In 2020, Pizzicato was again able to increase its daily readership, reaching a total of 2.227.000 visitors. Pizzicato readers read an average of five articles a day. Thanks to all of you for being such an incredibly assiduous readership. On this first day of the New Year the Pizzicato team presents its very best wishes for one hopefully musically enriching year 2021. Read More →
Heute Abend im 20 Uhr spielen die Pianistinnen Martha Argerich und Sophie Pacini ein live gestreamtes Silvesterkonzertaus dem Konzerthaus in Wien (Link zum Konzert). Eine innige persönliche und künstlerische Freundschaft verbindet die junge Pianistin Sophie Pacini mit Martha Argerich, die inzwischen zu ihrer Mentorin avancierte. Read More →
For its 10th anniversary, the International Music Academy in Liechtenstein has released a video on its YouTube Channel, in which several students and teachers deliver their own impressions about this unique Academy. The most important announcement however is that the Academy will get a new venue and will move into the historic Hagen-House in Nendeln from 2024. Until then, the building which is protected as a historic monument will be renovated and prepared for its future purpose as a cultural and music centre. Read More →
Laut Aussagen von Kulturstaatsministerin Monika Grütters sollen die veralteten Strukturen der Bayreuther Festspiel-GmbH überdacht und erneuert werden. « Mir geht es darum, dass es in Bayreuth vernünftige und wirksame Strukturen gibt, » sagte die Ministerin. Die Bayreuther Festspielchefin Katharina Wagner hat dies gegenüber den Passauer Neue Presse begrüßt. Read More →
Die großen bekannten Konzerthäuser und Orchester veröffentlichen im Moment regelmäßig Streams von Aufzeichnungen ihrer Konzerte ohne Publikum. Diese Kontaktmöglichkeit nutzen aber auch lokale Ensembles. Das in Luxemburg ansässige Kammerorchester Estro armonico hat diesen Weg nun mit Unterstützung des Kultusministeriums von Luxemburg gewählt, um seinem Publikum die Wartezeit auf weitere Auftritte zu verkürzen. Read More →
After the death of British-Chinese pianist Fou Ts’ong, tributes are coming from many people. The Chopin Institute in Warsaw says on its website: « It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of the legendary Chinese pianist Fou Ts’ong. His departure brings to a close a crucial page in the Chopin tradition; we bid farewell to a master, musician and philosopher with a unique gift for conveying Chopin’s greatness to the world both in words and, above all, through his playing. Read More →
British-Chinese pianist Fou Ts’ong (also Fu Cong) died yesterday in London from COVID-19, aged 86. Born in Shanghai in 1934, he was one of the first Chinese-born pianists to achieve international fame. In 1955, he won the third prize and the Polish Radio Prize for the best performance of mazurkas in the International Chopin Piano Competition. Read More →
A petition has been launched in the UK to ask the Johnson Government to negotiate « a free cultural work permit that gives us visa free travel throughout the 27 EU states for music touring professionals, bands, musicians, artists, TV and sports celebrities that tour the EU to perform shows and events & Carnet exception for touring equipment. » Read More →
The once opera-loving philanthropist Alberto Vilar, 80, is seeking financial relief from what his lawyers describe as a destitute existence following his 2018 release from prison, an AP report says. Read More →
Israeli violinist Ivry Gitlis has died in Paris yesterday, aged 98. He was born in 1922 in Haifa to Jewish parents who had left what is now Ukraine. Read More →
