Der deutsche Dirigent Bernhard Klee ist im Alter von 89 Jahren in der Schweiz gestorben. Klee lernte Klavier, Violine und Kontrabass und war unter Thomaskantor Günther Ramin von 1948 bis 1955 Mitglied im Leipziger Thomanerchor. Nach dem Abitur 1955 an der Thomasschule zu Leipzig studierte er an der Staatlichen Hochschule für Musik Köln, wo Günter Wand (Orchesterleitung), Else Schmitz-Gohr (Klavier) und Maurits Frank (Kammermusik) zu seinen Lehrern gehörten. Read More →
Perry So’s contract as principal conductor of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra (OSN) has been extended for another three years. The Board of Trustees has valued the excellent artistic work carried out since 2022 by the Hong Kong-born conductor, Read More →
Herbert von Karajans letztes Auto – ein Lancia Delta Integrale HF mit weniger als 3.000 Kilometern wird bei der Classic Expo am kommenden Wochenende in Salzburg versteigert. Der Dirigent erhielt den Wagen im Herbst 1988 in St. Moritz von seinem Nachbarn, dem Chef von Fiat, Gianni Agnelli. Read More →
Der 25-jährige deutsche Dirigent, Pianist und Organist Aurel Dawidiuk übernimmt zum 1. August 2026 die Position des Generalmusikdirektors und zugleich die Intendanz des Anneliese Brost Musikforums Ruhr. Der Hannoveraner tritt damit die Nachfolge von Tung-Chieh Chuang an, der das Orchester seit 2021 leitete. Read More →
The magazine Daily Kos has published stunning news: « Kennedy Center now requires National Anthem to be played before symphony concerts ». The author says that a concert of the National Symphony Orchestra on Oct 9 « at the newly Trumpified Kennedy Center » had « probably the smallest crowd I have ever seen at an NSO concert, the concert hall was a third full at best. » Read More →
The Mayor General of Bucharest, Stelian Bujduveanu, has awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of Bucharest to Maestro Cristian Macelaru, internationally renowned conductor and Artistic Director of the George Enescu International Festival and Competition. Read More →
The Trump administration will no longer pursue deportation of Korean violinist John Shin, 37, following Shin’s release from detainment on 8 September The Utah based violinist’s attorney Adam Crayk confirmed with the Denver Gazette: « That means John is not in deportation proceedings anymore. We won entirely. He’s out. » Read More →
The Teatro La Fenice has canceled its opening night performance of Alban Berg’s Wozzeck on Oct. 17 due to a strike caused by the election of Beatrice Venezi as the company’s new music director. Read More →
Irish broadcaster RTÉ today announced that Gavin Maloney has been reappointed as Associate Principal Conductor of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra for the next three years, following his initial 2022–2025 tenure. Read More →