Thomas Hengelbrock
(c) Philharmonie Luxembourg

Thomas Hengelbrock, 65, has been appointed Music Director of the Orchestre de chambre de Paris, starting with the 2024/2025 season. The German conductor and violinist will succeed Lars Vogt, who led the OCP from the summer of 2020 until his death in September 2022. Read More →

Markus Poschner

Chefdirigent Markus Poschner, 52, wird 2027 mit Ablauf seines Vertrages diesen nicht verlängern, denn man müsse « Mut haben, neu aufzubrechen ». Read More →

Andris Nelsons
(c) Marco Borggreve

The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) made three major new announcements. Andris Nelsons, who is currently in his tenth season as Music Director will move to an evergreen, rolling contract, extending his tenure as Music Director; additionally, he has also been named Head of Conducting at Tanglewood. Read More →

Ermonela Jaho
@Fadil Berisha

The Opera for Peace movement has announced Albanian soprano Ermonela Jaho as a new Opera for Peace ambassador, in particular to help young performers « find their voice ». Read More →

24 young conductors will compete for prizes in the international Malko Competition on 15-20 April.
The Danish National Symphony Orchestra’s international Malko Competition says that almost 400 conductors had applied to take part in this year’s competition. The 24 selected candidates come from 20 different countries. Read More →

Josep Pons

Der 67-jährige Spanier Josep Pons wird mit Beginn der Spielzeit 2025/26 neuer Chefdirigent der Deutschen Radio Philharmonie. Er folgt auf den Finnen Pietari Inkinen, der seine Amtszeit nach acht Spielzeiten mit Auslaufen seines Vertrags im Sommer 2025 beendet, um sich vermehrt seinen internationalen Verpflichtungen widmen zu können. Read More →

Marie Jacquot
(c) Werner Kmetitsch

Marie Jacquot has been named as the new Chief Conductor of the WDR Sinfonieorchester. The 33-year-old Paris-born artist will succeed Cristian Măcelaru, who will remain Chief Conductor until 2025 and will be Artistic Partner of the orchestra in the 2025/26 season. Read More →

Unsuk Chin
(c) (Priska Ketterer

62-year-old South Korean composer Unsuk Chin won the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize.Chin will receive the award, along with prize money of 250,000 euros on May 18 in Munich, Germany, Read More →

Lionel Bringuier
© Jonathan Grimbert-Barré

The Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège in Belgium has appointed Lionel Bringuier as Music Director from September 2025. He will succeed London-based Hungarian Gergely Madaras. Read More →

ICMA Jury member Radio Romania Muzical is hosting this year’s General Assembly of the International Classical Music Awards. The event comprises the jury meetings, concerts at the Atheneum with the Choir and Orchestra of George Enescu Philharmonic conducted by Christoph König as well as at the Radio Hall with the Choir and National Romanian Radio Orchestra conducted by David Crescenzi. Read More →