Austrian-Spanish conductor Teresa Riveiro Böhm will be the Associate Conductor of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Barcelona y Nacional de Cataluña (OBC) during the 2022-23 season. Read More →
Nach 65 Jahren Bühnenkarriere wird der Trompeter Ludwig Güttler im Dezember 2022 seine künstlerische Laufbahn beenden und in den Ruhestand treten. Read More →
British conductor Matthew Halls has been appointed the next Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra. He will take over in autumn 2023 as successor of Santtu-Matias Rouvali.
The Pacific Symphony announced that Music Director Carl St.Clair, 70, reached an agreement with its board of directors to renew his contract as Music Director for at least another two seasons, while also encouraging them to look for his successor. Read More →
Israeli pianist Alexandra Segal won First Prize at the piano section of the 2022 George Enescu International Competition. The second and third prizes were awarded to pianists George Todica (Romania) and Chun Lam U (Hong Kong). Read More →
Deutschen Medienberichten zufolge musste der Pianist und Dirigent Justus Frantz, 78) einen ICE-Zug der Strecke Hamburg-Berlin verlassen, weil er keine Corona-Schutzmaske trug. Read More →
Das abenteuerliche Jahresprogramm des Orchestre de Chambre de Luxembourg (OCL) macht mit seinen neuen Ideen, spannenden Projekten und interessanten Solisten wirklich neugierig. Bereits mit ihrem ersten Konzert in dieser Spielzeit setzt die künstlerische Leiterin und Chefdirigentin Corinna Niemeyer Akzente. Alain Steffen war bei diesem ersten Konzert des OCL für Pizzicato dabei. Read More →
Nach der Sommerpause starteten das Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg und Chefdirigent Gustavo Gimeno mit einem guten, wenn auch nicht überragenden Konzert in ihre neue Spielzeit. Unser Mitarbeiter Alain Steffen war dabei und schildert seine Eindrücke. Read More →
After the 80-year-old Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini had to cancel a concert at the Salzburg Festival at short notice on August 21 due to acute heart problems, the artist has now cancelled a tour in the United States on the advice of his doctor. Read More →
Dijon Opera has announced the appointment of Debora Waldman as Associate Conductor. As part of this collaboration, she will conduct an opera in Dijon each year, the house says. Read More →