Nuron Mukumi
© Dmytro Holovchenko
Der deutsch-usbekische Pianist Nuron Mukumi, der letztes Jahr mit Solidaritätsveranstaltungen in Kyjiv für Aufsehen gesorgt hatte, fährt in diesem Monat wiederum für ein Solidaritätskonzert und Meisterklassen in die ukrainische Hauptstadt. Read More →
Carl Maria von Weber, Bildnis von Caroline Bardua, 1821
Das Jahr 2026 steht in Dresden ganz im Zeichen des Komponisten Carl Maria von Weber und dessen 200. Todestag am 5. Juni 1826. Dresden ist mit dem Namen Carl Maria von Weber eng verbunden. Hier lebte und wirkte er von 1817 bis zu seinem Tod. Read More →
NFM Wroclaw
The National Forum of Music in Wrocław (NFM) announces a new competition for a musical project inspired by the theme of the 61st International Festival Wratislavia Cantans, The Shadow Line. Read More →
Simon Rattle
(c) BR/Ackermann
Das Symphonieorchester und der Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks freuen sich « über die Auszeichnung mit dem renommierten International Classical Music Award (ICMA) für die Aufnahme von Joseph Haydns Die Schöpfung unter ihrem Chefdirigenten Sir Simon Rattle », teilte der BR heute mit. Die Aufnahme gewann den Award 2026 in der Kategorie Chormusik. Read More →
Tenor Finnur Bjarnason was announced as the Director of Iceland’s new National Opera, for an initial 5-year term. For the first time in Iceland’s history, opera has a lawfully guaranteed position alongside drama and dance. Read More →
Unter dem Titel ‘Spring in the Heart of Winter’ hatten Joshua Bell und die Academy of St Martin in the Fields für ihr Konzert in der Luxemburger Philharmonie ein recht schlüssiges Programm mit Earth von Kevin Puts, dem 3. Violinkonzert von Camille Saint-Saëns und der 1. Symphonie von Robert Schumann zusammengestellt. Alain Steffen berichtet. Read More →
Today, the Jury of the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) announced the winners of the awards for the 2026 edition. Jury President Remy Franck says: « After careful consideration, much listening, and with all their expertise the ICMA jury members have chosen the winners from a nomination list comprising 307 releases and a wide range of artists and labels. The winner list includes many renowned as well as young musicians and no less than 17 international labels! Congratulations to all of them. Our awards offer numerous benefits to the winners, artists, as well as to labels, enhancing their reputation and boosting their motivation. » Read More →
Swedish Baritone Luthando Qave has been awarded the 2026 Birgit Nilsson Stipendium worth approximately € 23000). Bengt Hall, Chairman of the Foundation for the Birgit Nilsson Stipendium said: « With his fresh and youthful voice, Luthando Qave displays a remarkable baritone quality. » Read More →
Now it is official: The Washington National Opera announced that it had decided to end its arrangement with the Kennedy Center, though it said it was hoping for an “amicable transition.” Read More →
Riccardo Muti
(c) CSO
Today, Italian conductor Riccardo Muti and his Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra are performing for inmates at a prison in Milan called Carcere di Opera, so named because it is located in the municipality of Opera, which is part of the Milan metropolitan area. The concert is a charity event organized by several organizations. Read More →
