Sidney Opera House

After a first successful experience during the Vivid Festival, the Sydney Opera House wants to play host to ‘sleep-overs’ if a recently lodged development application is approved. The Opera House wants permission to give 100 guests two nights’ accommodation once a year. Read More →

Alpesh Chauhan
(c) Patrick Allen

Alpesh Chauhan, 26, a British conductor of Indian descent, has been named Principal conductor of the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini, succeeding Francesco Lanzillotta at the beginning of the 2017-2018 season. Read More →

After long and unsuccessful contract negotiations, musicians for the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra went on strike this Thursday, putting the new season in jeopardy. Subsequently, the management canceled all weekend performances, which would have opened the 2016-17 season tonight. The strike is over salary cuts, that the musicians are not willing to accept.

Six candidates will appear as guest conductors during the Oklahoma City Philharmonic 2016-17 season, and one of them will possibly become the orchestra’s next music director when Joel Levine, the ensemble’s sole music director since its establishment in 1989, will retire in 2018. Read More →

Fazil Say
(c) Martin Hoffmeister

Turkish pianist Fazil Say was acquitted of blasphemy charges, four years after being sentenced to a suspended jail term following a post on his Twitter account. He had been accused by Turkish citizens who claimed to be offended by his atheism. Read More →

Der südafrikanisch-österreichische Tenor Johan Botha verstarb am heutigen Donnerstag im Alter von 51 Jahren in Wien an einer schweren Krankheit. Read More →

Michael Hofstetter (*1961) hat seinen Vertrag als Generalmusikdirektor am Stadttheater Gießen um fünf Jahre bis 2022 verlängert. Er ist seit 2012 auf diesem Posten.

Shiyeon Sung

Im September 2016 geht die Deutsche Radio Philharmonie zum dritten Mal auf Tournee nach Südkorea. Auf dem Tourplan stehen fünf Konzerte unter Leitung der koreanischen Dirigentin Shiyeon Sung: Read More →

20-Euro-Silbermünze Mozart: Der Mythos

Rechtzeitig vor seinem 225. Todestag ist nun auch die dritte Münze der Mozart Serie da: Die 20-Euro-Silbermünze „Mozart: Der Mythos’ vollendet die Reihe. Die dritte und letzte Münze der Serie charakterisiert den Mythos um Mozart. Read More →

Pianist André Watts, 69, who had to cancel several concerts because of continuing treatments for prostate cancer announced that he will to return to the concert stage in Indianapolis on September 30.