Klaus Mäkelä
(c) Sébastien Grébille

Zu Gast im Wiener Konzerthaus war das Orchestre de Paris mit seinem musikalischen Leiter Klaus Mäkelä und dem Pianisten Alexandre Kantorow. Uwe Krusch berichtet für Pizzicato, was das prall gefüllte Auditorium zu hören bekam. Read More →

French pianist Claude Kahn has died in Vallauris, France, at the age of 88. Born in Marseille, Kahn started playing the piano at the age of four, then for over 10 years was a student of Marguerite Long. His other teachers were Yves Nat and Nadia Boulanger. Read More →

Ari Pelto

The Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera welcome their new Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Ari Pelto this weekend. The position of Principal Conductor was vacant since 2015. Finnish-American conductor Ari Pelto is also Music Director at Opera Colorado since 2015. Read More →

Daniel Barenboim
(c) Pablo-Castagnola

Der Dirigent Daniel Barenboim, 81, hat krankheitsbedingt die Tournee der Staatskapelle Berlin nach Kanada und in die USA vom 25. November bis 3. Dezember abgesagt. Jetzt sollen vier Dirigenten die Konzerte der Tournee übernahmen, Giedrė Slekytė, Jakub Hrusa und Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

Percussionist Pascal Schumacher has won a 2024 Global Project Grant which supports artists in the development of an ambitious medium- or long-term project designed to boost their careers through promotion, marketing and distribution, as well as the acquisition of know-how in the music industry. Read More →

Tough times for music promoters in the UK: Numerous cuts bring companies on the verge of closure. The judiciary does not seem to be able to change this. This week ist has been announced that the popular Mid Wales Opera has lost its appeal against a cut in funding from the Arts Council of Wales (ACW). Read More →

The National Theatre in Prague announced that the tenure of the 66-year-old Norwegian Per Boye Hansen as Artistic Director of the National Theatre Opera and the State Opera is extended until 31 July 2028. Read More →

Ludwig van Beethoven

The Beethoven-Haus Bonn is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the premiere of Beethoven’s last symphony in May 2024 with two festive concerts. An international conference, a chamber music festival and an exhibition on Leonard Bernstein round off the anniversary program. Read More →

Ende November wollte sich Franz Xaver Ohnesorg als Intendant des Klavier-Festivals Ruhr mit drei Gala-Benefizkonzerten in Wuppertal, Duisburg und Essen verabschieden, mit Künstlern wie Martha Argerich, Renaud Capuçon, Anne-Sophie Mutter und dem Klavierduo Yaara Tal und Andreas Groethuysen. Nun wird er das nicht mehr erleben: Read More →

Ivan Repusic
(c) Damil Kalogjera

45-year-old Croatian conductor Ivan Repusic has been appointed as General Music Director of Leipzig’s opera and will take up his post from the 2025/26 season. The decision has still to be validated by the City Council, but this is more or less a formality. Read More →