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 →

Markus Poschner

Chefdirigent Markus Poschner, 52, wird 2027 mit Ablauf seines Vertrages diesen nicht verlängern, denn man müsse « Mut haben, neu aufzubrechen ». Read More →

Andris Nelsons
(c) Marco Borggreve

The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) made three major new announcements. Andris Nelsons, who is currently in his tenth season as Music Director will move to an evergreen, rolling contract, extending his tenure as Music Director; additionally, he has also been named Head of Conducting at Tanglewood. Read More →

Ermonela Jaho
@Fadil Berisha

The Opera for Peace movement has announced Albanian soprano Ermonela Jaho as a new Opera for Peace ambassador, in particular to help young performers « find their voice ». Read More →

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 →