Philipp Mann

The Arkansas Symphony has announced that the 2018-19 season will be Philip Mann’s last as ASO Music Director. The ASO will give the American conductor Mann the title of « Music Director Laureate » and hopes that « Mann will be able to continue his highly successful relationship with the ASO as he grows his international conducting presence and broadens his role within classical music. »

Nir Kabaretti

Music and Artistic Director Nir Kabaretti, 50, has signed a three-year contract extension with the Santa Barbara Symphony. He is in this position since 2006, successful with his dynamic, innovative style. Read More →

Reinhard Goebel
(c) Wolf Silveri

Der 65-jährige deutsche Dirigent, Musikforscher und Violinist Reinhard Goebel wurde mit sofortiger Wirkung zum Künstlerischen Leiter der ‘Berliner Barock Solisten’ ernannt. Das 1995 von Rainer Kussmaul gegründete Ensemble war seit 2010 ohne festen Künstlerischen Leiter und arbeitete projektbezogen mit unterschiedlichen Künstlern zusammen. Goebel tritt die Position „nach längerer von Erfolg gekrönter Zusammenarbeit » an, wie das Ensemble jetzt bekannt gab. Read More →

Cecilia Bartoli
(c) Ulli Weber/Decca

Milan’s opera house La Scala has announced a new baroque project with Cecilia Bartoli. The singer agreed to be part of three Handel operas over the next three seasons, in the autumn of 2019 (Cleopatra in Giulio Cesare in Egitto), 2020 (Semele in English) and 2021 (Ariodante). Read More →

Joana Carneiro
(c) Dave Weiland

Joana Carneiro has announced that she will step down as the Berkeley Symphony’s music director at the end of the 2017-2018 season and after nine seasons at its artistic helm, the orchestra announced. No explanation is given for the decision, yet it is possibly linked to family reasons. Carneiro gave birth to triplets in 2017 and to a fourth child this year. Read More →

Karel Mark Chichon
(c) Marco Borggreve

British Conductor Karel Mark Chichon (*1971) will continue to guide the artistic destiny of the Orquesta Filarmonica de Gran Canaria as its Chief Conductor and Artistic Director until the year 2023. His contract has been renewed for a period of three and a half years, the orchestra announced. Read More →

Die Krise um den wegen Mobbings entlassenen Generalmusikdirektor Evan Christ treibt das Staatstheater Cottbus in eine Entlassungsspirale. Zuerst kündigte Intendant Martin Schüler seine Demission an, weil er sich desavouiert fühlte. Read More →

Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Photo: Marco Borggreve

Pro-Palestinian protesters burst into the Bozar in Brussels Thursday night where the Philadelphia Orchestra was performing. The protesters asked the orchestra to cancel the upcoming Israel part of its tour. Music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin stopped conducting. Security ushered the protesters out of the hall, and the concert resumed about 25 minutes later.

Dear Reader, You have probably heard about the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that comes into effect this week, which means we won’t be able to send you our daily Newsletter unless you agree to receive it. Read More →

France will increase the number of youth orchestras, notably in schools, Françoise Nyssen, Minister of Culture has announced. In the schools, the ministry wishes to create 250 new orchestras per year. Read More →