The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that the 32-year-old estranged wife of pianist Vadym Kholodenko has been indicted on capital murder charges in deaths of their two young daughters, 1-year-old Michaela Kholodenko and 5-year-old Nika Kholodenko. She is believed to have suffocated the girls with pillows on 17 March at her home in suburban Benbrook/Texas.
Igor Stravinsky
Für das Projekt ‘#scandal #sacre #stravinsky’ sucht die Luxemburger Philharmonie Jugendliche im Alter von 14 bis 18 Jahren, für eine Bühnenperformance zu Igor Stravinskys ‘Le Sacre du Printemps’, dessen Uraufführung 1913 in Paris bekanntlich einen Skandal auslöste. Mithilfe sämtlicher Kunstformen wie Musik, Tanz, Kunst, Theater oder Film sollen die Jugendlichen ihre eigene Show erschaffen, die sie am 21. und 27. Oktober 2016 jeweils vor dem Orchesterkonzert des Philharmonischen Orchesters Luxemburg auf die Bühne bringen. Read More →
James Ross
American conductor James Ross (*1959) will replace Rubén Gimeno as Music director of the Spanish Orquesta Sinfónica del Vallés in Sabadell, Catalonia. He will take up his post in September 2017 for three years. Read More →
Marcelo Lehninger
Brazilian-born conductor Marcelo Lehninger, 36, becomes the 14th music director in the 86-year history of the the Grand Rapids Symphony (Michigan, US). He got a five-year contract through the 2020-21 season, effective July 1. Lehninger just ended a four-year tenure as music director of the New West Symphony Orchestra in Los Angeles. Read More →
Krzysztof Penderecki
(c) Bruno Fydrich
In a ‘Love letter to the British people, from Europe’, published by The Times, European scientists, writers, actors, film directors and musicians ask the British people to vote for staying in the European Union. Here are the musicians who signed the letter. Alfred Brendel (Austria), pianist; Richard Dubugnon (Switzerland), composer; Yorgos Loukos (Greece), artistic director of the Opéra de Lyon; Krzysztof Penderecki (Poland),composer; Patricia Petibon (France), soprano.
18-year-old Japanese violinist Ayana Tsuji has been awarded the first prize at the 2016 Montreal International Musical Competition. Tsuji, a student at the Toho Gakuen School of Music, won already second prize at the Seoul International Music Competition. She also won several special prizes in Montreal. Read More →
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Photo: Marco Borggreve
The Metropolitan Opera in New York announced today that Yannick Nézet-Séguin will be the company’s new Music Director from the 2020/21 season, becoming only the third conductor to hold this title in the house’s 133-year history. Read More →
Die Bayerische Staatsoper hat den Tod des aus Saarbrückern stammenden Dirigenten Heinrich Bender mitgeteilt. Bender ist am 24. Mai 2016 im Alter von 91 Jahren verstorben. Der Dirigent war Bayerischer Staatskapellmeister und dem Haus über 50 Jahre als Dirigent und als musikalischer Leiter des Opernstudios eng verbunden. Read More →
Arribert Reimann
(c) Schott
Der Komponist Aribert Reimann erhält in diesem Jahr den Robert Schumann-Preis für Dichtung und Musik der Mainzer Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur. Der Preis wird alle zwei Jahre an Persönlichkeiten für ein herausragendes Lebenswerk auf dem Gebiet der Dichtung und der Musik vergeben. Die Verleihung findet am 3. November 2016 statt. Read More →
Cecilia Bartoli
(c) Ulli Weber/Decca
With Cecilia Bartoli being ill, the General Manager of the Monte Carlo Opera Jean-Louis Grinda was alone to present the singer’s new orchestra ‘Les Musiciens du Prince’ yesterday at Monaco’s Embassy in Paris. Bartoli will be the artistic adviser of the new Orchestra created by the Monte Carlo Opera and directed by the concert master Ada Pesch. Read More →
