Die Bregenzer Festspiele haben am Mittwochabend zum zweiten Mal die Aufführung von Rigoletto im Seetheater wegen Regens abbrechen müssen, Nach nur 15 Minuten war für 5400 Zuschauer Schluss, die restlichen 1650 konnten mit ins Festspielhaus zu einer nur halbszenischen Aufführung. Read More →
Die Artists in Residence des diesjährigen Festivals Olive Classic auf der Sonneninsel Pag in Kroatien, der Pianist Dmytro Choni und der Fagottist Matko Smolcic, gestalteten das Programm des gestrigen Konzerts. Remy Franck berichtet. Read More →
Xian Zhang
(c) Fred Stucker
Chinese-American conductor Xian Zhang, 46, has been named Principal Guest Conductor of the Melbourne Symphony. She begins her tenure in 2020. Zhang is Music Director of the New Jersey Symphony.
Das Festival Olive Classic stellt jedes Jahr eine europäische Hauptstadt in den Mittelpunkt. Dieses Jahr ist es Vaduz, die Hauptstadt des Fürstentums Liechtensteins, das sein 300-jähriges Bestehen feiert. Remy Franck war beim Konzert und schildert im Folgenden seine Eindrücke. Read More →
The third Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition (SISIVC) will take place in Shanghai August 4-25, 2020. The Competition’s Organisation Committee has announced that it is officially open for global applications. In celebration of the centennial birthday of Maestro Isaac Stern in 2020, a gala concert has been added to commemorate the longtime friend of China. Read More →
James Levine
The suit opposing the conductor James Levine against the Metropolitan Opera, which fired him in 2018 amid accusations of sexual misconduct came to an end on Tuesday, the New York Times reports. The two sides announced that they have settled their claims against each other. The terms of the settlement were not published.
Seit nunmehr zehn Jahren widmet sich der Palazzetto Bru Zane (Centre de musique romantique française) musikalischen Wiederentdeckungen und feiert diesen Geburtstag im Herbst mit Veranstaltungen in Venedig und Paris. Read More →
Karel Mark Chichon
(c) Marco Borggreve
The Orquesta Filarmonica de Gran Canaria, in collaboration with the Martin Chirino Foundation for the Arts and Thought, have announced the first edition of the Martin Chirino International Conducting Competition. The contest will be held between the 7th and 11th of October 2019 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Read More →
Renée Fleming
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The Aspen Festival has announced that American soprano Renée Fleming, along with conductor Patrick Summers, the artistic and music director of the Houston Grand Opera, will take over and redesign its opera program as the new artistic directors. Read More →
British record label Chandos and Sinfonia of London have announced a new collaboration. The recording of Korngold’s Symphony in F sharp, Theme and Variations and Straussiana is the orchestra’s first CD, issued in partnership with Chandos Records, and is released in September 2019. Further discs will follow over the coming months. Read More →
