Im Laufe ihrer Südkorea-Tournee spielte die Deutsche Radio Philharmonie am Samstag im ‘Arts Center Seoul’, dem wohl traditionsreichsten Musiktempel der südkoreanischen Hauptstadt und die allererste Adresse für Orchestermusik. Die DRP spielte unter der Dirigentin Shiyeon Sung Beethovens Prometheus-Ouvertüre sowie die 1. Symphonie von Johannes Brahms. Mit der Geigerin Esther Yoo wurde zudem das Violinkonzert von Piotr Tchaikovsky aufgeführt. Das Konzert wurde live im koreanischen Rundfunk übertragen. Read More →
According to an article published by Le Midi Libre the Regional Chamber of Auditors has revealed many dysfunctions at the Opera and Orchestra of Montpellier in Southern France. The report analyses figures from 2009 to 2014 and mentions clan wars, financial largesse and obscure functioning… Read More →
Salle Pleyel, Paris
Since years, the ex-wife of the former owner of Salle Pleyel in Paris, Carla-Maria Tarditi is fighting against the conversion of the famous hall into a location for non-classical music. Her husband sold the hall to the French state in 2009, and since the management of the new Philharmonic hall in the North-eastern part of the French capital was determined to rule out any possible concurrence, they decided to transform it into an establishment for commercial music. Therefore, the hall has been completely refurbished and acoustically adapted. It is due to open next Saturday. Read More →
In 1941, over 110,000 people were murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators at Babi Yar near Kiev in the Ukraine. It began when 33,771 Jews were killed on just two days, 29th and 30th September 1941, and it continued for the next several years with the murder of tens of thousands of more Jews, as well as Roma/Gypsies, Soviet prisoners-of-war, Ukrainian national activists, and Communist party members from various parts of Ukraine. The 75th anniversary of the worst of these massacres are commemorated by several concerts in Kiev. Read More →
Mit dem Abschlusskonzert in der Konzertkirche Neubrandenburg geht am Samstag der diesjährige Festspielsommer der Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern zu Ende. Insgesamt besuchten vom 17. Juni bis zum 17. September rund 80.000 Besucher die 133 Konzerte an 74 Orten, womit das Festival in seinem 27. Jahr einen erneuten Besucherrekord verzeichnet. Read More →
Beethovenhalle Bonn
Die Sanierung der Beethovenhalle in Bonn wird kostspieliger als angenommen. Statt der vorgesehenen 60 Millionen, die die Stadt investieren wollte, werden jetzt bereits, immer noch vor Beginn der Arbeiten, 65,5 Millionen Euro veranschlagt. Ob es bei dieser Steigerung bleiben wird, ist zu bezweifeln.
Lahav Shani
(c) Marco Borggreve
The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra has appointed Lahav Shani, 27, as chief conductor, starting September 2018. He will be the successor to Yannick Nézet-Séguin, who will remain with the orchestra as honorary conductor. Read More →
Composers and authors in Russia have created a new organization for the collective management of copyright revenues, Russian Authors’ Union (ROAS). According to ROAS, rights holders have lost confidence in the existing four organizations. The new organiozation was established on the basis of non-profit partnership. The Union elected Maksim Dmitriev Director-General. The main mission of the Union will be to establish the principles of transparency and accountability.
The government of the region of Navarra (Northern Spain) has cut the funding for music institutions by 15 percent. This was reported by the Diario de Navarra. Opera and choir associations are suffering from this budget cuts.
During a concert by the National Youth Orchestra Canada (NYO) at the Maison Symphonique in Montreal, the Minister of Canadian Heritage announced an award of $525,000 for the orchestra’s pan-Canadian signature initiative, Edges of Canada Sesquicentennial Concert Tour. NYO Canada will use the funds to travel to several Norther communities for concerts incorporating collaborations with local Indigenous artists. They will also include mentoring and outreach for aspiring young musicians in each of the communities.
