Joana Mallwitz
(c) Nikolaj Lund
Die Markgräfler Gutedelgesellschaft verleiht den Markgräfler Gutedelpreis 2025 an die Dirigentin Joana Mallwitz. Joana Mallwitz ist seit Beginn der Saison 2023/24 Chefdirigentin und Künstlerische Leiterin des Konzerthausorchesters Berlin Read More →
Fascist Donald Trump issued an executive order Thursday evening promising to eliminate “divisive narratives” from the Smithsonian Institution’s museums. The order directs Vice President JD Vance to eliminate what he finds “improper” from the Smithsonian Institution, including its museums, education and research centers, and the National Zoo. The White House fact sheet describing the order said it will focus on removing “anti-American ideology.”Wait, what does that remind? Oh yes, the Nazi way in eliminating Entartete Kunst.
Daniel Inbal
© Stadt Pforzheim, Emma Teuscher
Der Gemeinderat in Pforzheim hat die Wahl von Daniel Inbal zum neuen Generalmusikdirektor des Theaters Pforzheim formell bestätigt. Damit sei das Gremium, wie die Stadtverwaltung mitteilt, dem Vorschlag der Findungskommission gefolgt. Daniel Inbal wird ab der kommenden Spielzeit 2025/2026 die Position des Generalmusikdirektors am Theater Pforzheim übernehmen. Read More →
The International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) are launching a network for its Young Artist Awards (Young Artist of the Year, Discovery Award, ICMA Classeek Award) to help the winners to secure concert engagements with partners in the network. Read More →
The Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced a transformational gift from longtime supporter and Vice Chair of its Board of Directors Penelope Steiner. This unprecedented, unrestricted gift of twenty-five million dollars represents one of the largest, one-time, individual contributions in the company’s history.
Nuron Mukumi
(c) Andreas Domjanic
Der 29-jährige deutsch-usbekische Pianist Nuron Mukumi stellte sein neuestes Projekt vor, eine Konzertreise nach Kyjiv im kommenden April. Dort tritt er erneut mit dem Nationalen Sinfonieorchester der Ukraine auf: Am 9. April führen sie in Kyjiv im großen Saal der Nationalen Philharmonie das Klavierkonzert Nr. 5 von Ludwig van Beethoven auf. Bereits ab dem 6. April wird er in Kyjiv Meisterkurse für Musikstudierende geben. Read More →
Pierre Boulez
Photo: ICMA
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Pierre Boulez (1925-2016), music director of the New York Philharmonic from 1971 to 1977, the New York Philharmonic’s Shelby White & Leon Levy Digital Archive has digitized and made available over 13,000 pages of archival material dating from his tenure. Including personal correspondence, planning documents, audience surveys and much more, these documents offer a glimpse into the musical currents of the time and the innovations Boulez brought to bear on the Philharmonic stage. Read More →
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (OTSL) has announced that it is under contract for the purchase of a 6.67-acre parcel of land upon which it plans to build a new, state-of-the-art performing arts center. OTSL has started an intensive due diligence process for the site, located at 8300 Maryland Avenue and currently owned by Caleres. Read More →
After London’s Wigmore Hall lost funding from the Arts Council England WH chief John Gilhooly has raised £10 million in private donations, enabling him to declare independence.
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The Vallès Symphony Orchestra (OSV) based in Sabadell, Spain, has announced the appointment of conductor Andrés Salado as the new principal conductor of the ensemble for the next two seasons. Salado will take up the position on September 1, 2025, succeeding Xavier Puig, who has led the orchestra since 2018. Read More →
