Moscow’s new concert hall Zaryadye will receive 14 grand pianos and eight upright pianos with a total value of more than 2 million Euros. The supplier is Steinway & Sons.
Royal Albert Hall, London
© Remy Franck
The Royal Albert Hall’s artistic director, Lucy Noble, has warned classical instruments risk becoming extinct, according to the Sunday Telegraph. Noble, who said that the ‘YouTube generation’ needs more exposure to live music, is particularly concerned by the decline of certain instruments. Read More →
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.
