Johann Sebastian Bach

Der ‘Leipziger Kantaten-Ring 2018’, der zum Auftakt des Leipziger Bachfestes vom 8. bis 10. Juni stattfand, zog Gäste aus zirka 40 Nationen an. Innerhalb von 48 Stunden erklangen insgesamt 33 ausgewählte geistliche Kantaten Bachs in neun ausverkauften Konzerten in Bachs Leipziger Kirchen und einem Open-Air-Gottesdienst. Read More →

Sungho Kim

Der koreanische Tenor Sungho Kim (27) hat den 37. Belvedere-Gesangswettbewerb gewonnen, der im lettischen Seebad Jurmala nahe Riga stattfand. Der österreichische Wettbewerb wird jedes Jahr an einem anderen Ort ausgetragen. Read More →

The 15th edition of the Lille Piano Festival in France was a major success, the organizer says. In three days 15,000 visitors attended the concerts.

In December 2017, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra acquired the former Warner Grand Theater building on West Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which will serve as the MSO’s performance center, once renovated. Read More →

The 41st Dresden Music Festival counted about 56,000 visitors for 67 events between May 10 and June 10. More than 1,500 artists from all over the world performed at 24 venues in Dresden. With 91 percent of seats sold, ticket sales revenue rose from 1.4 million to 1.54 million Euro, despite the strong increase already observed in 2017, the organizer says.

Bernard Haitink

During the applause after Friday’s concert, Bernard Haitink fell on the stage, the Concertgebouw Orkest announced today. According to the press release, the 89-year old Dutch conductor « is doing well under the circumstances », but he needs to rest and is unable to conduct tonight’s concert. Kerem Hasan, assistant conductor to the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra’s honorary conductor Bernard Haitink, takes over. The programme, Mahlers Ninth Symphony, remains unchanged.

Devin Hughes

American conductor Devin Hughes has been appointed as Music Director of the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra in Niceville.Hughes is concurrently serving as Music Director and Conductor of the Boulder Symphony, Arapahoe Philharmonic and Civic Youth Orchestra of Denver. He succeeds Jeffrey Rink, who conducted the NFSO for 10 years, until spring 2018.

Der deutsche Bühnenverein, der Interessen- und Arbeitgeberverband der Theater und Orchester, hat angesichts jüngster Missbrauchs- und Mobbing-Skandale und auf seiner diesjährigen Jahreshauptversammlung in Lübeck einen ‘Wertebasierten Verhaltenskodex zur Prävention von sexuellen Übergriffen und Machtmissbrauch’ verabschiedet, den die Mitgliedstheater und -orchester in ihren Häusern kommunizieren und individuell weiterentwickeln werden. Read More →

Xian Zhang
(c) Fred Stucker

Chinese conductor Xian Zhang (*19743) extends her contract as Music Director of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra for an additional four years, the orchestra announced. The contract will run through the 2023-24 season. Read More →

29-year-old Haruka Nagao from Japan has won First prize at the 2018 Carl Flesch International Violin Competition in Hungary. Joint Second prize was awarded to 23-year-old Eryu Feng from China and 18-year-old Louisa Staples from Great Britain. 27-year-old Julia Turnovsky from Austria took the 3rd prize.