The Berlin-based music platform Idagio, which entered the streaming market around 10 years ago, has been undergoing insolvency proceedings which are now announced as successful. Read More →
During last night’s concert by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra at the Philharmonie de Paris, protesters disrupted the evening, interrupting the concert several times and throwing leaflets. They managed to bring flares into the hall despite heightened security checks. The Philharmonie de Paris has announced that it will be filing a complaint.
After the demonstration on October 17, another mobilization is due at La Fenice Theater in Venice next Monday, November 10, at 3 p.m. to protest against the nomination of Beatrice Venezi as Music director. « Fenice in campo per la cultura » (Fenice takes the field for culture) will kick off from the Santa Lucia station.
James Gaffigan
Houston Grand Opera (HGO) today announced the appointment of 46-year-old American conductor James Gaffigan as the fifth Music Director in the company’s 70-year history. Read More →
Der Bariton Benjamin Appl, 43, erhält den Bayerischen Kunstpreis in der Kategorie Stimme Der Bayerische Kunstpreis ist mit 10.000 Euro je Kategorie dotiert und wird in acht Kategorien (Ausstellung, Stimme, Kreatives Schaffen, Innovation, Programm, Kulturbotschafter, Performance und Besonderer Ort) vergeben. Read More →
Die 1996 in Antwerpen geborene deutsche Cellistin Anouchka Hack erhält den Beethoven-Ring 2025 der Bürger für Beethoven. Stephan Eisel, Vorsitzender des Beethoven-Vereins sagt: « Anouchka Hack beeindruckt ihre Zuhörer mit erzählerischer Klangvielfalt und musikalischem Ausdruckswillen. » Read More →
Der 38-jährige deutsche Dirigent Stephan Zilias wurde zum neuen Generalmusikdirektor von Opera Ballet Vlaanderen ernannt. Zilias, der seit 2020 die musikalische Leitung der Staatsoper Hannover innehat, wird sein Amt dort noch bis zum Ende der Spielzeit 2025/26 ausüben. Anschließend wird er seine neue Aufgabe in Belgien antreten. Read More →
Nathalie Stutzmann
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra announced the extension of their collaboration with 60-year-old French conductor and singer Nathalie Stutzmann for a further three years to the 2028-29 season. She is now in her fourth season in the role of ASO Music Director.
Following the Trump administration’s withdrawal of $1.1 billion in funding for public broadcasting, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been damaged, putting organizations such as PBS and NPR, as well as other member stations, in jeopardy. Read More →
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
Lithuanian Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, 39, will be Principal Guest Conductor of the Radio France Philharmonic from September 2026 for a period of three years. Read More →
