In the last decade Luxembourgian composers have written a vivid body of orchestral music that takes in a wide range of inspirations. Next month, Naxos is launching a series of three CDs with works from Luxembourgish composers Ivan Boumans, Roland Wiltgen, Marco Pütz Jeannot Sanavia and Tatsiana Zelenka. The music is played by Solistes Européens, Luxembourg conducted by its Music Director Christoph König.

Das Bach-Archiv Leipzig hat ein Exemplar der ersten Bach-Gesamtausgabe (erschienen in Leipzig zwischen 1851 und 1900) aus dem Besitz des Komponisten Gustav Mahler erworben, teilte das Institut heute mit. Vier der Bände enthalten umfangreiche Eintragungen von Mahlers Hand. Read More →

Jonathan Nott
Photo: Thomas Müller

English conductor Jonathan Nott, 58, has agreed to renew the commitment that the Foundation Board of the OSR has proposed to him in the position of Music and Artistic Director of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande as of September 1, 2021. The new contract is permanent, an OSR spokesperson told Pizzicato, and reflecting the mutual trust. Read More →

Polish-English violinist Krysia Osostowicz will replace Gina McCormack who has decided to leave the Brodsky Quartet for family reasons. Her husband, Leif, is suffering from MND (Motor Neurone Disease) and she feels she cannot commit to the Quartet’s busy schedule when concerts start again. Read More →

Der deutsche Pianist Stefan Mickisch ist am Wochenende im Alter von 58 Jahren gestorben. Das meldete die Mittelbayerische Zeitung. Mickisch galt als Wagner-Experte und hielt Einführungsvorträge bei den Wagner-Festspielen in Bayreuth. Read More →

The new Sverdlovsk State Philharmonic Hall
(c) Zaha Hadid Architects

The project of the new building of the Sverdlovsk Philharmonic Society in Yekaterinburg developed by the architectural bureau Zaha Hadid has been delayed by the pandemic. Read More →

Russian conductor Alevtina Ioffe will has been appointed as Music Diretor of the Mikhailovsky Theater in St. Petersburg. Alevtina Ioffe is leaving her post as Music Director of the Moscow State Opera and Ballet Theatre for Young Audience Natalia Sats and remains Principal Guest Conductor of the Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Saha, Republic of Yakutia, Russia.

Johannes Fritzsch

The German-born, Australia-based conductor Johannes Fritzsch who was the Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s Chief Conductor from 2008 to 2014 will be Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor to the orchestra until 2023, i.e. when a new Chief Conductor is announced. QSO has been without a Chief Conductor since Alondra de la Parra left the orchestra at the end of 2019 after deciding not to extend her three-year contract. Read More →

Centre for Music, London
(c) Diller Scofidio And Renfro

The City of London announced that the planned £288m concert hall will not be built. “Members of the City of London Corporation’s policy and resources today agreed that, given the current unprecedented circumstances, plans for a centre for music will not be progressed,” a spokesperson said. Read More →

Die Schließung der Mozart-Museen und andere Folgen der Pandemie sorgen bei der der Stiftung Mozarteum in Salzburg für finanzielle Probleme. Die Organisation befinde sich in der „wirtschaftlich angespanntesten Lage seit Jahrzehnten“, heißt es in einer Presseaussendung. Read More →