Royal Albert Hall, London
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The BBC Proms ended last Saturday after eight weeks of concerts, talks, workshops, family events and more. According to a press release, the average attendance for the main evening Proms in the Royal Albert Hall was 89% and well over half of the concerts were sold out. Read More →

Andres Orozco-Estrada

Both, the Houston Symphony and the Houston Grand Opera are still not fully operational after the damages which hurricane Harvey caused to their homes. According to a message from the Grand Opera, the Wortham Theater Center is more damaged than previously thought. Read More →

Während viele Luzerner Kulturinstitutionen aus Protest gegen die Sparpolitik des Kantons bei der Kultur am Freitagabend ihre Programme um 20 Uhr 40 für fünf Minuten unterbrachen, schloss sich das ‘Lucerne Festival’ dem Protest nicht an, wie der ‘Tagesanzeiger’ berichtete. Read More →

British conductor Matthew Halls has been fired as artistic director of the Oregon Bach Festival, The Telegraph reports. An American woman overheard a joke in which the musician imitated a southern American accent while talking to the African-American singer Reginald Mobley. Read More →

The Dallas Symphony and its musicians have ratified a new contract for the next three years. It says, there will be no wage increases in the first year of the contract and 2 percent base wage increases in the second and third years. The association also agrees to additional contributions to offset increases in health care costs.

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) has created DSO Classroom, a new online hub for students, teachers, and schools at dso.org/classroom. The new offer was realized with the support of a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant. Read More →

Am kommenden Montag, 11. September, startet ‘radio 100,7’ mit zahlreichen neuen Sendungen in die Programmsaison 2017-2018. Read More →

Wandern und singen: eine Aktivität des luxemburgischen Gesangsinstituts INECC richtet sich an Naturfreunde, die gerne wandern und auch gerne singen. Read More →

78’600 Besucher kamen in diesem Jahr vom 11. August bis 10. September zu Lucerne Festival im Sommer – damit endet das Festival am kommenden Wochenende mit einer sehr positiven Schlussbilanz. Read More →

Maag-Tonhalle Zürich

Mit den Eröffnungskonzerten am 27., 28., 29. und 30. September 2017 eröffnet das Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich unter der Leitung von Chefdirigent Lionel Bringuier die Saison 2017/18 in der wegen Renovierung der alten Tonhalle notwendig gewordenen Interims-Spielstätte. Nach nur sieben Monaten Bauzeit, wird die ‘Tonhalle Maag’ in Zürich-West für drei Jahre das neue Zentrum für klassische Musik sein. Read More →