The 2018 Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition was launched yesterday, August 10, and will take place until September 1. Pizzicato’s Remy Franck will cover the final round from Shanghai. So, stay tuned and don’t miss any important information about this competition. Read More →

Concertgebouw Amsterdam
(c) Remy Franck

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra has announced that the conductors Bernard Haitink, Kerem Hasan, Manfred Honeck and Thomas Hengelbrock have agreed to take over the concerts in the first four weeks of the 2018/2019 season which were originally scheduled with Daniele Gatti. The orchestra ended its collaboration with chief conductor Gatti on 2 August.

Asmik Grigorian

Im Rahmen seines Festspielsommers zeigt ‘3sat’ am Samstag, 11. August, um 20.15 Uhr die Oper ‘Salome’ von Richard Strauss in einer Übertragung aus der Felsenreitschule in Salzburg. Read More →

Das grosse Festspielhaus in Salzburg

Während des Klavierabends von Grigory Sokolov bei den Salzburger Festspielen drang wegen Starkregens Wasser in den Zuschauerraum des Großen Festspielhauses ein. Es tropfte aus der Decke. Im benachbarten ‘Haus für Mozart’ kam es während der Vorstellung von ‘L’italiana in Algeri’ zu einem Wassereinbruch auf der Seitenbühne und einem kurzen Stromausfall. Read More →

Daniel Barenboim
(c) Peter Adamik

This August, Daniel Barenboim reunites with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra for a seven-city tour across Europe. Starting today 9/8 in Aaarhus, the tour will pass through Copenhagen, Aldeburgh, London (BBC Proms), Salzburg, Berlin and end in Lucerne on 22/8. At the center of the concerts is David Robert Coleman’s Looking for Palestine for soprano and orchestra, a work commissioned by the ensemble, and one that speaks to its uniquely political identity. Read More →

Steinway Musical Instruments Inc., currently controlled by U.S. hedge fund billionaire John Paulson, could possibly be taken over by the state-owned China Poly Group Corp., Bloomberg reported. Steinway pianos have become increasingly popular in China.

Mikis Theodorakis

Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis, 93, was discharged from the Athens Medical Centre yesterday after three days of treatment. Theodorakis had been hospitalized on Friday after experiencing intense chest pain and suffering from a heart irregularity. Doctors said he had had a heart attack and should remain in the intensive care unit for 24 hours.

Das Festival Europäische Kirchenmusik in Schwäbisch Gmünd zieht eine positive Bilanz seiner diesjährigen Ausgabe. Rund 12.500 Besucher besuchten die etwa 40 Konzerte. Die Gesamtauslastung lag (wie schon 2017) bei 93 Prozent.

Thomas Larcher
(c) Richard Haughton

Der Ernst-Krenek-Preis der Stadt Wien, der jedes zweite Jahr für eine besondere Leistung im Bereich der Musik an Komponisten vergeben wird, geht dieses Jahr an Thomas Larcher. Read More →

Dmitro Choni
(c) Christine Kocher

Ukrainian Dmytro Choni, 25, has been announced as the winner of the 19th Paloma O’Shea Santander International Piano Competition. Yutong Sun (China) won Second Prize and Silver Medal, Aleksandr Kliuchko (Russia), Third Prize and Bronze Medal. Federico Nicoletta (Italy), Lucas Thomazinho (Brazil) and Juan Carlos Fernández-Nieto (Spain), were awarded with the Finalist Prize. Read More →