Nicolas Ellis
(c) M.G.Tremblay

Canadian Conductor Nicolas Ellis, 29, is the winner of the 2021-22 Mécénat Musica Prix Goyer. Worth $125,000, the price is awarded every two years to an emerging artist in the field of classical music. It’s the biggest prize of its kind in Canada, according to a news piece of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Read More →

Future interior of David Geffen Hall
(c) Diamond Schmitt Architects

The undergoing renovation of David Geffen Hall at New York’s Lincoln Center will be completed two years earlier than anticipated, with a re-opening now planned for the autumn 2022, according to a joint statement released by the Lincoln Center and the New York Philharmonic. Read More →

Daniele Gatti
Photo: Marco dos Santos

The Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera says that Daniele Gatti, 59, will succeed Antonio Pappano at the helm of the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia when this one’s contract will end in 2023. Read More →

Antonio Pappano
Photo: Musacchio & Ianniello

Nachdem Antonio Pappano zum Chefdirigenten des London Symphony Orchestra ernannt wurden, stellt sich die Frage, wie es mit seinem Posten als Chefdirigent des Orchesters der Accademia Nationale di Santa Cecilia in Rom weitergehe. Read More →

Die für den Monat Mai geplanten Schwetzinger Festspiele werden wegen COVID-19 in den Herbst verschoben, teilte der Veranstalter mit. Für Oktober sind 21 Veranstaltungen geplant, darunter die Residenzen des Bratschisten Nils Mönkemeyer und der Capella de la Torre. Einige der geplanten Konzerte soll dennoch im Mai stattfinden, allerdings ohne Publikum und nur in Form von Radiokonzerten.

After President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan which includes funding for the National Endowment for the Arts to support organizations and jobs in the arts sector that have been impacted by the pandemic, the NEA announced that the organization is due to receive $135 million « in this historic legislation represents a significant commitment to the arts and a recognition of the value of the arts and culture sector to the nation’s economy and recovery. » Read More →

Joshua Weilerstein
(c) Jacob Boserup

The Boston based Phoenix Orchestra has appointed American conductor Joshua Weilerstein, 34, as Music Director from the 2021-2022 season. Weilerstein has served as Artistic Director of the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne since 2014 and he will quit this job in June 2021. Read More →

Thomas Zehetmair
(c) Mark Savage / Northern Sinfonia

The Orchestre National d’Auvergne has named the successors of Roberto Forés Veses, musical and artistic director of the or the past 10 years, who will end his mandate in June 2021. Indeed, the Orchestra announced the creation of an artistic team starting with the upcoming 2021/2022 season. Read More →

Der 1993 geborene armenische Komponist Hovik Sardaryan ist der erste Stipendiat des  Schwarzkopf-Kompositionsstipendiums der Schwarzkopf-Stiftung Junges Europa. Das neue Stipendium wird jährlich in Kooperation mit der Karajan-Akademie der Berliner Philharmoniker vergeben und mit jeweils insgesamt 15.000 Euro dotiert. Read More →

Stéphane Denève
(c) Henry Fair

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has announced a four-year contract extension for its current Music Director, French conductor Stéphane Denève, 49. The extended contract runs through the end of the SLSO’s 2025/2026 season, which will be Denève’s seventh as Music Director. Read More →