La Jolla Music Society announced the contract extension of its music director, pianist Inon Barnatan, who will continue his role for the next five years through 2030. Appointed in 2018, Barnatan had succeeded violinist Cho-Liang Jimmy Lin, who had served the role for 18 seasons. Read More →
Giampaolo Bisanti
Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, under the general and artistic direction of Stefano Pace, announces the reappointment of its Music Director, Giampaolo Bisanti (since the 2022/2023 season) until June 30, 2031. Read More →
John Malkovich in The Yellow Tie
Die gelbe Krawatte, ein Biopic über den rumänischen Dirigenten Sergiu Celibidache (1912-1996), wird am 28. November in die Kinos kommen. Regie führt sein Sohn Serge Ioan Celebidachi, das Drehbuch stammt vom Regisseur selbst und von James Olivier. Read More →
The Prize winners of the Queen Sonja Singing Competition have been announced. Kathleen O’Mara, (soprano, USA) won 1st Prize (EUR 50.000) after the grand finale of the Queen Sonja Singing Competition 2025 in Oslo, Norway. Read More →
Despite Trump and his anti-woke politics, the San Francisco Symphony is not deterred from pushing ahead with its Emerging Black Composers Project (EBCP).
They say that the winner of the fifth annual EBCP Michael Morgan Prize will be announced in the fall. The winner will be selected from the most recent group of applications submitted for the project. Read More →
Kirill Petrenko
(c) Alfonso Salgueiro
Next year, conductor Kirill Petrenko will receive the Léonie Sonning Music Prize 2026. The award ceremony will take place at a grand gala concert at DR Koncerthuset on June 13, 2026. Read More →
Hilary Hahn
© Michael Patrick OLeary
American violinist Hilary Hahn, 45, has cancelled all her concerts through November 2025. She says that she is still not fully recovered from an injury last season. According to a personal statement, she will be pursuing « a more aggressive treatment. I have a great support team in place: they are optimistic and the prognosis is good. »
A fundraiser has been launched to support Utah violinist John Shin, who has been detained by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Read More →
Beethovenhalle Bonn
Am 16. Dezember 2025 wird die Beethovenhalle nach denkmalgerechter Instandsetzung und Modernisierung wiedereröffnet. Als Hauptnutzer der Halle wird das Beethoven Orchester Bonn unter Dirk Kaftans Leitung eine zentrale Rolle bei der kulturellen Profilierung des Hauses übernehmen. Read More →
Von einem ‘fatalen Signal für die Kirchenmusik » spricht der Deusche Muiskrat in einer Mitteilung. Dem Allgemeinen Cäcilienverband für Deutschland drohe ab 2027 die Selbstauflösung heisst es weiter. Der Grund dafür: Die Deutsche Bischofskonferenz hat angekündigt, die jährliche Finanzierung von 50.000 Euro des 1868 gegründeten Allgemeinen Cäcilienverbands für Deutschland (ACV) ab 2027 einzustellen. Read More →
