Die dritte Ausgabe des Catch Music Festival findet vom 26. bis 28. April im Centre Culturel de Bonnevoie in Luxemburg statt. Diese Initiative der Pianistin Cathy Krier und der Geigerin Laurence Koch bringt etablierte lokale Musiker und junge, aufstrebende Talente zusammen und bereichert das Stadtviertel Bonnevoie durch musikalische Begegnungen. Read More →
Teatro alla Scala, Milano
Unions say that an agreement has been reached on the pay and regulations of intermittent workers of Milan’s opera house La Scala. According to the statement, that will put an end to a long story for this type of workers, who for more than 20 years have been waiting for an adjustment that would remedy inconsistencies and wage discrimination. Given the positive conclusion of the negotiations with the management, the strike proclaimed for April 4, 2024 is revoked.
Die Berliner Bühnen und Orchester blicken 2023 auf Veranstaltungen mit einer stärker werdenden Publikumsfrequenz zurück. Das wurde heute mitgeteilt. Die institutionell geförderten Theater, Orchester und Tanzgruppen konnten im abgelaufenen Jahr 2023 in Berlin rund drei Millionen zahlende Besucher zählen. Die Zahlen schließen damit an das Jahr 2019 an. Read More →
Marie Jacquot
(c) Werner Kmetitsch
Der Symphonic Mob feiert seinen 10. Geburtstag! Am Samstag, den 25. Mai lädt das Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (DSO) zu Berlins größtem Spontanorchester mit anschließender Party auf die Piazza der Mall of Berlin am Leipziger Platz. Unter der Leitung von Marie Jacquot und mit Unterstützung hunderter Laienmusiker erklingen Werke von Boulanger, Händel, Prokofiev und Verdi. Read More →
Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth in Brussels announces the appointment of Grégor Chapelle as its new CEO. He will take up his post on April 29. A graduate in law from UCL and in public affairs from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, Grégor Chapelle will succeed Bernard de Launoit, who directed the institution for almost 20 years, transforming it into an institution that radiates throughout the world, under the unconditional banner of musical excellence. Read More →
Peter Sellars
Bach’s St Matthew Passion in the staging by Peter Sellars is one of the landmarks of the Simon Rattle era with the Berliner Philharmoniker. In this haunting version, Bach’s monumental work is not only explored from a new perspective; in a way never seen before, the Philharmonie itself proved to be a great venue for staged performances. The Berlin Philharmonic is now offering this production free in its Digital Concert Hall. Read More →
The permanently ongoing Italian opera drama has another act. Carlo Fuortes, who was appointed as General Manager of the Maggio Musicale in Florence last week has now been sentenced to one year and four months for the death of Oberdan Varani, the worker who fell at the Opera House of Rome when Fuortes was at the helm of the theatre, in 2017. Read More →
Festspielhaus Baden-Baden
Das Ereignis der Osterfestspiele Baden-Baden ist ohne Zweifel die einwöchige Residenz der Berliner Philharmoniker mit Konzerten, Opernaufführungen und Kammermusik. Besonders hohe Erwartungen hatte man für die Neuinszenierung der Richard Strauss-Oper Elektra durch Philipp Stölzl in Zusammenarbeit mit Philipp M. Krenn entgegen. Alain Steffen hatte sich die Vorstellung vom 26. März angesehen. Read More →
The back-and-forth over Esa-Pekka Salonen’s contract as Music Director with the San Francisco Symphony continues. After Salonen said he would quit the orchestra at the end of his current contract, the musicians asked the Board to keep him in the position. Read More →
Following complaints for misconduct, the Royal College of Music in London launched an independent investigation. After the investigation was completed, the complaints were upheld as part of the disciplinary proceedings and qualified as gross misconduct. The person concerned, Mark Messenger, Head of Strings, resigned with immediate effect during his disciplinary hearing, and he is no longer employed by the RCM, according to a statement issued today.
