Adam Johnson
After a multi-year search, the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra has announced the selection of Adam Johnson as Music Director, effective July 1, 2023. Johnson, a native of Canada, assume the role as of today, July 1. He replaces Timothy Muffitt, longtime MD and conductor for the symphony, who retired after the 2019-2020 season. Read More →
After heavy criticism of the planned performances of Putin fan and propagandist Ildar Abdrazakov at the Bavarian State Opera, the house has now announced that the singer, who is no longer acceptable in the West, will not come to Munich. In the performances Boris Godunow on 4 on 6 July 2023, the Ukrainian Alexander Tsymbalyuk takes over the role of ‘Boris’ instead of Ildar Abdrazakov.
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A new music complex will open in Paris in 2025. The project is currently under construction in the 11th arrondissement, at 69 boulevard de Charonne, on the site of a former electrical transformer. Read More →
Die deutsche Mezzosopranistin Boshana Milkov, Ensemble-Mitglied am Stadttheater Bremerhaven, hat den Anneliese Rothenberger-Wettbewerb 2023 für sich entschieden. Read More →
Catherine Larsen-Maguire
National Youth Orchestras of Scotland today announced British conductor Catherine Larsen-Maguire, 52, as Music Director. This newly created post will see her lead the orchestras from 2024 for a three-year tenure. Read More →
Anna Skryleva
Die Magdeburger Generalmusikdirektorin Anna Skryleva verlässt in zwei Jahren das Theater Magdeburg. Auf eigenen Wunsch habe sie ihren Vertrag nicht über das Jahr 2025 hinaus verlängert, verlautetet von ihrem Arbeitgeber. Read More →
Martin Rajna
The National Opera of Hungary has announced the young Hungarian Martin Rajna as Chief Conductor and Péter Halász as First Guest Conductor. Martin Rajna (*1995) is also chief conductor of the Győr Philharmonic Orchestra (since 2021). In 2018, he was selected for Hungary’s Junior Prima Award. In 2022 he won a scholarship for the Forum Dirgieren programme of the German Music Council and a Conducting Fellowship at the Lucerne Festival Academy.
Die Deutsche Orchestervereinigung Unisono unterstützt die Lüneburger Symphoniker bei der Aktivierung ihrer Unterstützer vor Ort, teilte die Vereinigung mit. Hintergrund ist ein Gutachtenauftrag von Stadt und Landkreis an eine Münchner Beraterfirma, wie ohne Zuschusserhöhung auch zukünftig Theater- und Orchesteraufführungen angeboten werden können. Das mit 29 Planstellen kleinste Theaterorchester in Deutschland will mit der Aktion #OrchesterHerzLüneburg der Diskussion seiner möglichen Abwicklung zuvorkommen. Read More →
Der mit 15.000 Euro dotierte Gustaf-Gründgens-Preis 2023 geht an den Komponisten und Dirigenten Elmar Lampson (70). Das teilte der Hamburger Lions Clubs mit, der den Preis vergibt. Der Preis zeichnet Persönlichkeiten aus, die einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Darstellenden Kunst in Hamburg geleistet haben. Read More →
In Cremona, Italy, Casa Stradivari will reopen on July 4, 2023. Thanks to the restoration and revitalization project initiated by the Casa Stradivari Foundation, the home where the famous luthier lived and worked will once again welcome visitors. It was on July 4, 1667, that Antonio Stradivari, after having married Francesca Ferraboschi, entered the building on Cremona’s Corso Garibaldi in which he set up his first violin-making workshop. Read More →
