French label NoMadMusic has won the Innovation Award of the city of Paris for its NomadPlay application. Designed for amateur or professional musicians, it will allow the user to take the place of a musician at the heart of an orchestra from his own place. The label announces an immersive experience, with a spatialized sound, synchronised scrolling of the score and a large catalogue of musical works. NomadPlay is scheduled to go online in 2018. Currently it is still in a test phase, but anyone interested in the project can become a beta tester.

Laut einem Bericht der Kultur- und Kreativwirtschaft  des deutschen Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Energie lag 2016 der Umsatz bei der Herstellung von Musikinstrumenten im betrachteten Zeitraum seit 2010 so hoch wie noch nie. Gleiches gilt für den Umsatz mit Musikinstrumenten im Einzelhandel. Read More →

The Centre de Musique Baroque in Versailles, France, has announced the appointment of Nicolas Bucher as Director General. He will take up his position on March 1, 2018. Read More →

Kian Soltani
Photo:Alexander Mohr

Der Cellist Kian Soltani erhält 2018 den ‘Credit Suisse Young Artist Award’. Der hochdotierte Preis wird 2018 zum zehnten Mal verliehen. Soltani stammt aus einer persischen Musikerfamilie. Er wurde 1992 im österreichischen Bregenz geboren und begann im Alter von zwölf Jahren sein Cellostudium bei Ivan Monighetti an der Musik-Akademie Basel. Read More →

Bryn Terfel

Besides the Metropolitan Opera, where Bryn Terfel cancelled his Scarpia in Puccini’s Tosca, the Boston Symphony has announced that « on the advice of his doctors, bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel has regrettably been forced to withdraw from the Boston Symphony Orchestra concerts in Boston February 1-3, as he continues to heal and rest following vocal fatigue » No replacement for Terfel has been announced.

Metropolitan Opera New York

Die neue Produktion von Puccinis ‘Tosca’, die am Silvesterabend Premiere haben wird, steht definitiv unter einem schlechten Stern. Wie die Met per Twitter mitteilte, hat sich nun auch der Sänger des Scarpia abgemeldet. Bryn Terfel leidet unter vokaler Müdigkeit und muss ausspannen. Read More →

Lawrence Foster
(c) Bruno Fidrych

American conductor Lawrence Foster, 76, has signed a contract as Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice, beginning in September 2019. He will become succeed German conductor Alexander Liebreich. Born in 1941 to a Romanian family, Foster is now Music Director of the Marseille Opera in southern France since 2013.

The provincial government of Cordoba in southern Spain has signed an agreement with the Orquesta de Cordoba worth 250,000 euros. Hence, the government has renewed its commitment to the Orchestra in order to ensure its activities.

Florian Krumpöck

Wenn es am Konzert des ‘Orchestre de Chambre du Luxembourg’ vom letzten Sonntag etwas auszusetzen gab, dann wohl die Akustik. Alles andere war hervorragend, meint Alain Steffen in seiner Konzertkritik. Read More →

Ward Stare

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra announced that Music Director Ward Stare, 35, renewed his contract for three more years through the end of the 2020-21 season. Read More →