24 young conductors will compete for prizes in the international Malko Competition on 15-20 April.
The Danish National Symphony Orchestra’s international Malko Competition says that almost 400 conductors had applied to take part in this year’s competition. The 24 selected candidates come from 20 different countries. Read More →
Josep Pons
Der 67-jährige Spanier Josep Pons wird mit Beginn der Spielzeit 2025/26 neuer Chefdirigent der Deutschen Radio Philharmonie. Er folgt auf den Finnen Pietari Inkinen, der seine Amtszeit nach acht Spielzeiten mit Auslaufen seines Vertrags im Sommer 2025 beendet, um sich vermehrt seinen internationalen Verpflichtungen widmen zu können. Read More →
Marie Jacquot
(c) Werner Kmetitsch
Marie Jacquot has been named as the new Chief Conductor of the WDR Sinfonieorchester. The 33-year-old Paris-born artist will succeed Cristian Măcelaru, who will remain Chief Conductor until 2025 and will be Artistic Partner of the orchestra in the 2025/26 season. Read More →
Unsuk Chin
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62-year-old South Korean composer Unsuk Chin won the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize.Chin will receive the award, along with prize money of 250,000 euros on May 18 in Munich, Germany, Read More →
Lionel Bringuier
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The Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège in Belgium has appointed Lionel Bringuier as Music Director from September 2025. He will succeed London-based Hungarian Gergely Madaras. Read More →
ICMA Jury member Radio Romania Muzical is hosting this year’s General Assembly of the International Classical Music Awards. The event comprises the jury meetings, concerts at the Atheneum with the Choir and Orchestra of George Enescu Philharmonic conducted by Christoph König as well as at the Radio Hall with the Choir and National Romanian Radio Orchestra conducted by David Crescenzi. Read More →
Jun Märkl
German conductor Jun Märkl has been named Music Director for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, effective September 1, 2024, which marks the beginning of the 2024–25 season. Read More →
Das grosse Festspielhaus in Salzburg
Die Strafanzeige der Künstlervereinigung ‘art but fair UNITED’ gegen die Führung der Salzburger Festspiele wurde abgewiesen. Das teilten die Festspiele am Dienstag mit. Read More →
Claudio Abbado
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Ten years after the passing of conductor Claudio Abbado on January 20, 2014, the city of Bologna remembers him with the dedication of a public space in the heart of the city center. Read More →
The Birmingham Royal Ballet has announced Paul Murphy as its new Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Royal Ballet Sinfonia. He will assume the role on 1 July 2024, following Koen Kessels stepping down as Birmingham Royal Ballet’s (BRB) Music Director on 30 June 2024. Read More →
