From summer 2017 the French Youth Orchestra will be orchestra in residence in the Hauts-de-France region (a merger of former Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy). The Regional Council will financially fund the various rehearsal sessions and subsequent concerts of the orchestra in Lille, Compiegne and Soissons.
Valery Gergiev
Foto: Marco Borggreve
In 2016, Valery Gergiev was the best earning cultural personality in Russia, according to the Russian Ministry of Culture. His declared annual income was 154.45 million rubles (€ 2.31 mio). In 2015 he declared 130 million rubles). Read More →
19.000 Besucher wurden dieses Jahr bei den Händel-Festspielen Göttingen gezählt, davon entfielen ca. 13.000 auf verkaufte Veranstaltungen (2016: 12.000) und ca. 6.000 auf kostenlose und Kooperationsveranstaltungen (2016: 7.000). Die Verkaufszahlen 2017 sind damit zwar ähnlich denen des Festspieljahres 2016, die Auslastung ist allerdings mit 70 % deutlich niedriger als im Vorjahr. Read More →
Polish harpsichord player Elzbieta Chojnacka died on 28 May in Paris at the age of 77. She was born in 1939 in Warsaw and studied in her native city as well as in Paris. In 1968 she won the international Vercelli competition, settled in Paris and began an international career. Read More →
A so-called techno event, Audio Obscura, at Amsterdam’s classical temple Concertgebouw ended prematurely Thursday night, because the ceiling above the stage became unstable. According to the Concertgebouw’s management, the ceiling consists of quadrants that are framed with stucco. One of those has come loose and some gravel was falling down. It will be investigated whether the loud music and penetrating bass sounds were responsible for the deterioration.
Alexander Liebreich
(c) Sammy Hart
An ungewöhnlichem Ort, auf der 1750 Meter hoch am Wank, dem Panoramaberg von Garmisch-Partenkirchen gelegenen Sonnenalm, besiegelten die 1. Bürgermeisterin Sigrid Meierhofer und Alexander Liebreich die Zusammenarbeit zwischen dem Richard-Strauss-Festival und seinem neuen Künstlerischen Leiter. Read More →
Cecilia Bartoli als Ariodante
(c) Monika Rittershaus
Bei den Salzburger Pfingstfestspielen 2017 tritt Cecilia Bartoli zum ersten Mal in einer Hosenrolle, dem nordischen Helden Ariodante auf. Und trägt dabei einen Bart. Inszeniert wird Händels Oper von Christof Loy, über den Bartoli sagt, er sei « ein Magier, der die Seelenräume der Charaktere auf die Bühne zu übersetzen und mit seiner sanften und niemals plakativen Art zu fesseln weiß ». Read More →
Janna Hymes
New York-born conductor Janna Hymes has been appointed as Music Director of the Carmel Symphony Orchestra near Indianapolis. She begins her duties as conductor of the 2017-18 season July 1 and has her debut performance on October 14 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts. Read More →
Thomas Sondergard
Danish conductor Thomas Søndergard, 47, will succeed the Royal Scottish National Orchestra’s current music director, Peter Oundjian, from September 2018, the RNSO announced. He is already Principal Guest Conductor since 2011. He is Principal Conductor of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales (BBCNOW) until the end of its 2017/18 season.
Thierry Fischer
(c) Marco Borggreve
The Utah Symphony announced an extension of Thierry Fischer’s contract as Music Director through the 2021-22 season. The agreement extends the current contract, which was signed to expire in 2019. Swiss conductor Thierry Fischer (56) is in this position since 2011. Read More →
