Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla

Lithuanian conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, 39, who cancelled already her scheduled December concerts with the Gewandhausorchester in Leipzig, has now also cancelled her concerts with the Spanish National Orchestra and Choir. Read More →

Zubin Mehta
(c) Sébastien Grébille

Conductor Zubin Mehta, who served for several decades as the musical director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, said that he had decided to cancel all professional commitments in Israel for the coming year, over his opposition to the policies of the Netanyahu government. Read More →

The Washington National Opera has relocated upcoming performances after it withdraw from the Kennedy Center following President Donald Trump’s takeover of the Center. Read More →

Musikverein Wien

An zwei Abenden präsentierten die Wiener Symphoniker ihr rezentes Programm im Goldenen Saal im Musikverein Wien. Alexander Soddy als Dirigent und der Geiger Augustin Hadelich wirkten dabei mit. Dass die Darbietung des auf den ersten Blick fast gewöhnlich wirkenden Programms formidabel gelang, berichtet Uwe Krusch für Pizzicato vom zweiten Konzert. Read More →

Philharmonie de Paris
(c) Remy Franck

The Oslo Philharmonic begin this year’s European tour on 17 January in Hamburg. On 20 January Queen Sonja joins them in Paris for the first time. Queen Sonja has been the Oslo Philharmonic’s patron for many years and has attended numerous concerts in Norway, but has never before accompanied the orchestra abroad.

Marin Alsop
(c) RSO Wien, Lukas Beck

Today, the Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship (TACF) announced that Taiwanese conductor Chi-Yuan Lin has been chosen as the 2026–28 TACF Fellow. In a competitive cycle with nearly 150 applicants representing 41 nationalities, the TACF also named Michelle Di Russo as Associate Fellow, and Joséphine Korda, Polina Lebedieva, Ziwei Ma, and Molly Turner as Award Recipients. Read More →

Alan Gilbert
(c) NDR

American Conductor Alan Gilbert, 58, has renewed his contract as Music Director of the Royal Swedish Opera (RSO) until the end of 2029, with possibility of further extension. He began his tenure with the company in 2021, and was named Royal Court Kapellmeister by the King of Sweden a year later. Read More →

Under the motto ‘Keeping Bandcamp Human’ the musician’s platform Bandcamp is « fortifying our mission by articulating our policy on generative AI, so that musicians can keep making music, and so that fans have confidence that the music they find on Bandcamp was created by humans. » Read More →

Philharmonie Luxembourg
(c) Wade Zimmermann

Für ihr Konzert mit dem Pianisten Mario Häring hatte die österreichische Cellistin Valerie Fritz ein sehr abwechslungsreiches Programm zusammengestellt. Alain Steffen berichtet von dem durchaus außergewöhnlichen Konzert im Kammermusiksaal der Luxemburger Philharmonie. Read More →

Bei zwei Konzerten mit Bachs Weihnachtsoratorium sammelte das Gürzenich-Orchester Köln 45.000 Euro für die Hilfsorganisation Casa Hogar. Mit der Spendensumme werden Projekte für Mädchen und Frauen und marginalisierten Gruppen in der Region Chocó in Kolumbien ermöglicht, der ärmsten Region Kolumbiens. Read More →