Felipe Prazeres
The Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro has hired Brazilian conductor Felipe Prazeres, 45, as Music Director. He joined the orchestra in 2000 as violinist. He started conducting when he was 30. He is also a founding member of the Johann Sebastian Rio chamber orchestra.
The Brazilian soprano Laura de Souza died last Saturday at the age of 64 from cancer. She was one of the main Brazilian singers of the last decades. Graduated in Rio Grande do Sul, Laura de Souza moved to Europe, where she completed her studies in Hamburg, Paris, and Milan. Read More →
Luciano Pavarotti
The opera singer Luciano Pavarotti will be honored with the 2,730th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7065 Hollywood Boulevard. Pavarotti will be honored with a posthumous star in the category of Live Performance. The ceremony will take place on Wednesday, August 24, with guest speakers James Conlon, Cinzia Salvioli, and accepting on behalf of the family, Cristina Pavarotti.
Das Jugendsinfonieorchester der Ukraine setzt den grausamen Umständen des russischen Angriffskriegs zum Trotz seine musikalische Tätigkeiten fort: 2022 bringt es die ukrainische Jugend erneut für eine Konzertsaison zusammen, um ihre Friedensbotschaft von mehr Gerechtigkeit und einer besseren Zukunft durch Musik in die Welt zu tragen. Read More →
Twelve semi-finalists have been announced by the Santander International Piano Competition The Semi-final will be held over four days, from 29 July to 1 August, at the Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria. Read More →
Thomas Sondergard
Danish conductor Thomas Søndergard, 52, will be the next Music Director of the Minnesota Orchestra. He is given a five-year contract that starts with the 2023-24 season. He will succeed Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä, the orchestra’s music director from 2003-04 through last season. Read More →
Der Nordbayerische Kurier hatte vergangene Woche über körperliche Übergriffe auf Frauen, Beleidigungen und sexistische Sprüche bei den Bayreuther Festspielen berichtet. Laut der Süddeutschen Zeitung ermittelt jetzt bereits die Staatsanwaltschaft: Ein Verfahren sei eingeleitet worden, sagte demnach der stellvertretende Sprecher der Behörde. Es gehe um den Tatvorwurf der sexuellen Belästigung.
Roberto Rizzi-Brignoli
Der Italiener Roberto Rizzi Brignoli wird ab der Saison 2023/24 Nachfolger des scheidenden Generalmusikdirektors (GMD) Alexander Soddy am Nationaltheater Mannheim (NTM). Dies meldeten die Fränkischen Nachrichten. Read More →
Tom Fetherstonhaugh
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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO) has appointed Tom Fetherstonhaugh, 24, as its new Assistant Conductor for the 2022-2023 season. He won a vote made by the orchestra’s musicians and succeeds Marta Gardolinska who was appointed as Music Director of Opéra national de Lorraine last year. Read More →
Swiss-Dutch violinust Marie Leonhardt, concertmaster of the Leonhardt Consort, founded in 1955 by her husband, the harpsichordist and organist Gustav Leondhart (who died in January 2012), passed away in Amsterdam. Read More →
