Russian media report the death of pianist Alexander Markovich. According to the TV channel TV Peh he died in a Moscow hotel from a heart attack. Read More →
Zum Jahresende haben die Berliner Opernhäuser ihre Besucherzahlen bekannt gegeben. Barenboims Staatsoper ‘Unter den Linden’ kam auf 92 Prozent Auslastung, die Komische Oper auf knapp 89 Prozent. Read More →
Andris Nelsons
(c) Marco Borggreve
Andris Nelsons, 40, wird am 1. Januar 2020 zum ersten Mal das Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker leiten, teilte das Orchester mit. Der lettische Dirigent, der Musikdirektor des Boston Symphony sowie des Gewandhausorchesters Leipzig ist, hat das Wiener Orchester erstmals 2010 dirigiert. 2019 verbinden die Philharmoniker kommerziell mit Nelsons einen gemeinsamen Beethoven-Zyklus auf CD mit Konzerten in Wien sowie auf Tournee.
Stanislaw Moniuszko
Warsaw’s Central Station will be named after 19th century composer Stanislaw Moniuszko, Radio dla Ciebie reported. The official name-giving ceremony is to be held on January 5. Read More →
French harpsichordist Blandine Verlet died at the age of 76, her label Aparté announced yesterday. Born in 1942 in Paris, Blandine Verlet studied harpsichord with Marcelle de Lacour. At 21, she graduated from the National Conservatory of Music in Paris. She continued her studies at the Academy of Siena and then at Yale University, with Ralph Kirkpatrick. She started a concert career, recorded a lot and taught in various places.
Oper Frankfurt
Die Diskussionen um die Frankfurter Oper dauern an. Renovierung des alten Opernhauses zusammen mit dem Schauspielhaus für errechnete rund 900 Millionen Euro oder ein möglicherweise billigeres Neubau? Read More →
An art quarter will be built in the centre of Siberian city of Kemerovo. Both the Mariinsky Theatre from St. Petersburg and the Moscow based Gnessin Russian Academy of Music will open branches there. Read More →
Tan Dun
Bard College has announced the appointment of composer & conductor, Tan Dun as Dean of the Bard College Conservatory of Music. As dean, Tan Dun will guide the Conservatory in fulfilling its mission of teaching young musicians both new music and music history, while deepening an understanding of its connection to history, art and culture, and society. Read More →
The catalogue of publications by Luxembourg Music Publishers has expanded considerably, the organization said. In the Heritage collection, several instrumental works by Luxembourg’s first national composer Laurent Menager have been added. « During our research, we discovered that some works benefited from interesting transcriptions for other instruments. By publishing this complete overview we hope that interesting pieces of our past will be rediscovered », LMP said. Read More →
Marc Minkowski
(c) Marco Borggreve
National Opera of Bordeaux has announced that their General Manager’s contract is renewed until August 2022. Marc Minkowski took the position in 2016. Minkowski (56) is also Music Director of Les Musiciens du Louvre.
