The Royal Opera House in Mumbai is scheduled to reopen today, having been restored to its original and luxurious 1916 aspects. The Maharaja of Gondal bought the Opera House in 1952. In the 1970s, the structure was remodelled as an art-deco cinema, and the Maharaja’s son, Shri Jyotendrasinhji, commissioned the restoration in 2010. Read More →
Vlad Vizireanu
Romanian born conductor Vlad Vizireanu has been appointed Music Director of the North Shore Symphony Orchestra in Long Island, NY, and he will conduct the first concert on November 5. Vizireanu is also Assistant Conductor for the Thousand Oaks Philharmonic in Thousand Oaks, CA. Read More →
It’s just unbelievable: A Court in Paris has stated that the demolishment of the boxes at the old Opera in Paris (Palais Garnier) was illegal and condemned the National Opera to pay punitive damages to the to the plaintiffs. At the same time it validated the renovation works since it did not condemn the opera house to recreate the initial state of the building. French justice moves in mysterious ways.
Jordan de Souza
Die Komische Oper in Berlin, hat zwar immer noch keinen Generalmusikdirektor, aber jetzt einen Kapellmeister. Der junge kanadische Dirigent Jordan de Souza wird mit Beginn der Spielzeit 2017/18 diesen Posten übernehmen. Read More →
Ivan Fischer
Photo: Marco Borggreve
Der ungarische Dirigent Ivan Fischer will seinen Vertrag als Chefdirigent und Künstlerischer Leiter des Konzerthausorchesters Berlin über die Saison 2017/18 hinaus nicht noch ein weiteres Mal verlängern. Das gab das Konzerthaus am heutigen Dienstag bekannt. Read More →
Der Hotelier Klaus Lauer erhält den mit 10.000 Euro dotierten Musikpreis des ‘Heidelberger Frühlings’ 2017. Das Musikfestival vergibt die Auszeichnung jährlich an Persönlichkeiten, die sich substanziell und nachhaltig für die Vermittlung von klassischer Musik einsetzen. Mit der Verleihung des Preises an Klaus Lauer, den Gründer und Leiter der ‘Römerbad Musiktage’ und Intendanten der ‘Badenweiler Musiktage’, wird dessen seit über vierzig Jahren andauerndes Engagement für zeitgenössische Musik gewürdigt. Read More →
Salle Pleyel, Paris
It’s a never ending story: The people who would like classical music to return at Salle Pleyel in Paris have suffered a new delay in their fight. The Commercial Court declared itself incompetent, and now the group led by the French conductor Carla-Maria Tarditi has brought the complaint before the Administrative Court in Paris.
Filippo Gorini
(c) Christine Kocher
Der Beethoven-Ring geht dieses Jahr an den jungen italienischen Pianisten Filippo Gorini. Das teilte der Vorsitzende der ‘Bürger von Beethoven’, Stephan Eisel mit: « Die Abstimmung unserer Mitglieder fiel sehr eindeutig aus. Filippo Gorini ist in der Geschichte des Beethoven-Rings mit 21 Jahren der zweitjüngste Preisträger. Read More →
Manfred Honeck
(c) Jason Cohn
With its musicians being on strike since September 30, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has cancelled all concerts through November 18. The performances of a semi-staged production of Josef Haydn’s The Creation, led by music director Manfred Honeck and scheduled for early December, will be postponed and an alternative program is foreseen, should the strike be ended by then. Currently no negotiations take place.
25 youth music competitions and partners from 14 countries followed EMCY’s invitation for its Conference ‘International net_works+’ and the 30st General Assembly in Vilnius from 14th to 16th October 2016 and addressed important topics like ‘What does a young musician need for a successful communication of his/her passion for classical music?’, ‘How to ensure that classical music remains relevant and accessible also for young people?’ and ‘Do we have a hierarchy in audiences? Are the music fans more worthy than the ones to reach out to?’ Read More →
