Jakub Hrusa
(c) Petra Klackova

Czech conductor Jakub Hrusa, 39, has been announced as Principal Guest Conductor of the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia from the 2021/22 season. Read More →

Stilian Kirov
(c) Chuck Moss

The Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra (California) has announced that its Music Director Stilian Kirov has signed a five-year contract to remain with the BSO through 2026. Read More →

From 25 July to 5 August 2022, the Paloma O’Shea Santander Piano Competition will be holding its 20th edition and its 50th anniversary.The registration period is open now, until 18 October 2021. The competition is open to young pianists the world over born from 1 January 1990 onwards. Read More →

Tonhalle Zürich
(c) Georg Aerni

Am 15. September eröffnet das Zürcher Tonhalle-Orchester die Große Tonhalle. Der restaurierte Konzertsaal strahlt in neuem Glanz. Prunkstück darin ist die neue Orgel von Orgelbau Kuhn AG. Sie wird ebenfalls im September mit einem neuen Werk von Guillaume Connesson sowie der dritten Sinfonie von Camille Saint-Saëns im September eingeweiht. Read More →

Das Europa Open Air-Konzert des hr-Sinfonieorchesters und der Europäischen Zentralbank in Frankfurt/Main fällt erneut aus. Angesichts der immer noch unsicheren Pandemiesituation könne man ein Konzert mit mehreren tausend Besuchern nicht guten Gewissens veranstalten, hieß es von offizieller Seite.

Eva Gevorgyan
c) Rudi Schachenhofer

Held this year for the first time, the All-Russian Selection of the Russian National Orchestra, a performing competition for young musicians from 10 to 18 years, was won by pianist Eva Gevorgyan, 17. Read More →

The jury of the Iturbi Prize, the International Piano Competition Valencia, did not award a First Prize. Second Prize went to Alexey Sychev (Russia) and Third Prize was awarded to both Salome Jordania (Georgia) and Ryutaro Suzuki (Japan). Read More →

Lukasz Borowicz
(c) Bruno Fidrych

Polish conductor Lukasz Borowicz (*1977) has been named Music Director of the Poznan Philharmonic Orchetsdra. He is the successor of Marek Pijarowski, who led the orchestra for nearly 15 years, a record in the history of the Philharmonic. Borowicz has long been associated with the Philharmonic as its first guest conductor. Read More →

Katharina Wagner, Leiterin der Bayreuther Festspiele, kündigte Reformen an. Unter andem soll die Satzung der Richard-Wagner-Stiftung überarbeitet werden, sagte sie der ‘Augsburger Allgemeinen’, ohne Details zu nennen.  Solche Reformen sind auch bereits von der Politik gefordert worden. Read More →

The Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) will pause its activities during what they call a transition period. The press release says: « … the persistent and unprecedented challenging market conditions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic have made it necessary for the MPO to re-evaluate its business model to remain relevant and viable in the long run, adapting to the changing times and more importantly to the requirements of its audiences. (…) Read More →