Philharmonie Berlin
Heute werden vor dem Eingang der Philharmonie Berlin vier sogenannte Stolpersteine verlegt – als Erinnerung an jüdische Ensemblemitglieder, die aufgrund ihrer Herkunft und ihres Glaubens ausgegrenzt und zur Emigration gezwungen worden sind. Anschließend findet ein Gedenkkonzert statt. Read More →
Claude Lenners
Das Théâtre National du Luxembourg (TNL) präsentiert am 21. Mai die Uraufführung von SeleXion, einem Musiktheaterstück des Luxemburger Komponisten Claude Lenners. Read More →
Nicholas Sharma
(c) Carlin Ma
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) and Music Director Gustavo Gimeno have announced the appointment of conductor Nicholas Sharma as the TSO’s next Resident Conductor and conductor of the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra (TSYO), beginning in the 2025/26 season. Read More →
Der Konzertsaal iim Hagenhaus
(c) CN Architekten
Der Peter-Kaiser-Konzertsaal im Hagenhaus, Nendeln (Liechtenstein) beherbergt vom 9.–12. Mai die erste Ausgabe eines Musikfestivals, das sich an das vormalige Festival Next Generation in Bad Ragaz anschließt. Read More →
Lynn Feyereisen
The Mascagni Department of the Goldoni Theater Foundation has just announced those admitted to the Mascagni Academy 2025, confirming the international profile of the training initiative dedicated to the great verismo tradition. Read More →
Der Verband deutscher Musikschulen (VdM) hat gestern in seiner Dresdner Erklärung ‘Musikschulen als demokratische Bildungsorte’ eine Stärkung der öffentlichen Musikschulen gefordert. Read More →
Cristina Uruc, here with ICMA Jury member Cristina Comandasu at the ICMA Award Ceremony 2025
(c) Susanne Diesner
The General Assembly of the AEAA (European Association of Artist Managers), held in Istanbul, hosted and organized in collaboration with Borusan Sanat, one of Turkey’s leading cultural institutions, elected Cristina Uruc, Manager of Artexi, the Romanian artist agency that also organizes the George Enescu International Festival and Competition in Bucharest as President for the 2025–2028 term. Cristina Uruc succeeds Réda Sidi Boumedine (RSB Artists).
Hundreds of American classical musicians have signed an open letter « to our fellow citizens » and they are speaking out now « because we are alarmed by the many actions targeting free speech that are being forced on our country, our colleagues and our institutions by President Trump and his administration. » They say: « The freedom to explore and share these perspectives, explicitly guaranteed by our constitution, is in grave danger. We implore all of our fellow Americans to raise your voices with ours to protect these inalienable rights. » Read More →
King Donald I of America
About a dozen cast members of Les Misérables intend to not play when the fascist dictator Trump attends the Kennedy Center performance of the musical on 11 June, according to CNN. Read More →
The Festival d’Aix en Provence has announced the appointment of Bernard Foccroulle as advisor for the 2025 edition. « In the wake of Pierre Audi’s sudden death, the major partners, teams and artists of the Aix en Provence Festival are mobilized and hard at work to prepare the 2025 edition and present it as he would have wished, as a tribute to his artistic vision and commitment. Read More →
