Cultural players in the Pays-de-la-Loire region of France are facing unprecedented budget cuts. The president of the regional council, Christelle Morançais, plans to cut the cultural budget by more than 70% and achieve savings of 100 million euros. Read More →
Der katalanische Dirigent, Komponist und Pädagoge Josep Vila i Casañas wird ab der kommenden Saison 2025/26 Chefdirigent beim MDR-Rundfunkchor. Casañas tritt in Leipzig die Nachfolge von Philipp Ahmann an, der 2025 zum WDR Chor in Köln wechselt.
The Opera of Tours, France, is threatened with closure, according to the musicians of the Orchestre Symphonique région Centre-Val de Loire/Tours. They organized a demonstration this weekend. Read More →
Daniel Barenboim, 82, hat seine Konzerte am 25. und 26. November mit der Staatskapelle Berlin aus gesundheitlichen Gründen kurzfristig abgesagt. Für ihn springt Philippe Jordan ein.
The American violinist Charles Castleman and the Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth announce the donation of the 1707 Charles Castleman, ex-Marquis de Champeaux Stradivarius to Myriad USA, the American unit of the international network of the King Baudouin Foundation. The instrument will immediately be placed at the disposal of the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel. Read More →
Marc Niemann wurde heute in Bremen als neuer Intendant und Geschäftsführer des Sendesaals Bremen vorgestellt. Read More →
Ophélie Gaillard
Stolen during a break-in at cellist Opélie Gaillard’s house almost two months ago, her cello was recovered by the gendarmes, who arrested three people.The cello was made in Italy in 1737 by luthier Francesco Goffriller. Two valuable bows had also been stolen from Ophélie Gaillard’s home. The instrument, valued at 1.3 million euros, belongs to the CIC bank and is on loan to the cellist. Read More →
Philippe Jordan
Philippe Jordan has been announced as new Chief Conductor of Orchestre National de France. The 50-year-old Swiss is due to take up his post in September 2027, succeeding Cristian Macelaru, who is leaving for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra after seven seasons at the helm of the ONF. Read More →
Rafael Payare
Das Orcheste symphonique de Montréal war unter seinem Chefdirigenten Rafael Payare und mit dem Pianisten Daniil Trifonov zu Gast in Luxemburg. Alain Steffen war bei diesem spektakulären, wenn auch etwas plakativen Konzert dabei. Read More →
The auditions for the 2024 Pablo Casals International Award for young cellists are aimed at cellists under the age of 21. Seven young cellists were in the finals. Yo Kitamura (Japan) and Arne Jesper Zeller (Germany) share First Prize, while Luís Dias Canali (Portugal/Italy) and Gabriel Guignier (France) shared the AENA Special Prize ex aequo, and Ruoxi Jing (China) received Third Prize. Read More →
