Mrs. Xenakis with the former Luxembourgian Minister of Culture., Erna Hennicot
(c) Remy Franck
French writer and journalist Françoise Xenakis died after a long illness on February 12 at Courbevoie, her daughter Mâkhi has announced. She was 87. She was the widow of the composer and architect Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001), whom, she married in 1953. Read More →
David Robertson
The Juilliard School in New York announced American conductor David Robertson, 59, as director of conducting studies. Robertson will be the principal teacher for all conducting degree students at the school. Read More →
Rafael Payare
The San Diego Symphony today announced that Rafael Payare will become the orchestra’s next an 13th Music Director. Payare will begin a four-year contract immediately, serving as Music Director Designate for the first year, and begin the role of Music Director on July 1, 2019. Payare will debut at the San Diego podium in his new role January 2019, when he kicks off the fourth annual San Diego Symphony January festival. Read More →
The Brescia based Italian conductor, pianist and composer Giovanna Sorbi, died last night. She would have turned 59 on 17 February. Sorbi is the founder of the Coro Lirico Città di Brescia. She was also the music director of in the last years thanks to the commitment in the Brixia Symphony Orchestra.
Die Österreichische Musikzeitschrift (ÖMZ) stellt ihr Erscheinen Ende Februar ein. Das geht aus einer Mitteilung des Verlags hervor. Die Zeitschrift wurde 1946 gegründet. Besonders für die zeitgenössische Musik in Österreich ist dies ein herber Verlust.
With the combination of tax cuts and spending increases, Trump proposes to cut to the funding of 22 federal agencies and projects. So, if the Houses follow that man’s proposal, most agencies dealing with education and culture will be more or less eliminated. Read More →
Bad news hit the players of string instruments in Russia. As Russian media reported, the Ministry of Culture will introduce a state fee for the temporary export of violins, violas and cellos. The fee is likely to be fixed at 5000 rubles (70 €), regardless of the instrument’s value. Read More →
Japanese cellists Haruma Sato and Michiaki Ueno won First and Second Prize in the Witold Lutoslawski International Cello Competition, which ended yesterday in Warsaw. Read More →
Andris Nelsons
Das ‘Gewandhausorchester Leipzig’ und das ‘Boston Synphony Orchestra’ werden, wie bereits vor Monaten angekündigt, unter der Leitung ihres gemeinsamen Chefdirigenten Andris Nelsons (39) umfangreich zusammenarbeiten. Ein entsprechender Kooperationsvertrag wurde am Freitag unterschrieben, wie das Gewandhausorchester mitteilte. Read More →
Sylvain Cambreling
(c) Marco Borggreve
Der französische Dirigent Sylvain Cambreling (69), bis Ende dieser Saison Generalmusikdirektor der Oper Stuttgart, übernimmt mit der Spielzeit 2018/19 als Nachfolger des 2017 verstorbenen Jeffrey Tate die Leitung der ‘Symphoniker Hamburg’. Read More →
