Jader Bignamini
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) announced today that Italian conductor Jader Bignamini, 43, has been appointed Music Director beginning with the 2020-2021 season. Bignamini was chosen following a search by an eight-member search committee comprising DSO musicians, board, and staff. Jader Bignamini succeeds Leonard Slatkin, who ended his decade-long tenure as DSO Music Director in 2018 and is currently the orchestra’s Music Director Laureate. Read More →
What’s wrong with the national music awards? After the turmoil which led to the remoulding of the former German Echo Klassik, the American Grammys also face stormy times. On January 21, the law firm Wigdor LLP filed a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of Deborah Dugan, the former CEO and president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the organization behind the Grammys. Read More →
Die Deutsche Orchestervereinigung (DOV) hat den Haustarifvertrag der Norddeutschen Philharmonie in Rostock gekündigt. Die Ungleichbehandlung der Beschäftigten am Volkstheater Rostock und Eingriff in Flächentarifvertrag sei rechtswidrig, heisst es in einer Presseaussendung. « Wir fordern für die Musikerinnen und Musiker den Volltarif der TVK-Vergütungsgruppe A. Nach geltendem Recht steht er ihnen zu“, sagt Gerald Mertens, Geschäftsführer der Deutschen Orchestervereinigung. Read More →
Neues Layout und Design, verbesserte Geschwindigkeit, neue Funktionen und Inhalte – die komplett neu gestaltete Naxos Music Library, kurz NML 3, ist online, teilte Naxos mit. Read More →
James Gaffigan
The Verbier Festival in Switzerland announced James Gaffigan as Music Director of its Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra (VFJO). Gaffigan will be only the second Music Director of the VFJO, after founding Music Director Daniel Harding, who served from 2013 to 2016. Read More →
The Jury of the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) today announced the Awards for 2020 which mark the tenth anniversary of this prestigious musical recognition. Austrian-Russian pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja is honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Latvian soprano Marina Rebeka is Artist of the Year, Italian cellist Erica Piccotti is Young Artist of the Year. The Discovery Award is awarded to 16-year-old German cellist Philipp Schupelius. Pentatone Classics is the Label of the Year, and the Composer Award goes to Luxembourgish-Spanish composer Ivan Boumans. A Special Award is conferred to the American conductor John Axelrod, who is conducting this year already his third ICMA Gala concert, as well as to Jérôme Lejeune, who forty years ago founded the Belgian label Ricercar. The Royal Seville Symphony Orchestra is honouring Spanish guitarist Pepe Romero with the Orchestra Award. In the Audio and Video categories, 18 productions are awarded a prize. Read More →
Valery Gergiev
Foto: Marco Borggreve
Der russische Dirigent Valery Gergiev hat gestern an der Wiener Staatsoper die mit ihm geplante Aufführung der Wagner-Oper Lohengrin verpasst und wurde am Pult durch Michael Güttler ersetzt. Eine entsprechende Meldung des Kurier bestätigte die Wiener Staatsoper am Montag auf Nachfrage der österreichischen Agentur APA. Read More →
On invitation by Unison, the Croatian Music Alliance, the Jury members of the International Classical Music Awards met last weekend (17-20 January) in Zagreb and Rijeka for their General Assembly. Read More →
Mit der Finissage der Clara Schumann-Ausstellung im Stadtgeschichtlichen Museum Leipzig ging am Sonntag das Festjahr Clara19 der Stadt Leipzig zu Ende. Erstmals stand in der Musikstadt eine Frau im Mittelpunkt. Einen festen Platz in Leipzig hat Clara Schumann nun im neuen Museum des Schumann-Hauses. Read More →
Max-Emmanuel Cencic
Am 3. September 2020 startet das Internationale Festival der Opera Seria Bayreuth Baroque im Markgräflichen Opernhaus Bayreuth. Damit erhält Bayreuth ein weiteres Musikfestival. Künstlerischer Leiter für die kommenden drei Jahre ist Countertenor, Regisseur und Produzent Max Emanuel Cencic. Read More →
