Illia Ovcharenko
(c) Ewan Nicholson
Der Kissinger KlavierOlymp hat die Gewinner dieses Jahrgangs mitgeteilt. Der Erste Preis geht an den 23-jährigen Ukrainer Illia Ovcharenko, der 2022 die kanadische Honens Competition gewonnen hat. Read More →
Pekka Kuusisto
(c) Bard Gundersen
The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra has announced the Finnish violinist and conductor Pekka Kuusisto, 48, as Principal Guest Conductor from 2025-26. Read More →
Seit Kurzem lehrt der Bundestagsabgeordnete Moosdorf, ein Politiker der rechtsextremen AfD, an der dem Kreml nahestehenden Gnessin-Musikhochschule in Moskau. Das meldete das Nachrichtenportal T-Online. Moosdorf hat neben der Politik auch eine Karriere als Cellist gemacht. Read More →
Joshua Bell
From the 2025–26 season, American violinist and conductor Joshua Bell, 56, will serve as Principal Guest conductor of the New Jersey Symphony through the 2028–29 season. Read More →
Ludovic Morlot
(c) Sussie Ahlburg
French conductor Ludovic Morlot, 50, has extended his contract as principal conductor of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Barcelona y Nacional de Cataluña (OBC) until the summer of 2028, thus completing six seasons at the helm of the orchestra. Read More →
Leif Segerstam
(c) Ingo Höhn
Finnish conductor and composer Leif Segerstam has died aged 80, Finnish media reported today. After studies in violin, piano, composition and conducting at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki 1952-63 he continued with post-graduate studies at the Juilliard School of Music in New York. His initial career as a conductor started with positions in the opera houses of Helsinki, Stockholm, and West Berlin, and guest appearances included the Met, La Scala, Covent Garden, Teatro Colon and the opera houses of Cologne, Hamburg and Munich, Geneva and the Salzburg Festival. Read More →
Sasha Scolnik-Brower
Der 29-jährige Amerikaner Sasha Scolnik-Brower hat das erste Bernard Haitink Conducting Fellowship beim Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks gewonnen. Read More →
The French city Lyon has appointed Lyon Trinité Musique as the new manager of La Chapelle de la Trinité for a period of five years. His organization reunites the baroque orchestra Le Concert de l’Hostel Dieu and Superspectives, a presenter of contemporary music. Built between 1617 and 1622 as part of the Jesuit College, the Chapelle de la Trinité boasts exceptional Baroque architecture that has recently been restored. Read More →
Christoph Koncz
(c) Andreas Hechenberger
Die Kammerakademie Neuss am Rhein (dkn) hat die neuerliche Verlängerung der Verträge ihrer musikalischen Leiter angekündigt. Bis Mitte 2027 werden zwei weitere Spielzeiten der dkn unter der musikalischen Regie von Christoph Koncz und Isabelle van Keulen gestaltet. Read More →
Sir Georg Solti
Photo: Alan Warren
The Georg Solti Accademia has announced its 20th anniversary celebration, marking two decades of training young talent in the technique and style of Italian Bel Canto, and continuing the operatic legacy of the British-Hungarian conductor Georg Solti. Read More →
