Juraj Valcuha
The Houston Symphony has announced that Slovak conductor Juraj Valcuha, 45, has been named as its next music director. Valcuha will begin his tenure at the start of the 2022-23 season. He is succeeding Andres Orozco-Estrada on a post that has been held in the past by conductors such as Leopold Stokowski, André Previn, and Christoph Eschenbach. Read More →
The Verbier Festival, which begins on Friday, July 16, with two concerts conducted by Valery Gergiev, suffered an outbreak of Covid in the Festival Academy Orchestra which comprises scholarship musicians between 18 and 28 years old, i.e. mostly not vaccinated young people. Read More →
Das Orchester Armonia Atenea, das 1991 bei der Einweihung des Konzertsaals Megaron in Athen ins Leben gerufen wurde, wo es seinen Sitz hatte, ist wegen Finanzproblemen aufgelöst worden. Das berichtet die Agentur AFP unter Berufung auf griechische Regierungsstellen. Read More →
Radek Baborak
Czech horn player Radek Baborak, 44, has been appointed Principal Conductor of the West Bohemia Symphony Orchestra in Marianske Lazne (Západočeský symfonický orchestr Mariánské Lázně). Read More →
Der 1989 in Düsseldorf geborene Johannes Lang wird ab 2022 neuer Titularorganist an der Leipziger Thomaskirche. Er folgt auf Ullrich Böhme, der in den Ruhestand geht. Read More →
Mélanie Léonard
(c) Sergio Veranes
Symphony New Brunswick has announced the appointment of Mélanie Léonard as Music Director. She was selected among 50 candidates. Her resumé runs long, including, most recently, serving as Music Director of the Sudbury Symphony Orchestra. She has also been resident conductor and associate conductor of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. Read More →
23-year-old Chinese pianist Ying Li won First Prize as well as the Audience Award at the first edition of the Antonio Mormone International Prize (Premio Internazionale Antonio Mormone). The finals took place at La Scala in Milan. Read More →
Esther Bejarano, eine der letzten Überlebenden des Mädchenorchesters im KZ Auschwitz-Birkenau, ist am vergangenen Samstag in Hamburg verstorben. Sie wurde 96 Jahre alt. Read More →
Enrico Caruso
A huge archive of Caruso’s personal documents is currently being offered at Christie’s for private sale. It includes 282 letters and telegrams sent by him, and 423 sent to him, dating from across his career. « The tumultuous personal life of the great tenor Enrico Caruso, as dramatic as any opera, is illuminated by a treasure trove of letters and other documents offered for sale », Christie’s says in a news release. Read More →
Grange Park Opera, West Horsley Place, Surrey, has announced the world première of Anthony Bolton opera Litvinenko for the 15 July 2021. The libretto is by Kit Hesketh-Harvey. Read More →
