Polish composer Elzbieta Sikora (*1943) will be awarded the Prize of the President of the French Republic for her entire work. The award ceremony will take place on March 21, at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Paris, under the patronage of Emmanuel Macron, the President of France. Read More →
Bar Avni
34-year-old Israeli conductor Bar Avni won First Prize at this year’s La Maestra competition in Paris. She also The French concert-halls and orchestras Prize, the ECHO Prize, the ARTE Prize, and the Paris Mozart Orchestra Prize. Read More →
Pianist Byron Janis has died at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. He was 95. Byron Janis was born as Yanks (shortened from Yankilevich) on March 24, 1928, in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. Read More →
Riccardo Muti
Conductor Riccardo Muti was this weekend in the small Marche village of Maiolati Spontini (Ancona), where 250 years ago Gaspare Spontini was born. After the inaugural concert of the Spontini Celebrations at the Teatro Pergolesi in Jesi, the conductor continued in Maiolati the tribute to the the composer in the presence of local and regional authorities, Read More →
Die Jüngste im Bunde hat 16 Jahre, dennoch tritt Nina Gringolts mit dem Selbstverständnis einer erfahrenen Violinistin auf, die sich mit ihrer Musik mitteilen will. Und so erlebten wir auch die weiteren Interpreten beim Konzert der Stipendiaten – die Ältesten sind Jahrgang 2000 – von Ana Chumachenco in Eschen. Ihr gewissenhafter und einfühlsamer Partner am Klavier war Mamikon Nakhapetov. Guy Engels berichtet. Read More →
Brucknerhaus
(c) Rita Newman
Der Brucknerhaus-Intendant und künstlerische Leiter der Linzer Veranstaltungsgesellschaft (Liva) Dietmar Kerschbaum wurde vom Auifsichtsrat bis auf weiteres vom Dienst freigestellt. Kerschbaum hatte die Vorwürfe von Complianceverstößen und wegen des Verdachts eines geschobenen Hearings 2017, das zu seiner Bestellung führte, offenbar nicht ausreichend entkräften können. Ebenso freigestellt wurde der kaufmännische Geschäftsführer Rainer Stadler, der am 1. April in Pension geht. Read More →
Two musicians from Valencia, Oboist Victoria Muñoz and pianist Rubén Talón, will play at the ICMA Award ceremony on 12 April at the Palau de la Musica. Read More →
Johann Sebastian Bach
(c) Bach-Archiv Leipzig
In partnership with Ad Libitum, Luxembourg’s Choir Institute INECC will present 36 mini-concerts in various churches and atypical venues in Luxembourg City. Read More →
Esa-Pekka Salonen
(c) Andrew Eccles
Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen will leave the San Francisco Symphony following the 2024-25 season, announcing his departure with a statement critical of the orchestra’s leadership. “I do not share the same goals for the future of the institution as the board of governors does,” Salonen said in a statement. Read More →
The Kansas orchestra Hutchinson Symphony announced that their final performance will be April 7. A letter was sent to donors, musicians, and patrons informing them of the decision to dissolve. Read More →
