Marking 15 years of partnership between the Swire Group (Swire) and the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil), both institutions have announced that Swire will be continuing its sponsorship of the HK Phil as Principal Patron for another three years from April 2021, with a grant of HK$46.4 million (€ 5 million), the biggest corporate donation in the orchestra’s history.
Nach mehr als 16 Jahren an der Spitze der Erzgebirgischen Philharmonie Aue dirigiert Generalmusikdirektor Naoshi Takahashi (*1973) am heutigen 22. Februar sein letztes Konzert im Erzgebirge. Er wird in Japan eine neue Wirkungsstätte übernehmen. Read More →
Das Quatuor Ébène wird an der Hochschule für Musik und Theater München (HMTM) im Rahmen der neu gegründeten Ébène Quartet Academy ab sofort für den Aufbau einer Streichquartett-Klasse verantwortlich sein. Read More →
Das orchestereigene Label Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings ist von der Jury der ICMA – International Classical Music Awards mit zwei Jahrespreisen in den Kategorien Label of the Year und Symphonic Recording ausgezeichnet worden. Read More →
Valentin Egel
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Der Weimarer Dirigierstudent Valentin Egel, 26, wurde zu Jahresbeginn neuer Generalmusikdirektor des Orchesters in Rijeka (Kroatien), wie die Hochschule Franz Liszt jetzt mitteilte. Erst im September 2020 war er dort als Erster Kapellmeister engagiert worden und binnen kürzester Zeit zum Publikumsliebling und zum Favoriten des Orchesters avanciert. Read More →
The Jury of the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) today announced the Awards for 2021. German soprano Edita Gruberova is honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Spanish conductor Pablo Heras-Casado is Artist of the Year, Turkish pianist Can Cakmur is Young Artist of the Year. The Discovery Award is awarded to 14-year-old German violinist Maya Wichert. Read More →
Claudio Abbado - Lucerne Festival Orchestra
Photo: Fred Toulet
In memory of Claudio Abbado, who passed away 7 years ago, Accentus Music is making the last audiovisually recorded concert available for free on its VOD platform for 48 hours (until 6 p.m. on January 22, 2021). Read More →
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Photo: Marco Borggreve
Philadelphia Orchestra music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin is asking the new President of the U.S. to take immediate action to help save a U.S. arts sector battered by the pandemic. Here is the entire letter: Read More →
In yesterday’s fire, Bozar, the arts center in the center of Brussels, seems to have suffered huge damage mainly from water and rain. Especially the organ in the concert hall Henry Le Boeuf Hall has suffered a lot of water damage. There is also the risk that the stability of the roof could have suffered, which could make the hall unusable for several months.
Yesterday afternoon a fire damaged the roof of the Palace of Fine Arts in the center of Brussels. It was a roof fire, which smouldered over a large area, between the roof and the ceiling, at the level of the insulation. Read More →
