After several street musicians have seen their instruments confiscated by the police and later were fined by judges, Moscow’s Mayor Sergey Sobyanin criticized the law, which obliges the police and the justice to act in such a tough manner. Sobyanin said it is stupid preventing people from playing music on the street when they do not interfere with anyone. He promised to provide a legal situation allowing artists to perform in the city.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Das Bach-Archiv Leipzig beginnt mit der Digitalisierung der rund 700 Musikhandschriften umfassenden ‘Sammlung Manfred Gorke’. Das für Musiker und Forscher gleichermaßen wichtige Projekt findet im Rahmen des sächsischen Landesdigitalisierungsprogramms für Wissenschaft und Kultur statt und wird von der Sächsischen Landesbibliothek – Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden gesteuert. Read More →
KKL Luzern
Am kommenden Sonntag endet das diesjährige ‘Lucerne Festival’. Insgesamt kamen 77.900 Besucher aus 49 Ländern nach Luzern, das über vier Wochen und fünf Wochenenden vom 12. August bis 11. September unter dem Motto ‘PrimaDonna’ 88 künstlerische Zahl- und 24 Gratis-Veranstaltungen präsentierte. Read More →
Sidney Opera House
After a first successful experience during the Vivid Festival, the Sydney Opera House wants to play host to ‘sleep-overs’ if a recently lodged development application is approved. The Opera House wants permission to give 100 guests two nights’ accommodation once a year. Read More →
Alpesh Chauhan
(c) Patrick Allen
Alpesh Chauhan, 26, a British conductor of Indian descent, has been named Principal conductor of the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini, succeeding Francesco Lanzillotta at the beginning of the 2017-2018 season. Read More →
After long and unsuccessful contract negotiations, musicians for the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra went on strike this Thursday, putting the new season in jeopardy. Subsequently, the management canceled all weekend performances, which would have opened the 2016-17 season tonight. The strike is over salary cuts, that the musicians are not willing to accept.
Six candidates will appear as guest conductors during the Oklahoma City Philharmonic 2016-17 season, and one of them will possibly become the orchestra’s next music director when Joel Levine, the ensemble’s sole music director since its establishment in 1989, will retire in 2018. Read More →
Fazil Say
(c) Martin Hoffmeister
Turkish pianist Fazil Say was acquitted of blasphemy charges, four years after being sentenced to a suspended jail term following a post on his Twitter account. He had been accused by Turkish citizens who claimed to be offended by his atheism. Read More →
Der südafrikanisch-österreichische Tenor Johan Botha verstarb am heutigen Donnerstag im Alter von 51 Jahren in Wien an einer schweren Krankheit. Read More →
Michael Hofstetter (*1961) hat seinen Vertrag als Generalmusikdirektor am Stadttheater Gießen um fünf Jahre bis 2022 verlängert. Er ist seit 2012 auf diesem Posten.
