Konzerthaus Wien

Das Abschlusskonzert der diesjährigen Reihe Resonanzen hatte als Paten den Planeten Neptun, was sinnig war, da das zu hörende Werk, die Hochzeit des Neptun und der Nymphe Thetis von Johann David Heinichen diesen schon im Titel trägt. Wie Neptun mit der Thetis zurechtkam, hat Uwe Krusch für Pizzicato gehört. Read More →

Midori
(c) Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

American-Japanese violinist Midori, 52, has won the the Brandeis Creative Arts Award recognizing excellence in the arts. Midori has been selected as the award’s 2023/24 recipient for her contributions to the music industry and her humanitarian work across non-profit organizations. Read More →

A planned strike by musicians and performers in the English National Opera over planned cuts to its workforce has been suspended. Read More →

Tonhalle Zürich
(c) Remy Franck

Knapp 102’000 Besucher, eine Belegung von über 79 Prozent, rund CHF 6,27 Millionen Billett-Einnahmen sowie über 5100 verkaufte Abonnements, das sind die wichtigsten Zahlen des Geschäftsberichts der Tonhalle Zürich für die Saison 2022/23. Read More →

Nathan Amaral

Brazilian violinist Nathan Amaral, 28, is the winner of the 27th edition of the Sphinx Competition in Detroit, USA. He will receive US$50,000 and contracts to perform with major orchestras. Read More →

Marin Alsop
Photo: Grant Leighton

Die 67-jährige amerikanische Dirigentin Marin Alsop wurde mit der Ehrenmitgliedschaft der mdw (Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien) ausgezeichnet. Die mdw würdigt damit die international herausragenden künstlerischen Leistungen Alsops als Dirigentin sowie ihre Verdienste in der Förderung von Dirigentinnen und ihres sozialen Engagements für die musikalische Bildung von Kindern und Jugendlichen. Read More →

Michael Tilson Thomas
© Brigitte Lacombe

This week, at Davies Symphony Hall, Michael Tilson Thomas conducts his very last concerts with the San Francisco Symphony. The program is Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 in three performances, through this Saturday. Read More →

Outhere Music has teamed up with two partners to organize concerts, two partners « endowed with great creativity, which captivatingly rethink the way concerts are presented », the announcement says: Sophie van der Stegen with her company Artichoke and Patricia de Solages with her Keep it Wild project. Read More →

John Storgards

Finnish conductor John Storgards has been appointed as the new Chief Conductor of the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra. Storgards will assume his role in the autumn of 2024, and the four-year term will extend until the end of the spring season in 2028. Read More →

Thomas Hengelbrock
(c) Philharmonie Luxembourg

Thomas Hengelbrock, 65, has been appointed Music Director of the Orchestre de chambre de Paris, starting with the 2024/2025 season. The German conductor and violinist will succeed Lars Vogt, who led the OCP from the summer of 2020 until his death in September 2022. Read More →