Finnish soprano Riikka Hakola died yesterday of a brain tumor at the age of 61, according to Opera Magazine. A graduate of the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, she went on to study in London, Berlin, New York and Milan. Riikka Hakola was one of the leading sopranos at the Finnish National Opera for twenty years, after making her debut in Lucia di Lammermoor. She has performed on numerous stages worldwide.
Christoph Gedschold
After five years as Music Director of Copenhagen Phil, Peter Lodahl is stepping down to prioritize his own singing career. The new chief conductor from the 2024/2025 season will be German Christoph Gedschold, chief conductor of the Leipzig Opera. Read More →
Philharmonie Berlin
Der Stiftungsrat der Stiftung Berliner Philharmoniker hat der Verlängerung des Vertrags mit Andrea Zietzschmann als Intendantin zugestimmt. Damit wird sie die Stiftung Berliner Philharmoniker für weitere drei Jahre bis zum Sommer 2028 leiten. Andrea Zietzschmann hatte im September 2017 die Intendanz der Stiftung Berliner Philharmoniker übernommen.
John Cage
John Cage’s ORGAN2/ASLSP (As Slow as Possible) is performed since 2001 at the St. Burchardi Church in Halberstadt, a small town in central Germany and is still be playing for another 616 years. Read More →
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Rund 26.000 Besucher aus 55 Ländern und eine Auslastung von 91 Prozentmeldet der Veranstalter der Mozartwoche 2024 die unter dem Motto ‘Mozart & Salieri’ stand. Read More →
Sixty-five pianists aged between 20 and 29 and hailing from 18 countries are today announced as the participants for the First Round of The Leeds International Piano Competition, to take place in six centres around the world, in April 2024. The triennial event returns in September 2024 for its 21st edition. Read More →
(c) Remy Franck
Zum 100. Jahrestag der Uraufführung der Operette ‘An der Schwemm’ der Komponistin Lou Koster (1889-1973) hat das Ensemble Opera mobile in Zusammenarbeit u.a. mit dem CAPE in Ettelbrück diese Operette in einer neuen Fassung herausgebracht. Remy Franck hat sich das Stück in Ettelbrück angeschaut und -gehört. Read More →
Oksana Lyniv
(c) Oleg Pavlyuchkiy
Ukrainian conductor Oksana Lyniv has refused to perform alongside Teordor Currentzis at the Wiener Festwochen. Artistic director Milo Rau had planned to have Lyniv and the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra perform the Kaddish Requiem by Ukrainian composer Jevhen Stankovych in June, and the SWR Orchestra under Teodor Currentzis was to interpret Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem. Read More →
Das erste Residenzkonzert des Jahres 2024 in Vaduz war ein Versprechen auf die Zukunft, darauf, dass auch weiterhin die größten Talente die bestmögliche Ausbildung und Förderung in der Musikakademie Liechtenstein genießen. Guy Engels berichtet. Read More →
Jeffrey Kahane
(c) E.F. Marton Productions
The San Antonio Philharmonic has announced the appointment of American conductor Jeffrey Kahane as Music Director from the 2024-2025 season, for an initial period of three seasons. Read More →
