Pekka Kuusisto
(c) Kaapo Kamu

The Mahler Chamber Orchestra announced today a long-term Artistic Partnership with Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto. This partnership will officially be launched in mid-July with an open-air concert at Audi Sommerkonzerte 2018, where Kuusisto is the festival’s 2018 Artist in Residence. Read More →

Emmanuel Krivine
(c) Christian Aschman

French ad hoc orchestra Chambre Philharmonique is shutting down, according to our colleagues from ResMusica. The reason is that since he became Music Director of the French National Orchestra, Emmanuel Krivine has no longer enough time for the Chambre Philharmonique which he founded together with his partner Anne Maury, a violinist, in 2004.

Tito Munoz
(c) Roger Mastroianni

American conductor Tito Munoz, 34, has agreed to a contract extension as Music Director of the Phoenix Symphony (Arizona). Munoz joined the Phoenix Symphony in the 2013-14 season. He was previously Music Director of the Opéra national de Lorraine and Orchestre symphonique et lyrique de Nancy in Nancy, France, and Ensemble LPR in New York City, as well as Assistant Conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and the Aspen Music Festival and School.

Zum Start des diesjährigen Sommer-Festivals lanciert das ‘Lucerne Festival’ ein Orchestercamp mit 130 Kindern und Jugendlichen. Read More →

Troy Quinn

The Venice Symphony (Florida) has announced the appointment of American conductor Troy Quinn, 34, as Music Director from the 2018-19 season. Quinn completed his three-year tenure as Music Director of the Juneau Symphony with his final concert on June 3, 2018. Read More →

In 2017, Poles attended more cultural events, according to the national statistics, but while cinemas, museums and mass events draw more visitors, the number of entries to theatres and music institutions decreased by 9 percent to 13 million.

Das Luzerner Sinfonieorchester verzeichnete in der Saison 2017/18 einen Besucherrekord. Über 50.000 Besucher kamen zu den Veranstaltungen.

Daniil Trifonov

Bei einem Fahrradunfall vor wenigen Tagen in New York hat sich Daniil Trifonov eine Fußverletzung zugezogen, die ihn daran hindert, die Pedale am Flügel zu bedienen. Auf ärztlichen Rat hin, hat der 27-jährige Pianist die Tournee mit der Kremerata Baltica und Gidon Kremer abgesagt. Laut seiner Agentur ist sein nächstes Konzert nun am 25. Juli in Verbier, Schweiz.

English conductor Andrew Massey (*1946) passed away in his home in Vermont on June 1st, after a long battle with prostate cancer. Massey has been primarily active in the United States. From 1991–2002 he was Music Director of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra. He had previously held the post of principal conductor with the Fresno Philharmonic, the New Orleans Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra and the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra. He most recently served as conductor for the Middlebury College Orchestra.

Adam Fischer

Der ungarische Dirigent Adam Fischer, Chefdirigent der Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, ist am Donnerstagabend in der Knesset in Jerusalem mit dem Wolf-Preis ausgezeichnet worden. Seit 1978 wird die Auszeichnung an Wissenschaftler und Künstler vergeben, die sich in besonderem Maße für die Menschenrechte und freundschaftliche Beziehungen unter den Völkern einsetzen. Read More →