Marcel-Johannes Kits

23-year-old Marcel Johannes Kits from Estonia has been awarded First Prize at the 2018 George Enescu International Cello Competition in Bucharest, Romania.A graduate of the Trossingen University of Music he is currently continuing his studies at the Berlin University of the Arts with Jens Peter Maintz. Read More →

Opéra Bastille, Paris

The contract of Stéphane Lissner, General Manager of the National Opera in Paris, will not be renewed at the end of his term in 2021, since he will have exceeded the age limit (67) for a public position. He is in this position since 2014 and will be 68 years old in July 2021. Read More →

Krystian Zimerman
Photo: Kasskara / DG

Beim ‘Lucerne Festival’, wo er zusammen mit dem London Symphony Orchestra unter Simon Rattle auftrat, hat sich der Pianist Krystian Zimerman auf der Bühne bei allen demokratischen Kräften bedankt, « die sich gegen die Lockerung des Verbots von Waffenexporten in Bürgerkriegsländer » einsetzen. Read More →

The Shanghai Orchestra Academy (SOA) – a partnership between the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, and the Shanghai Conservatory of Music – has now kicked off its worldwide student admission process for the 2019 academic year. Read More →

Casals Forum, Kronberg

At the start of the 2018/19 season and the new academic year, the Kronberg Academy and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe (COE) announce a new partnership to establish the Casals Forum in Kronberg, Germany, as an artistic centre of excellence. The press release says: « The partnership underlines the shared quest for excellence by both pan-European organisations and their commitment to support the highest level of music education, as well as chamber and orchestral music making. » Read More →

René Jacobs

Dutch record label Pentatone has announced the launch of a complete cycle of Schubert symphonies with conductor René Jacobs and the Belgian period instrument ensemble B’Rock. This ambitious new project marks René Jacobs’ and B’Rock’s first collaboration with Pentatone, and is expected to conclude in 2021. Read More →

Der Leiter des renommierten Moskauer Gogol-Theaters, der im Sommer 2017 unter dem Vorwurf, Fördergelder unterschlagen zu haben, festgenommen und anschließend unter Hausarrest gestellt wurde, bleibt auch weiterhin zuhause eingesperrt. Sein Arrest wurde  bis zum 19. Oktober verlängert. Read More →

KKL Luzern

Wie kaum einem anderen internationalen Festival gelingt es dem immer noch innovativen ‘Lucerne Festival’ die besten Orchester und natürlich auch die besten Solisten, zeitgenössischen Komponisten und ‘Rising Stars’ während fünf Wochen zu einem musikalischen Event der Extraklasse zu versammeln. Unser Mitarbeiter Alain Steffen hat einige Konzerte besucht. Read More →

Charles Dutoit

The St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra has announced that Swiss conductor Charles Dutoit, 81, will be its Principal Guest Conductor from 2018/2019 season. The first concerts are planned for May 2019. Read More →

Toshio Hosokawa
(c) Schott - Christopher Peters

Japanese Composer Toshio Hosokawa has received the The Japan Foundation Award for 2018. The award was founded in 1973 and it is awarded to individuals or organizations that have made a remarkable contribution to promoting mutual understanding between Japan and overseas countries. Read More →