Gegen den geplanten Opernneubau in Hamburg (siehe unseren Bericht, unten) formiert sich ein breiter Widerstand. Ein Bündnis aus Parteien, Initiativen und Vereinen will den geplanten Opernneubau stoppen. Die Gegner haben dafür eine Online-Petition gestartet. Read More →
Ark Nova in Luzern
(c) Lucerne Festival, Anish Kapoor
Nach der Premiere in Japan hat Lucerne Festival die aufblasbare Konzerthalle Ark Nova auf der Lidowiese in Luzern eröffnet. Den musikalischen Auftakt gestaltete die Hornistin Sarah Willis gemeinsam mit ihrem kubanischen Ensemble Sarahbanda. Read More →
Rudolf Buchbinder
(c) Bruno Fidrych
The final concert of the Grafenegg Festival in Austria on Sunday encounters many problems. After Zubin Mehta, 89, had to cancel his conducting engagements, the festival announced on Monday that the Argentinian-Israeli conductor Barenboim would be standing in for Mehta. Read More →
Aziz Shokhakimov
c) Mischa Blank
The Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg announces the renewal of the contract of its Music Director Aziz Shokhakimov, for a two-year term until August 31, 2028. The 36-year-old Uzbek conductor has been at the helm of the Alsace-based orchestra since September 2021.
Opéra Bastille, Paris
The French Ministry of Culture has presented « Nouvelle Ère, Nouvel Air », a renovation project for the Opéra national de Paris, covering all four of its sites: the Palais Garnier, the Opéra Bastille, the Ateliers Berthier in Paris and the École de Danse in Nanterre. Read More →
Peter Gelb
(c) Lacombe /Metropolitan Opera
Peter Gelb, 72, has extended his contract as General Manager at New York’s Metropolitan Opera through 2030. Gelb is in this position since 2006. Read More →
John Storgards
Canada’s National Arts Centre (NAC) announced that the Finnish conductor John Storgårds, 61, will become the NAC Orchestra’s eighth music director, beginning in the 2026–2027 season. Storgards succeeds Alexander Shelley, who will conclude his tenure as the Orchestra’s current Music Director in July 2026. Read More →
Hamburgs neues Opernhaus soll auf einer Brache in der Hamburger Hafencity erbaut werden. So will es der Milliardär Klaus-Michael Kühne. Er will sie der Stadt schenken. Einzig das Grundstück soll aus dem Eigentum der Stadt kommen. Die nötigen Vorbereitungs- und Erschließungsarbeiten der Fläche übernimmt die Stadt jedoch auch. Sie sollten 147,5 Millionen Euro betragen, belaufen sich aber nun laut der taz auf 250.000 Millionen. Read More →
The Cape Symphony in West Barnstable, Massachusetts, has appointed Alyssa Wang as Music Director. Wang is a conductor, violinist, and composer. She is co-founder, artistic director, and principal conductor of the Boston Festival Orchestra. Read More →
Esa-Pekka Salonen
(c) Andrew Eccles
67-year-old conductor Finnish Esa-Pekka Salonen has been named Chief Conductor of the Orchestre de Paris and Creativity and Innovation Chair at the Philharmonie hall where the orchestra is resident. Read More →
