is located in the house, where the Russian composer spent the last 2 years of his life, since May 1892. Read More →
