Franz Welser-Möst
Photo: Don Snyder
Music director Franz Welser-Möst announced today that he will not renew his contract with the Cleveland Orchestra when it expires in 2027. With a 25-year-tenure, this will make him the longest-serving Music Director on the job. Read More →
Simone Young
(c) Nic Walker
Mit Simone Young wird in diesem Jahr erstmals eine Dirigentin bei den Bayreuther Festspielen Richard Wagners Tetralogie „Der Ring des Nibelungen“ dirigieren. Das teilten die Festspiele heute mit. Philippe Jordan habe zu seinem Bedauern wegen anderer Verpflichtungen die Dirigate des Bayreuther Ringes absagen müssen. Read More →
Zum 15. Geburtstag der Digital Concert Hall haben die Berliner Philharmoniker eine frei zugängliche Playlist mit diversen Titeln zusammengestellt: https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/playlist/84
A new tax will hit U.K. orchestras from April 1, the newspaper Politico says. The orchestras crossing the Channel to play concerts in Europe will no longer be able to claim tax relief on those performances as they are currently allowed to do. The U.K. government is making the change to bring Britain into line with World Trade Organization (WTO) rules – required because of the U.K.’s exit from the EU single market. Here is the Politico article: https://www.politico.eu/article/brexit-uk-orchestras-touring-tax-hike-eu-eea/
Lawrence Golan
The York Symphony Orchestra (Pennsylvania) has extended its Music Director’s contract. 58-year-old American conductor Lawrence Golan will be in this position for another 10 years! He has agreed to an 8-year contract extension, which takes him to YSO’s 100th season. Read More →
Weil die Stadt Straßburg die Subvention des lokalen Symphonieorchesters um 2,5% gekürzt hat will das Orchester vakant werdende Posten vorläufig nicht besetzen. Read More →
Marin Alsop
Photo: Grant Leighton
Music and Artistic Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin and The Philadelphia Orchestra have announced the appointment of Marin Alsop as Principal Guest Conductor. Her three-year term will begin in the 2024-25 season. In this role, Alsop will lead the Orchestra in multiple subscription concerts, special events, annual summer residencies, and national and international tours, beginning with the Orchestra’s upcoming 2024 tour of China. Read More →
In seinem Geschäftsbericht der Spielzeit 22/23 zeigt das Luzerner Theater, dass sein vielseitiges Programm ein breites Publikum aller Altersgruppen erreichte. Bei einer durchschnittlichen Auslastung von 70 Prozent verzeichnete das Haus mit insgesamt 87 754 Besuchern eine deutliche Steigerung zum Vorjahr (67,73%).
Classeek has announced the opening of the open application for their 2024-25 Ambassador Programme.The programme addresses instrumentalists or composers between the ages of 18 and 30. Read More →
Composer John White died in London on 4 January 2024. He was born in Berlin in 1936 to an English father and German mother; he arrived in London in 1939. He took piano and theory lessons and began composing at age 19, while still a student at the Royal College of Music. Read More →
