Die vornehmlich aus Vertretern der Schallplattenindustrie zusammengesetzte Jury des sogenannten Opus Klassik hat wieder ihre Preise bekannt gegeben und sich somit erneut selber gestreichelt und geliebkost. Read More →
From Soptember 5-26, the Bard Music Festival in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, joins forces with The Orchestra Now (TŌN) and the Bard College Conservatory to present ‘Out of the Silence: A Celebration of Music,’ a series of four free live-streamed concerts for string orchestra, piano and percussion (Sep 5–26). Pairing works by Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Dvorak and Bartok with music by ten prominent Black composers – ranging from Classical pioneer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges to contemporary Americans Alvin Singleton, Adolphus Hailstork and Jessie Montgomery, the series celebrates Bard’s commitment to neglected rarities and the unquenchable joy of music-making. Read More →
The BBC announced that after the controversy about whether Rule Britannia! and Land Of Hope And Glory were to be sung or only played instrumentally, both pieces will be sung by a group of the BBC Singers at the Last Night of the Prom’s. Read More →
A drunk young man climbed up Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall and stole the second letter L from the Liverpool Philharmonic sign on August 31 and then fled. Police searched the area and chased a group of men, one of whom had the letter in his possession. The missing letter has been put in place and the sign is complete again. Read More →
Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV), the 48th Istanbul Music Festival will present a virtual program between 18 September and 5 October 2020. Curated around this year’s theme, The Enlightened World of Beethoven, the festival concerts filmed at historical venues in Istanbul, Ankara and various cities of Europe will be available for streaming for audiences to enjoy on their screens. Read More →
Cristian Macelaru
(c) Sorin Popa
Appointed in November 2019 as Music Director of the Orchestre National de France, 40-year old Romanian conductor Cristian Macelaru was to take up the job in September 2021. But since Emmanuel Krivine resigned with immediate effect in May, Macelaru finally has been named Music Director from the 2020-21 season. Read More →
In einem offenen Brief hat der Vorstand der Jungen Deutschen Philharmonie auf die gegenwärtige schwierige Situation aufmerksam gemacht. In dem Brief heißt es: « … für viele andere Musikstudierende bilden Praktika und Akademien in Orchestern eine wichtige Schnittstelle zwischen dem Studium an einer Hochschule und dem späteren Berufsleben. Man kommt heutzutage fast nicht mehr umhin, Erfahrungen in einem Profiorchester zu sammeln. Praktika und Akademien sind in unserer persönlichen Entwicklung und als Wegbereiter unserer Laufbahn extrem wichtig. » Read More →
Seriji Ozawa
Photo: CAMI
At the occasion of Seiji Ozawa’s 85th birthday, Boston’s Mayor Martin J. Walsh has issued a proclamation (link) declaring September 1, 2020, ‘Seiji Ozawa Day in the City of Boston’. Read More →
Italian conductor and singer Claudio Cavina died yesterday at the age of 58. He was a specialist of the baroque and Renaissance repertoire. He studied at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis with Kurt Widmer and René Jacobs. He worked with several ensembles and created in 1995 La Venexiana.
Fabio Luisi
Italian conductor Fabio Luisi, 61, will continue as the DR Symphony Orchestra’s chief conductor until 2026. In addition to his position as chief conductor of the DR Symphony Orchestra since 2017, Luisi is chief conductor of the Zurich Opera, and he is also Music Director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in the United States. Outside of music, his hobbies include perfumery and the production of his own personal line of perfumes.
