(c) Andreas Domjanic

Alter und Erfahrung haben definitiv etwas mit musikalischer Reife zu tun. Das wurde deutlich beim rezenten Residenzkonzert in Vaduz mit den Schülern von Milana Chernyavska. Der jüngste Interpret war Jahrgang 2007, die älteste Interpretin Jahrgang 1998. Hinter diese Stipendiaten liegen demnach schon einige Wettbewerbe, Meisterkurse und Konzertauftritte – Erfahrungen, die ihre Spiel wesentlich prägten. Guy Engels berichtet. Read More →

Marian Anderson

The Philadelphia Orchestra’s home in the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, currently called Verizon Hall, is being renamed Marian Anderson Hall in honor of the Black American contralto and Civil Rights Icon. The ceremony will take place on June 8, 2024 with the Great Stages Gala, featuring The Philadelphia Orchestra and Music and Artistic Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, actress and singer Audra McDonald, soprano Angel Blue, and jazz pianist Marcus Roberts. A statue of Anderson is planned for the vicinity of the hall. Read More →

Tabita Berglund
© Nikolaj Lund

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) and Music Director Jader Bignamini today announced the 2024–2025 season and also the engagement of Norwegian conductor Tabita Berglund as the orchestra’s new Principal Guest Conductor, beginning in the 2024–2025 season with an initial 4-year contract. Berglund currently serves as Principal Guest Conductor of the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra in Norway.

Midori Seiler
(c) Maike Helbig

Neue Künstlerische Leiterin des jährlich im Mai in Köln stattfindenden ‘zamus: early music festival’ wird ab 2025 die Violinistin Midori Seiler. Die in Köln lebende, an der Folkwang Universität der Künste in Essen als Professorin für Barockvioline tätige und international gefragte Künstlerin wird das Festival für drei Jahre (von 2025 bis 2027) künstlerisch leiten. Read More →

Jaap van Zweden
(c) Hans Vanderwoerd/IMG

Radio France has appointed Jaap van Zweden as Music Director of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France. He will take up the role on 1st September 2026, having committed four weeks to the orchestra in the 2025-2026 season as Music Director Designate, in Paris and on tour. Read More →

Andrey Gugnin
(c) onepoint.fm

The winner of Classic Piano International 2024 is the Netherlands based pianist Andrey Gugnin, 36. He triumphed after four rounds at Dubai’s Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, scooping €100,000 in cash and a life-changing ten-date concert tour with an honorarium of €50,000. Read More →

Simone Young
(c) Nic Walker

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra has announced that the contract of Chief Conductor Simone Young has been extended by two years. Young will lead the Orchestra until the end of 2026. Read More →

Jane Glover

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra announced the appointment of British conductor Jane Glover, 74, as the orchestra’s next Principal Guest Conductor starting August 1, 2025.  She succeeds Kevin John Edusei, who was appointed in the 2022-23 Season following Robert Spano, the former Principal Guest Conductor who became Music Director on August 1, 2022. Read More →

Juliana Grigoryan
(c) Behrens Foundation

The Hildegard Behrens Foundation announced that the 14th annual Hildegard Behrens Prize is awarded to Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Program soprano Juliana Grigoryan, from Armenia. Read More →

Franz Welser-Möst
Photo: Don Snyder

Gustav Mahlers Neunte Symphonie stand auf dem Programmzettel der Wiener Philharmoniker im Wiener Konzerthaus. Nachdem das Orchester schon die Uraufführung unter Bruno Walter gemeistert hatte, spielten sie dieses Werk nun unter der Leitung von Franz Welser-Möst. Uwe Krusch konnte für Pizzicato dieser aktuellen Deutung lauschen. Read More →