The San Francisco Symphony and the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 6 members of the Orchestra have reached a tentative three-year contract agreement, a press release says. Read More →
Ark Nova in Luzern
(c) Lucerne Festival, Anish Kapoor
Zum Abschluss des diesjährigen Konzertsommers zieht Lucerne Festival eine positive Bilanz: Rund 84.000 Besucher, 3.000 mehr als 2024, kamen an 34 Festivaltagen zu den 163 Veranstaltungen des Sommer-Festivals. Rund 12.000 Gäste besuchten zusätzlich die Lucerne Festival Ark Nova, einer aufblasbaren Konzerthalle. Read More →
The American production house Parma Recordings has opened a new office in Prague, Czech Republic. The expansion follows the recent launch of Studio Martínek, a state-of-the-art recording space in Prague that has already hosted many recording sessions. With the addition of a dedicated Prague office, Parma strengthens its commitment to fostering creativity and supporting artists in one of Europe’s most storied musical capitals. Read More →
Lahav Shani
(c) Philharmonie Luxembourg
The Munich Philharmonic Orchestra was due to perform with its designated chief conductor Lahav Shani at the Flanders Festival in Ghent. The organizer has now cancelled the concert. « The reason given for the disinvitation was that Tel Aviv-born Lahav Shani is also music director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, » the orchestra and the city of Munich announced. They condemned the refusal as an attack on European and democratic values. Read More →
Vladimir Jurowski
Der 53-jährige Dirigent Vladimir Jurowski bleibt weitere zwei Jahre Chefdirigent des Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchesters Berlin (RSB). Sein Vertrag wurde bis 2029 verlängert, wie die Rundfunk Orchester und Chöre gGmbH Berlin (ROC) am jetzt mitteilte. Read More →
Paul Lecocq
(c) Laetitia Gesler
Der Clara Haskil Klavierwettbewerb findet alle zwei Jahre statt. Seit 1973 läuft er in Vevey, am Ufer des Genfersees. Hier wohnte einst die Pianistin Clara Haskil, Namensgeberin des Wettbewerbs. Antje Rößler war für Pizzicato dabei. Read More →
19-year-old Chinese pianist Yfan Wu won first prize of the 65th Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition ahead of Sandro Nebieridze, Christos Fountos, Zhoughua Wei, Elia Cecino and Zeyu Shen. Yifan Wu also wins the Special Audience Prize. Read More →
Canadian conductor Robert Franz died September 2 after a courageous battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He was 57. Franz, who served as music director of the Windsor Symphony Orchestra since 2013 was also artistic director of the Boise Baroque Orchestra and music director of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts Symphony Orchestra, in addition to previous roles with the Houston Symphony, Boise Philharmonic, Mansfield Symphony, and others. Read More →
Per-Otto Johansson
Der schwedische Dirigent Per-Otto Johansson, seit der Spielzeit 2022/23 Generalmusikdirektor am Landestheater Detmold, bleibt bis 2029. Sein Vertrag wurde um drei Jahre verlängert, Read More →
Pablo Gonzalez
Spanish conductor Pablo González, 50, will succeed Case Scaglione (in post since 2019) as Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Orchestre national d’Île de France in September 2027 for four seasons. Read More →
