The Nordic Chamber Orchestra has announced the appointment of 49-year-old Swedish musician Malin Broman as Music Director. The violinist and conductor is currently concertmaster of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, and takes on her new role in addition to her seven-year tenure as Artistic Director of the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra in Finland.

Kirill Petrenko
(c) Alfonso Salgueiro

Kirill Petrenko (52), who cancelled already several Berlin concerts in January, has withdrawn from another series from 13 to 15 February and the family concert on 16 February. The Berlin Phil days, that, on strict medical advice, he has to take a 3-week break for further treatment.

Daniel Barenboim
(c) Pablo-Castagnola

Der 82-jährige Dirigent Daniel Barenboim hat seine Parkinson-Erkrankung publik gemacht. « Ich möchte heute mitteilen, dass ich an der Parkinson-Krankheit leide“, teilte Barenboim mit. « Ich weiß, dass sich viele Menschen Sorgen um meine Gesundheit gemacht haben, und bin berührt von der Unterstützung, die ich in den letzten drei Jahren erhalten habe », schreibt der Dirigent. Read More →

George Petrou
(c) Ilias Sakalak

Der griechische Dirigent George Petrou ist seit 2022 Künstlerischer Leiter der Internationalen Händel Festspiele Göttingen. Nun hat er seinen Vertrag bis einschließlich 2031 verlängert. Das teilten die Veranstalter bei der Vorstellung des Programms 2025 mit. Read More →

While AH Trump is rolling down the cultural sector, the Democratic Mayor of Nashville proudly announces that, in partnership with the technology company Metropolis, the city is expanding its already popular Metropolis Musicians Discount Program dedicated to lowering parking costs for local musicians playing in venues across the city.

Antonio Stradivari

The auction house Sotheby’s will sell the Joachim-Ma Stradivarius on 7 February. Crafted in 1714 by the Antonio Stradivari, the Joachim-Ma violin was produced at the height of Stradivari’s Golden Period. Read More →

Mirian Khukhunaishvili
(c) Paata Beridze

Iceland-based Georgian conductor. Georgian conductor Mirian Khukhunaishvili has been appointed music director of the Wroclaw Opera. He will start his tenure during the 2025-6 season. Read More →

Franz Welser-Möst
Photo: Don Snyder

The Cleveland Orchestra has announced that Music Director Franz Welser-Möst will return to Cleveland earlier than expected to lead an additional subscription week on February 27-28 and March 1. With an improved health condition Welser-Möst is back to the podium for an extended period, which includes the Orchestra’s performances at Carnegie Hall on March 18-19 and culminates in an all-Tchaikovsky program featuring Yuja Wang at Mandel Concert Hall on March 22-23. Read More →

Delyana Lazarova

Bulgarian conductor Delyana Lazarova has been appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (BBC SSO) from September 2025. Read More →

AH Trump has abolished the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) which Joe Biden had revived in 2022. Established in 1982, it worked directly with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to advise the national government’s investments and policy advancements within the art, culture, and humanities sectors. Read More →