Vom 21. Bis zum 29 Juni findet in Garmisch-Partenkirchen das diesjährige Richard-Strauss-Festival statt. Musikpublizist und ICMA-Jury-Mitglied Martin Hoffmeister sprach mit dem Dirigenten und Künstlerischen Leiter Alexander Liebreich über die Reihe. Read More →
Mstislav Rostropovich
After Dextra Musica, the musical instrument collection of Sparebank’s cultural foundation in Norway bought Mstislav Rostropovich’s Guadagnini cello for nearly €2,3 million from an auction, the instrument is now on loan to Swedish cellist Torleif Thedéen. Thedéen’s first performance with the cello will be at the Konserthuset Stockholm on 28 February.
British violinist Tasmin Little, 53, has announced her intention to retire from performing in 2020. « After more than 30 years on the concert platform giving something approaching 2000 performances, I have, after a great deal of thought, decided to hang up my concert gowns in the summer of 2020, » she wrote in a statement distributed by her management. Little says she wants to focus more on education and on non-performing projects.
Lan Shui
(c) Harrison Parrott
After 22 concert seasons with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Chinese-American conductor Lan Shui, 61, ended his tenure as Music Director with two farewell concerts on 25 and 26 January. In recognition of his contributions, the SSO has conferred him the honorary title of Conductor Laureate. Shui is giving up his post to spend more time in Denmark with his wife and two sons, aged 13 and three.
Die österreichische Sopranistin Wilma Lipp ist am Samstag im Alter von 93 Jahren in ihrem Haus in Inning (Bayern) verstorben. Das teilte die Wiener Staatsoper mit. Read More →
Andras Schiff
Photo: Sheila Rock
Die ‘Cappella Andrea Barca’ ist gestern im Rahmen ihres Konzerts zur Mozartwoche mit der ‘Goldenen Mozart-Medaille’ ausgezeichnet worden.Die ‘Cappella Andrea Barca’, von Andras Schiff anlässlich der Gesamtaufführung der Mozart-Klavierkonzerte im Rahmen der Mozartwochen der Jahre 1999 bis 2005 gegründet, führt ihren Namen auf den fiktiven Andrea Barca zurück, mit dem auf den Namen des Gründers angespielt wird. Read More →
Radio France has reduced its funding for the festival Radio France Occitanie Montpellier by 50%, bringing it from €300.000 to €150.000, with another reduction in 2020. Meanwhile the Région Occitanie is stepping in with more funding to ensure the festival’s survival. The decision of the broadcaster comes after its own public funding is reduced by €4 million in 2019.
Mit einem ausverkauften Abschlusskonzert beendete das ‘Heidelberger Streichquartettfest’ am gestrigen Sonntag die erfolgreichste Saison seiner 15-jährigen Geschichte. Über 6000 Besucher aus sechs Ländern bescherten dem viertägigen Spezialfestival zahlreiche ausverkaufte Veranstaltungen. Read More →
French composer, organist, pianist, and pedagogue Jean Guillou died on January 26 at the age of 88. Born in Angers in 1930 he became organist at the church St. Serge in his home town at the age of 12. He studied then at the Paris Conservatoire under Marcel Dupré, Maurice Duruflé and Olivier Messiaen. Read More →
Der 73-jährige britische Komponist und Dirigent John Rutter erhält den Preis der Europäischen Kirchenmusik 2019. Read More →
