Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The City of Birmingham Symphony has announced the contract extension of Lithuanian-born Music Director Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla until the conclusion of the 2020/2021 season. The31-year-old conductor is in this position since 2016.
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Photo: Deutsche Grammophon
Anlässlich des 85. Geburtstags von Krzysztof Penderecki in diesem Jahr präsentierte Anne-Sophie Mutter in der Philharmonie zwei Werke diese polnischen Komponisten. Doch auch andere Kompositionen erklangen im Konzert. Ob der Abend die Erwartungen des Publikums erfüllen konnte, berichtet für Pizzicato Uwe Krusch. Read More →
David Angus
(c) BLO/Dwyer
63-year-old British conductor David Angus has signed a three-year renewal to his contract as Music Director for Boston Lyric Opera (BLO), taking him through the 2020/21 season. This is the third extension of his contract since 2011, when he took the job. Read More →
The web magazine Signal Toronto reports that the Toronto City Council has cut part of the cultural grants awarded to the Canadian Opera Company and The Toronto Symphony Orchestra « for not meeting the city’s diversity goals. » The Canadian Opera Company apparently lost $100,000 (from 1.6 million), the Toronto Symphony Orchestra $50,000 (from 1.270.000). Read More →
Andrew Manze
(c) Chris Christodoulou
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic has announced Andrew Manze as Principal Guest Conductor. His appointment, initially for three years, commences with the 2018-2019 concert season, which opens in September. Read More →
Octavio Mas-Arocas
The Marquette Symphony Orchestra (Michigan, US) has appointed Octavio Mas-Arocas as Principal Director and Conductor. Read More →
Maxim Emelyanychev
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra has announced Russian conductor Maxim Emelyanychev (*1988) as its next Principal Conductor. Maxim Emelyanychev will take up the post in September 2019. Read More →
Quake (2018) by Icelandic composer Páll Ragnar Pálsson (born 1977) and Le café de nuit (2017) by the young Dutch composer Jan-Peter de Graaff (born 1992) are the works selected by radio music producers participating in the 65th International Rostrum of Composers (IRC). Read More →
Autoritäre Staaten unter sich: Die rechtspopulistische ungarische Regierung hat dem staatlichen Konservatorium in Moskau einen vom ungarischen Klavierbauer Gergely Boganyi gebauten Flügel mit modernstem Design geschenkt. Die ungewöhnliche Form dient der Reflektion und Verstärkung des Klangs. Read More →
Martha Argerich
Photo: Adriano Heitman
Die Symphoniker Hamburg etablieren ein neues Festival in der Laeiszhalle, das zum ersten Mal Ende Juni 2018 stattfinden wird. Nach dem Aus für ihr Festival in Lugano, zieht Martha Argerich mit ihren Künstlern nach Hamburg um. Read More →
