Pianist and pedagogue Jenö Jando died at the age of 71, our colleagues prom Papageno reported. Jando was born in 1952 in Pécs. He began studying piano in his hometown and was admitted to the Academy of Music in 1968. His career began with successful national and international competitions. Read More →
Risto Joost
(c) Mait Jüriado
The 43-year-old Estonian Risto Joost has been named Chief Conductor of the Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn. He succeeds the Texan Case Scaglione, who is leaving the orchestra after six seasons. Read More →
From July 6 to 9, 2023, the 1st edition of the Concours International de Lutherie et d’Archèterie will be held in Mirecourt, the Mecca of French violin making. The program includes four days of concerts, exhibitions, conferences and quartet master classes. Read More →
Sylvain Cambreling
(c) Marco Borggreve
Zu seinem 75. Geburtstag hat der Hamburger Senat den Chefdirigenten der Symphoniker Hamburg, Sylvain Cambreling, mit einem Senatsfrühstück geehrt. « Mit viel Kreativität und großer Freude trägt das Residenzorchester der Laeiszhalle unter Cambreling die Musik in die ganze Stadt », sagte Kultursenator Carsten Brosda (SPD) gestern in Hamburg. Read More →
Der Dirigent Stanislav Kochanovsky übernimmt ab der Spielzeit 2024/25 die Position des Chefdirigenten der NDR Radiophilharmonie in Hannover. Er folgt auf Andrew Manze und wird zunächst für drei Jahre an der Spitze des Orchesters stehen.
Die Wagner-Festspiele in Bayreuth haben offenbar an Attraktivität verloren. Dreieinhalb Wochen vor Beginn gibt es für quasi alle Vorstellungen noch Karten. Gab es früher lange Wartelisten, muss das Festival nun mit Werbung um Zuschauer buhlen und vergünstigte Tickets für Opernfans unter 25 Jahren anbieten. Read More →
The fourth edition of Concertgebouworkest Young for talented musicians aged 14 to 17 will start in August 2022. 84 young people from 22 nationalities were selected from no less than 412 applications. After an intensive summer program and several chamber music concerts, the young musicians will present themselves as an orchestra under the direction of Andrés Orozco-Estrada in Amsterdam and Berlin. Read More →
Franz Welser-Möst
Photo: Don Snyder
Franz Welser-Möst muss sich aufgrund einer akuten orthopädischen Erkrankung einer medizinischen Behandlung unterziehen. Er muss daher die musikalische Leitung der diesjährigen Neuproduktion von Giuseppe Verdis Macbeth in der Regie von Krzysztof Warlikowski abgeben, teilten die SF heute mit. Philippe Jordan wird übernehmen. Read More →
David Ph. Hefti
(c) Manu Theobald / Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung
Conductor and composer David Philip Hefti, winner of the ICMA Composer Award 2023, is Composer in Residence at this year’s Zermatt Music Festival, where he will present his new octet Des Zaubers Spuren, commissioned by the festival for the Scharoun Ensemble, among other works. The festival was founded in 2005 by the Scharoun Ensemble of the Berliner Philhamoniker and built around an orchestral and chamber music academy. Read More →
Saò Soulez Larivière
(c) Clara Evens
The European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO) has announced the names of the young artists who will be playing in the dedicated series of the internationals concert halls. Read More →
