Joseph Swensen
Joseph Swensen, 62, an American conductor of Norwegian and Japanese descent, will be the new music director of the French Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine as of the 2024/2025 season. He will succeed Paul Daniel who was in this position between 2013 and 2021. Read More →
The new French festival Angers Pianopolis has named French pianist Alexandre Kantorow, 26, as Artistic Director.
Christoph Gedschold
German conductor Christoph Gedschold, 46, the music director of the Leipzig Opera, has been appointed as chief conductor of the Copenhagen Phil from the 2024/25 season. Read More →
Piotr Tchaikovsky
Die Regisseurin Natalia Ervits hat zusammen mit der Sandmalerin Polina Sayfudinova und dem Pianisten Mikhail Mordvinov Tchaikovskys Kinderalbum, 24 lyrische Miniaturen, in einen 28 Minuten dauernden Film gebannt, der bildlich vom Klavierspiel und der Sandmalerie lebt. In der Mitteilung heißt es: « Der Zyklus erzählt – ähnlich wie Schumanns Kinderszenen – vom Tagesablauf eines Kindes. Man könnte aber hier vielleicht auch einen tieferen Hintergrund entdecken, der den Lebensweg eines Menschen von der Geburt bis zum Tode symbolisiert. Read More →
The Queen Elisabeth Competition has announced the 24 semi-finalists, among them eight sopranos, six mezzo-sopranos, one alto, three tenors, four baritones, and two basses. From the nine male candidates all but one are Korean, while among the female singers no Korean is listed. Read More →
Due to increasing confusion in the physical distribution of the label Arthaus and the fact that the Arthaus name rights were first acquired by Studiocanal during their purchase of Kinowelt and subsequently licensed to Arthaus, the company announces a name change from Arthaus Musik GmbH to Monarda Music GmbH. Read More →
Benjamin Kruithof
(c) Kaupo Kippas
skonas Holt welcomes Luxembourgish cellist Benjamin Kruithof to the roster for worldwide management, the agency announced. Following his First Prize win at last year’s George Enescu International Competition, Kruithof has been receiving mentoring from Askonas Holt as part of our partnership with the competition. Read More →
Pasquale Punzo
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Der Théodore-Gouvy-Preis des Eurodistricts SaarMoselle 2023 geht an den Italiener Pasquale Punzo und sein Orchesterwerk Teleri, das im Rahmen der Saarbrücker Komponistenwerkstatt 2023 von der Deutschen Radio Philharmonie uraufgeführt wurde. Read More →
John Axelrod
The Bucharest Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra Simfonică București) and its Principal Conductor, John Axelrod, in the frame of partnership with Classeek Music, announce the signing and upcoming September 2023 release on Orchid Classics of the project ‘Schumann 41/51: Florestan & Eusebius’, recorded in studio at the Sala Gloria in Bucharest, with live video performance at the Romanian Athenaeum on March 22, 2023. Read More →
The Trio Cénacle has recorded a CD titled Victor Hugo / La poésie chantée d’un visionnaire including art songs by different composers based on poems by the French writer, as well as excerpts from Hugo’s letters and speeches on peace in Europe recited by actor Pitt Simon. In addition, the CD contains a link to the award-winning short film « Victor Hugo – À Vianden » by James Chan-A-Sue, a film adaptation of the composition of the same name by Marco Pütz. Read More →
