The Royal Philharmonic Society in London has awarded its Gold Medal to British composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. He is the 102nd recipient since the medal was founded in 1870. In awarding the medal, the Society said: “It is the brilliance of his writing, the searing power of his imagination, the vivid theatricality and the quality of craftsmanship that engage us with the music of Peter Maxwell Davies. »
Ferruccio Busoni, der Komponist und Pianist, der sich so gerne an Bach rieb, schuf ein einziges Klavierkonzert, das 1904 mit ihm selber als Solist von den Berliner Philharmonikern unter der Leitung von Karl Muck uraufgeführt wurde. Das monumentale Werk mit fünf Sätzen und einer Spieldauer von 70 Minuten ist etwas wie ein Gebirge. Read More →
José Luiz Gomez
(c) Matthieu Gauche
José Luis Gomez, 37, has been named Music Director of The Tucson Symphony Orchestra from the 2017/18 season. He will serve as designate for the 2016/17 season. He succeeds present Music Director George Hanson. Read More →
Nikolai Song & ICMA President Remy Franck
(c) Christine Kocher
The 13 years old flutist Nikolai Song, winner of the first ICMA Discovery Award, was honoured by ICMA President Remy Franck at the Next Generation Festival in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland, where the young musician performed during two concerts. Read More →
Ensemble Esperanza
(c) Christine Kocher
The Next Generation Festival organized at the Grand Resort in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland, is ending tonight with performances by the vocal sextet Sjaella and the Ensemble Esperanza, a chamber orchestra created in 2015 by the International Music Academy in Liechtenstein. Read More →
Photo: Marco Borggreve
British conductor Robin Ticciati (33) has cancelled three weeks of concerts, with Bavarian Radio Symphony, Santa Cecilia in Rome and DSO Berlin. No reason as been indicated.
Two pianists and a soprano join 15 gifted string players (three string quartets, two violinists and a violist) on the roster of the Borletti-Buitoni Trust’s Award and Fellowship winners for 2016. A Special BBT Chamber Music Prize for Italian musicians worth €25,000 is also being given this year in honour of Claudio Abbado and his commitment to chamber music. Read More →
The Opera Festival of Aix-en-Provence has postponed the production of Ondrej Adamek’s Seven Stones from 2016 to 2018, for budgetary reasons. Festival manager Bernard Foccroulle said, the festival suffered hugely from a reduction of public funding. By postponing Seven Stones he hopes also to find co-producers for the new work.
Georges Prêtre
Der 90-jährige französische Dirigent Georges Prêtre feiert am nächsten Montag den 50. Jahrestag seines Debüts an der Scala mit einem Konzert, an dem der österreichische Pianist Rudolf Buchbinder mitwirkt. Die Proben für das Konzert laufen seit Mittwoch an der Scala, teilte das Mailänder Opernhaus mit. Prêtre hatte 1966 an der Scala mit Gounods ‘Faust’ debütiert. Die Hauptrollen sangen damals Mirella Freni, Nicolai Gedda und Nicolai Ghiaurov.
Ton Koopman
Ton Koopman will conduct the modern premiere of a previously unknown cantata by George Frideric Handel for soprano and instrumental ensemble on April 9 in Amsterdam. Read More →
