Leslie Suganandarajah
(c) DMR/Stephan Walzl

Der sri-lankische Leslie Suganandarajah (*1983) wechselt zur kommenden Spielzeit von Koblenz nach Linz, zeitgleich mit dem aus Bremen kommenden neuen Generalmusikdirektor Markus Poschner. Read More →

Jiri Behlolavek

Czech conductor Jiri Belohlavek, 71, chief conductor and artistic director of the Czech Philharmonic, died today, the Orchestra announced. With a weakening health, Belohlavek had to cancel concerts in May. He was chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic since 2012. In January 2017 he signed a new six-year contract. Read More →

Andrew Davis
(c) Dario Acosta

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) has announced that British conductor Andrew Davis, 73, will be Interim Artistic Director for two seasons after Peter Oundjian’s 14-year tenure as Music Director finishes at the end of the 2017/18 season. Andrew Davis was the Orchestra’s Music Director from 1975 to 1988.

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) today announced its Social Progress Initiative, an ongoing assessment of its community impact through programs that serve hundreds of thousands of people each year across greater Detroit. Read More →

The 61st World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC) General Assembly, hosted by the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM) closed on a record high with the induction of six competitions and four associate organisations to the Federation. Read More →

The St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra (St. Cloud, Minnesota) announced that it has hired American conductor Brian Dowdy as Music Director. Dowdy signed a three-year contract that begins this month. Dowdy is also artistic director and principal conductor of the Mississippi Valley Orchestra.

Lawrence Loh

West Virginia Symphony Orchestra in Charleston has announced Lawrence Loh, 47, as its new music director. The California-born conductor is also music director of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic and music director of the Syracuse based Symphoria, where he has just signed a contract extending his stay in Syracuse to 2022. Additionally, Loh is Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Syracuse Opera.

The Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra (Ontario, Canada) has announced the appointment of Québec-born Canadian conductor and violinist Simon Rivard. He succeeds Jean-Michel Malouf. The orchestra is expected to announce also a new music director in June.

Die Dresdner Musikfestspiele finden in diesem Jahr vom 18. Mai bis zum 18. Juni unter dem Thema ‘Licht’ statt. Alain Steffen hat einige Konzerte besucht. Read More →

Paavo Järvi
(c) Julia Bayer

Paavo Järvi (54) has been named music director of the Tonhalle Orchestra in Zurich from 2018 on. He will succeed Lionel Bringuier who is to conclude his tenure at the end of his first contract, at the end of the 2017-2018 season. Bringuier’s tenure is considered as having been highly unsuccessful. Read More →