Niklas Benjamin Hoffmann_
(c)_Anne Hornemann
Das Finale des 8. Internationalen Dirigierwettbewerbs Lovro von Matačić in Zagreb (Kroatien) konnte ein Absolvent der ‘Weimarer Dirigentenschmiede’ für sich entscheiden: Niklas Benjamin Hoffmann gewann am letzten Wochenende den mit 10.000 Euro dotierten 1. Preis und den Sonderpreis des Kroatischen Rundfunksinfonieorchesters. Read More →
Christian Thielemann
(c) Matthias Creutziger
Der Dirigent Christian Thielemann, 64, wird Nachfolger von Daniel Barenboim als Generalmusikdirektor der Berliner Staatsoper. Er wird sein Amt im Herbst 2024 antreten, wurde heute mitgeteilt. Barenboim hatte das Amt vor einigen Monaten aus gesundheitlichen Gründen niedergelegt. Read More →
Concertgebouw Amsterdam
(c) Remy Franck
On Thursday, 5 October 2023, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra will give two concerts with music by French composers under the direction of honorary guest conductor Iván Fischer. For these ‘Inside Out’ concerts, the orchestra members sit in the centre of the Main Hall, grouped around the conductor, with a large part of the audience interspersed among them, others sitting in a circle around the orchestra. Read More →
Lynn Feyereisen
The Vienna International Classical Singing Competition announces the winners of the autumn session 2023. First Prize was awarded to Anna Katharina Borsch, 2nd Prize to Nelson Eboand 3rd Prize to Yongjae Lee and Tong Zhang. Jury Special Prize went to Anna Battaglia-Vedovato, Wiener Klassik Prize to Mariam Murgulia, while Lynn Feyereisen from Luxembourg and Zhu Kai won the Honorable Mention Prizes. Read More →
Italian-Spanisch violinist Felix Ayo has died at the age of 90. He was renowned as a founder of the Italian ensemble I Musici and remained their first violin soloist for sixteen years. In 1970 he formed the Quartetto Beethoven di Roma. Read More →
Am 3. November feiert der G. Henle Verlag in München seinen 75. Geburtstag. Der Verlag hat eine Spezialität: Urtext-Ausgaben. Wie es dazu kam schildert dieser Beitrag. Read More →
The Vienna Philharmonic has announced that for its upcoming Asian Tour, the concerts in Japan from November 10–19, 2023, will be led by Tugan Sokhiev, in place of Franz Welser-Möst. Read More →
Copyright by Matthias Creutziger
Ein solch historisch-musikalisches Ereignis wird in den nächsten Jahren nicht gleich wieder zu erleben sein. Die Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, das am längsten ohne Unterbrechung musizierende und zugleich traditionsreichste Orchester der Welt feierte seinen 475. Geburtstag. Michael Oehme hat es für Pizzicato gehört. Read More →
Belgian composer, pianist and conductor François Glorieux died on September 23 at the age of 91. He gave almost 6,000 recitals and concerts in some sixty countries. He composed over 300 musical works. His discography includes some fifty CDs and LPs. Read More →
Swann Van Rechem
The young French conductor Swann Van Rechem, 25, won the 58th Besançon International Competition for Young Conductors. He won all the prizes up for grabs this year: the Grand Prix, the Audience Prize and the Prize given by the Orchestre National d’Ile-de-France, which each of the 3 finalists conducted in the finals. Read More →
