Sofia Gubaidulina
Photo: Remy Franck
The world premiere performance of Sofia Gubaidulina’s The Wrath of God, a Festival commission, has been postponed from 2019 to 2020 by the Salzburg Easter Festival. The organizer says: « Despite her advanced age, Sofia Gubaidulina has for many months been devoting all her energies to her commission from the Salzburg Easter Festival, a fact to which the Festival would like to pay tribute. Read More →
Opéra Comique, Paris
French newspaper Le Monde has revealed the incredible gift which King Louis XVI made to the Duke of Choiseul: the exclusive use of a box at the Opéra Comique in Paris. This box is reserved since 1781 to the heirs of the Duc de Choiseul and apparently it is used all the time. About twenty descendants are owners and « do not miss any representation, » writes journalist Pascale Nivelle. Read More →
Die deutschen Berufsorchester und Rundfunkklangkörper haben ihre Aktivitäten für neue Publikumsgruppen weiter ausgebaut. Das ergab eine Umfrage der Deutschen Orchestervereinigung, die diese auf ihrer Jahresmedienkonferenz vorstellte: Read More →
Teatro alla Scala, Milano
Alexander Pereira, 71, ist wegen seines Vorschlags, den saudischen Kulturminister in den Aufsichtsrat der Mailänder Scala aufzunehmen, unter Beschuss geraten. U.a. hat die italienische Oppositionspartei ‘Forza Italia’ beim Kulturministerium in Rom Protest eingelegt. Es geht aber um sehr viel Geld. Angeblich soll der saudi-arabische Kulturminister, Prinz Badr bin Farhan Al Saud, in Aussicht gestellt haben, in den nächsten fünf Jahren 15 Millionen Euro in die Mailänder Scala zu investieren.
Der 1931 in Hamburg geborene deutsche Hornist Gerd Seifert verstarb am 28. Februar in Berlin, wie jetzt erst bekannt wurde. Gerd Seifert kam verhältnismäßig spät zum Horn, im Alter von zwölf Jahren, und debütierte bereits drei Jahre später als Solist im 1. Hornkonzert von Richard Strauss. Mit 17 Jahren wurde er Solo-Hornist beim Städtischen Orchester Düsseldorf, wo er bis 1964 blieb. Read More →
Eva Gevorgyan & Javier Perianes
Javier Perianes, ICMA Artist of the year was in Cleveland last week, playing Ravel in G with The Cleveland Orchestra and François Xavier Roth. At the same time, ICMA Discovery Award winner Eva Gevorgyan was in Cleveland too, playing concerts for the Cleveland International Piano Competition, where she won First Prize in the Junior Division in 2018. Eva attended the Perianes concert and both ICMA winners met backstage.
Monte-Carlo Opera and Cecilia Bartoli announced the official appointment of Gianluca Capuano as Principal Conductor of Les Musiciens du Prince, an orchestra created in 2016 by the Italian singer. Read More →
International broadcaster Deutsche Welle has been admitted as Jury member into the Jury of the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA). Deutsche Welle is represented in the Jury by Anastassia Boutsko, editor in DW’s music editorial department. Read More →
Remix Culture is the central theme of the European Capital of Culture Esch2022. With Luxembourg’s second largest city, Esch-sur-Alzette at its centre, Esch2022 comprises all the ProSud municipalities as well as the eight French Pays Haut Val d’Alzette (CCPHVA) municipalities. Esch2022 is inviting interested people and organisation to submit their cultural projects online at www.esch2022.lu. Read More →
American conductor and pianist André Previn died today, aged 89. Born in Berlin on April 6, 1929, as Andreas Ludwig Priwin, he grew up in Los Angeles. His family fled Germany in 1938 and first moved to Paris, and then New York, before arriving in Hollywood. Read More →
