The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra announced that Artistic Director Kyu-Young Kim is stepping down at the end of this season, but will continue as principal violin. Read More →
Bruno Monsaingeon & Remy Franck
Due to unforeseen circumstances, film director Bruno Monsaingeon was not able to attend the ICMA Award Ceremony in Valencia on 12 April. Now, ICMA President Remy Franck presented the trophy to the winner at his home in Montrouge. Read More →
Deutsche Welle is now presenting the ICMA Gala Concert which took place at the Palau de la Musica in Valencia on 12 April on its YouTube channel. It was successfully premiered on 3 May and was seen in the first hours by almost 5000 people. Read More →
Marcus Bosch
Marcus Bosch and the city of Heidenheim have extended his contract as Artistic Director of the Heidenheim Opera Festival until 2030. Marcus Bosch, who has held the position since 2009, expressed his delight at the opportunity to continue his work and promote musical quality. Read More →
Daniel Raiskin
Daniel Raiskin, 54, will be the new chief conductor of the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava from the 2025-26 season. Read More →
Das grosse Festspielhaus in Salzburg
Das Arbeits- und Sozialgericht Wien hat die Klage eines Zusatzchoristen der Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor gegen den Salzburger Festspielfonds in allen Punkten abgewiesen. Read More →
Twenty young musicians who previously participated in the Concertgebouworkest Young summer project will meet in Amsterdam this month, forming a string orchestra under the name String Fling from 22 to 26 May. Read More →
Eva Ollikainen
(c) Nikolaj Lund
The Finnish conductor Eva Ollikainen has extended her contract as Principal Conductor and Artistic Director with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and will remain in the post until the close of the 2025/26 season. She is in this position since three years.
Das von Good News Productions im KKL Luzern geplante Konzert mit Anna Netrebko & Yusif Eyvazov wurde abgesagt, teilte das KKL mit. In der Mitteilung heißt es: « Das KKL Luzern steht für das Konzert von Anna Netrebko vom 1. Juni 2024 nicht zur Verfügung. Read More →
(c) Andreas Domjanic
Vorwiegend Werke der Romantik in ihren unterschiedlichsten Ausprägungen spielten die Meisterschüler von Claudio Martinez Mehner beim rezenten Residenzkonzert im Rathaus von Vaduz. Guy Engels berichtet. Read More →
