The future Powell Hall
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After performing at various venues for the past two seasons, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Stéphane Denève will to return to Powell Hall, its home since 1968. Read More →
Charlotte based Opera Carolina has announced the appointment of Italian-born American conductor Stefano Vignati (*1965) as Music Director and Principal Conductor effective May 1, 2025. Read More →
King Donald I of America
The fascist leader in the White House on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to the broadcasters PBS and NPR. The order instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and other federal agencies “to cease Federal funding for NPR and PBS. The policy is clear: Trump eradicates everything which is not 100% aligned with his dictatorial views. The White House, in a social media posting announcing the signing, said the outlets “receive millions from taxpayers to spread radical, woke propaganda disguised as ‘news.’” Read More →
Musik aus einer neuen Perspektive erlebbar zu machen, das ist die Devise bei ‘Hereinspaziert!’, einem neuen Konzertformat des Zürcher Kammerorchesters, das am Sonntag, 11. Mai um 15 Uhr im ZKO-Haus stattfinden wird. Das Publikum sitzt nicht wie üblich in den Stuhlreihen vor der Bühne, sondern befindet sich mittendrin, im Orchester. Read More →
Taichi Fukumura
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Illinois Symphony Orchestra Music Director Taichi Fukumura has been appointed as Assistant Conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra in the fall 2025. Read More →
Der Komponist und Dirigent John Williams hat aus akuten gesundheitlichen Gründen und um die weitere Genesung nicht zu gefährden, die Reise nach Berlin für die geplanten Konzerte im Juni abgesagt. Sein enger Freund und musikalischer Wegbegleiter, Stéphane Denève, wird deshalb das von John Williams konzipierte Programm sowie das Dirigat der Konzerte vom 5. bis 7. Juni übernehmen.
The Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra will shut down on June 30, after 64 years. Operational restrictions, increased performance costs and loss of state funding contributed to the decision. In other words: Republican governor DeSantis has this orchestra on his conscience, if he has one. Read More →
Lydia Rilling, Künstlerische Leitung der Donaueschinger Musiktage
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Der SWR hat den Vertrag mit Lydia Rilling, der Künstlerischen Leiterin der Donaueschinger Musiktage, bereits knapp zwei Jahre vor Ablauf des aktuellen Vertrags und unbefristet verlängert. Sie ist seit dem 1. März 2022 in dieser Position. Sie war zuvor an der Luxemburger Philharmonie tätig. Read More →
The victory of Mark Carney and his party is a clear defeat for the American dictator and a clear rejection of the despot’s reactionary, restrictive policy. No wonder, that the Coalition for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions congratulates Mark Carney and his party on their election and urges them to make cultural sovereignty a priority of their mandate. This would be a clear signal in North America, hopefully encouraging the cultural actors in the U.S to not to kowtow to Trump. Read More →
From June 2 to 13, 2025, six young conductors will compete in five rounds of the International Conducting Competition Rotterdam. They have prevailed against more than 175 applicants from over 50 countries: Luis Castillo-Briceño, Costa Rica, 1996; Yukuang Jin, China, 2000; Jakub Przybycień, Poland, 1995; Rodrigo Sámano Albarrán, Mexico, 1994; Miguel Sepúlveda, Portugal, 1998 and Sam Weller, Australia, 1998. Read More →
