Placido Domingo
Due to the ongoing health concerns and global uncertainty generated by the COVID-19 pandemic, Placido Domingo’s Operalia competition is postponed. New dates in 2021 will be communicated in due time, the organizer says The twenty eighth edition was scheduled to take place in Tel Aviv, Israel, from October 22-28, 2020 at the Israeli Opera.
Jaap van Zweden
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The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) has announced that Jaap van Zweden has accepted to extend his Music Director contract for two more years, through the end of the 2023/24 season. This will bring his tenure as Music Director with the orchestra to 12 years. Following his tenure as Music Director, he will hold the title of Conductor Laureate. Read More →
The Nashville Symphony announced that it will suspend all activities through July 31, 2021. Furloughs will be issued to 128 employees, including Music Director Giancarlo Guerrero and 79 musicians, beginning July 1. Read More →
Philharmonie Luxembourg
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Nach dreimonatiger Schließung öffnet die Luxemburger Philharmonie am 18. Juni wieder ihre Tore. Das Luxemburger Jazz Trio Reis Demuth Wiltgen ist für das erste Konzert eingeplant. Zwei weitere Konzerte sind bereits in Vorbereitung. Ein besonderer Anlass ist sicherlich der 15. Geburtstag der Philharmonie, den das Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg am 25. Juni unter der Leitung seines Chefdirigenten Gustavo Gimeno feiern wird. Read More →
Andrew Crust
American conductor Andrew Crust was chosen out of the seven finalists to be the Music Director and Conductor of the Lima Symphony (Ohio) at the start of the next season. Read More →
Die Elbland Philharmonie Sachsen hat den Vertrag mit Chefdirigent Ekkehard Klemm bis 2025 verlängert. Der 62-jährige deutsche Dirigent und ehemalige Rektor der Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber in Dresden ist ab der Spielzeit 2017/18 auf diesem Posten. Read More →
Opéra Bastille, Paris
Der Direktor der Paris Opéra national, Stéphane Lissner, 67, will seinen Posten, den er seit 2014 innehat, schon Ende 2020 abgeben, rund sechs Monate früher als geplant. Seinem Nachfolger Alexander Neef überlässt er eine schwierige finanzielle Situation. Den Verlust durch Streiks und Pandemie beziffert Lissner auf 40 Millionen Euro.
The New York Philharmonic has announced that all previously scheduled Philharmonic events have been cancelled through January 5, 2021, « in order to protect our audience, musicians, and employees from COVID-19. The Philharmonic plans to resume live performances after that time, although the dates and programming for concerts in 2021 are subject to change. »
Johann Sebastian Bach
Am ursprünglichen Eröffnungs- und Abschlusswochenende des Bachfestes Leipzig veranstaltet die Leipziger Bach-Wache einen karitativen Konzert-Marathon. Am 13., 14. 20. und 21. Juni 2020 präsentieren über 150 freischaffende Musiker aus Leipzig sowie internationale Gäste ein mehrstündiges, innovatives und interaktives Programm, das über einen Live-Stream aus der Leipziger Thomaskirche und der Nikolaikirche übertragen wird: 1.500 Minuten Bach ‘zur Recreation des Gemüths’. Read More →
Naxos has launched a new education platform, the Naxos MusicBox. Conceived by Genevieve Helsby, the author of the Naxos My First series of children’s music books, the MusicBox is an immediately appealing website aimed at children, parents and teachers. Already richly filled with information, the website is set to grow, and more material is to be added. The texts have been written especially for the age group from 4 to 12, pointing out things to listen for and encouraging a real connection with the music offered. Read More →
