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 →
CMO announces that their online masterclasses with renowned maestros will be free from now on. After the success of the previous masterclasses with Leonard Slatkin and John Axelrod two new sessions are planned: JoAnn Falletta’s Respighi Masterclass on January 17, 2024 and Frédéric Chaslin’s Puccini Opera Masterclass, in commemoration of the 2024 Centenary, on February 1, 2024. Read More →
The New Orleans Opera announced the passing of General and Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Lyall, on January 5, 2024 at the age of 75: « With courage, grace and a sense of humor, Maestro Lyall had bravely battled cancer since April 2023, as well as resulting complications in recent weeks. » Read More →
Robert Spano
(c) Atlanta Symphony
American conductor Robert Spano, 63, joins the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School effective immediately as Principal Conductor. He was unanimously appointed Principal Conductor after making his RIPO debut this past September and working with students at the RI Philharmonic Music School. Read More →
Christoph Eschenbach
(c) Luca Piva
German conductor and pianist Christoph Eschenbach, 83, has been appointed as the new Artistic Director of the National Forum of Music NFM in Wroclaw, south-western Poland. Read More →
Leonard Bernstein
(c) Susesch Bayat / DG
A total of 138,385 spectators attended Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, the house said. Read More →
Sound studio at the Philharmonie in Berlin
(c) Stefan Höderath
Die Digital Concert Hall der Berliner Philharmoniker feiert in dieser Spielzeit ihr 15-jähriges Jubiläum. Den Höhepunkt der Jubiläumssaison markiert eine Sondersendung am morgigen Samstag – mit Mitgliedern des Orchesters und Experten der Digital Concert Hall, die von der Entstehung der Plattform erzählen. Read More →
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington has announced the extension of Composer-in-Residence Carlos Simon’s contract through the 2026–2027 season. He began his three-year residency at the Kennedy Center, the U.S. National Cultural Center, in the 2021–2022 season and in total, has had 19 of his works programmed including nine commissions across the many genres of the Kennedy Center, with more commissions to be announced. Read More →
Angelika Kirchschlager
The 58-year-old Austrian mezzo-soprano Angelika Kirchschlager announced in a podcast with the Zürich Opera that ‘Sweeney Todd’, currently running at this opera house, would be her last staged work. Read More →
Dmitry Sitkovetsky
American violinist Dmitry Sitkovetsky has been named the Patron of The Purcell School. Sitkovetsky will join a prestigious cohort of Patrons including former HRH Prince of Wales (Royal Patron since March 1985); Simon Rattle (President); Vladimir Ashkenazy; Andrew Davis; Evgeny Kissin; Donatella Flick; Kiri Te Kanawa; and Julian Lloyd Webber. Read More →
