Daniele Gatti
Photo: Marco dos Santos
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra has terminated the cooperation with chief conductor Daniele Gatti with immediate effect, the Orchestra announced today.On 26 July, the Washington Post published an article in which Gatti was accused of inappropriate behaviour. The conductor subsequently apologized to all women he possibly mistreated. Read More →
The Jury of the 19th Paloma O’Shea Santander International Piano Competition has announced the names of the 6 contestants who will take part in the final phase of the competition. The Finals will take place on August 3rd and 4th. Read More →
Mariss Jansons
Der Dirigent Mariss Jansons (75) ist mit der Salzburger Festspielnadel mit Rubinen ist ausgezeichnet worden: Festspielpräsidentin Helga Rabl-Stadler überreichte dem Dirigenten gestern Abend nach der Orchesterhauptprobe für Tchaikovwskys ‘Pique Dame’, diese Auszeichnung. Read More →
Ein Höhepunkt bei den Salzburger Festspielen 2018 ist die Neuinszenierung von Mozarts ‘Zauberflöte’ der amerikanischen Opernregisseurin Lydia Steier. Sie erhielt sehr unterschiedliche Kritiken, Applaus und Buhrufe. Read More →
Bernadette Beyne
ICMA Jury member Bernadette Beyne passed away last Sunday, 29 July, at the age of 69. Founder, in 1993, of the Belgian music magazine Crescendo, together with Michelle Debra, Bernadette Beyne was editor in chief of the magazine. Read More →
Donato Cabrera
(c) Lindsay Hale
The Walnut Creek based California Symphony has announced that Music Director Donato Cabrera, 45, and Executive Director Aubrey Bergauer have both agreed to separate contract extensions, effective August 1. Read More →
Gustav Kuhn
Ph. T. Benz/Tirolerfestsp. Erl
Die Tiroler Festspiele Erl haben vorübergehend keinen künstlerischen Leiter: Der wegen Vorwürfen sexueller Übergriffe in Bedrängnis geratene Dirigent Gustav Kuhn hat seine Funktion als künstlerischer Leiter der Festspiele bis zur vollständigen Klärung der Affäre mit sofortiger Wirkung ruhend gestellt. Er wolle damit weiteren Schaden von den Festspielen abwenden, teilten die Verantwortlichen mit. Read More →
Daniele Gatti
Photo: Marco dos Santos
Italian conductor Daniele Gatti (56), Music Director of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, has apologized to women he might have offended. In The Washington Post, Gatti had been accused by two singers of sexual harassment. Gatti denies the accusations and has issued a statement. Read More →
Conductor Seiji Ozawa, 82, who underwent valve disease surgery in April, made an unannounced comeback last Saturday at a concert in Nagano Prefecture. He conducted part of a concert by students of the Ozawa International Chamber Music Academy.
In the course of the ongoing renovation of the building, the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in St. Petersburg State has fired 49 employees. The dismissed are administrative staff and choir members. Last year, the Conservatory sacked 79 artists of the Opera and Ballet Theatre due to the lack of performing possibilities during the house’s face-lift.
