Bernard Haitink
Bernard Haitink gehört zu den letzten großen Dirigenten der alten Schule, ein Künstler, der über ein halbes Jahrhundert die Musikinterpretation geprägt hat und immer ein bescheidener Mensch hinter dem Komponisten geblieben ist. Einen solchen legendären Musiker in der Luxemburger Philharmonie begrüßen zu können, und das gleich mit zwei Konzerten, ist schon ein Ereignis an sich., meint Alain Steffen in seiner Kritik. Read More →
Preise im Wert von 10.000 Euro vergab die Carl Bechstein Stiftung beim Preisträgerkonzert des vierten Carl Bechstein Wettbewerbs für Kinder und Jugendliche im Kulturstall von Schloss Britz in Berlin. Zum ersten Mal war der Wettbewerb ausgeschrieben für die Kategorie Klavier solo. Und mit mehr als 60 Anmeldungen aus ganz Deutschland erreichte der Wettbewerb einen Teilnehmerrekord. Professor Gesa Lücker zeigte sich als Leiterin der Jury mit dem „hervorragenden Niveau des Wettbewerbs“ hoch zufrieden. Read More →
Bramwell Tovey
(c) VSO
Vancouver Symphony’s outgoing Music Director Bramwell Tovey will become the Principal Conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra in January 2018, succeeding Keith Lockhart, who held the position for seven years. Read More →
Christoph Heesch
Die Jury des Fanny Mendelssohn Förderpreises hat den Preis dem jungen Cellisten Christoph Heesch verliehen. « Er überzeugte nicht nur durch sein intensives und facettenreiches Spiel, sondern auch durch ein innovatives Aufnahme-Konzept für seine Debüt CD », heißt es in einer Mitteilung. Read More →
Tenor Julian Prégardien & ICMA President Remy Franck
Tenor Julian Prégardien was given his trophy for the award he won in the 2017 ICMA (International Classical Music Awards) in the category Vocal recital. Prégardien was unable to attend the Award Ceremony in Leipzig, April 1st, due to illness. While being in Luxembourg for a rehearsal, he received the trophy from ICMA President Remy Franck, today at the Grand Theatre. Read More →
Dmitri Hvorostovsky
(c) Pavel Antonov
Russian police is investigating a case in which fake concerts by baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky were used by the General Director of the Krasnoyarsk Philharmonic for embezzlement, the Russian magazine M Celebrity reports. The suspect apparently had concluded fake contracts with fake companies for the lease of premises and equipment, allegedly for concerts by Hvorostovsky. But the performances never took place, and the money allocated to them, has mysteriously disappeared.
Giancarlo Guerrero
Giancarlo Guerrero, 48, who has led the Nashville Symphony as its Music Director for nearly a decade, has picked up an additional post in Europe. The Gulbenkian Orchestra in Lisbon has appointed him Principal Guest Conductor. He will conduct up to four weeks with that orchestra, beginning in August 2018. Read More →
Three works have been selected for this year’s Composition Prize of the Geneva International Music Competition. The composers had to submit a concerto for clarinet and orchestra. From 67 scores, the Jury chose three finalists, Nocturne III by 22-year-old Korean Jaehyuck Choi, Bocca Chiusaby the 31 year-old Yair Klartag (Israel) and Prank by Hankyeol Yoon (23, Korea). Read More →
John Axelrod
In honor of Spanish mezzo soprano Teresa Berganza, the Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla organizes a royal culinary gala with celebrity chef Kamilla Seidler and Spain’s best sommelier Nuria Espaaaon November 25 at the ballroom of the legendary Hotel Alfonso XIII in seville, followed by a concert at the UNESCO heritage site of the Real Alcázar de Sevilla, featuring baritone Thomas Hampson with musicians of the Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla, conducted by its Artistic and Musical Director, John Axelrod. All proceeds from this gala will benefit the orchestra’s artistic, administrative and educational needs.
Cecilia Bartoli
(c) Ulli Weber/Decca
Tomorrow, Friday 17, Italian mezzo Cecilia Bartoli will sing ‘Beata Viscere’ by the medieval French composer Perotin with the choir of the Sistine Chapel. Bartoli is the first woman to sing at the Sistine Chapel. She has canceled several appointments to realize her dream and she expects that the Pope himself will attend the performance.
