62-year-old Canadian conductor Yves Abel has renewed his contract as Principal Conductor of the San Diego Opera. Abel has held his position since the 2020-21 season, and his new five-year extension will last through the 2031–32 season. Read More →
Daniel Hope
(c) Inge Prader
Vienna (Virginia) based Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, announced today that 51-year-old violinist Daniel Hope has been appointed Artistic Advisor for Chamber Music at The Barns beginning in the 2025-2026 season. He will be the successor of Wu Han. Read More →
The Kennedy Center in Washington, now headed by the fascist Ameriucasn leader has canceled several events that were scheduled for Pride Month in June. The events were announced as a “celebration of diversity and unity”, which has been forbidden by AH Trump. Read More →
Emanuel Ax by Lisa Marie Mazzucco
75-year-old pianist Emanuel Ax has published a letter in the NY Times, April 25. He says: « I am an immigrant whose parents were lucky enough to come from Eastern Europe to the United States six decades ago. To them and to so many of their compatriots, the U.S. was the promised land. Read More →
Kazuki_Yamada
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Kazuki Yamada will become the new Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (DSO), one of the four ensembles of the Rundfunk Orchester und Chöre gGmbH Berlin (ROC), as of the 2026/2027 season. Read More →
Pietari Inkinen
2017 begrüßte die Deutsche Radio Philharmonie ihren Chefdirigenten Pietari Inkinen mit ‘Tervetuloa, Pietari!’ Nach acht Jahren heißt es nun in seinem Abschiedskonzert als Chefdirigent: ‘Hyvästi! – Auf Wiedersehen’. Read More →
Um den 50. Geburtstag des Orchestre de Chambre du Luxembourg gebührend zu feiern, findet am 15. Mai in der Luxemburger Philharmonie ein Festkonzert unter dem Titel ’50 ans d‘accord(s)’ statt. Das OCL wird an diesem Abend von Carlo Rizzari dirigiert. Read More →
Speculations are running hot over the cancellation of Trump’s 100th day celebration initially scheduled at the Kennedy Center and now relocated to a venue in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C. The organizing committee speaks of a cancellation due to “contract violations.” Read More →
Lionel Bringuier
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The Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège has unveiled its new musical director, Lionel Bringuier, who takes up his post in September, succeeding the brilliantly eclectic Gergely Madaras, who has completed his six-year term. Read More →
Kent Nagano
(c) Sergio Veranes
73-year-old American conductor Kent Nagano will begin his tenure as Principal Artistic Partner of Filarmonica Toscanini in Parma from the 2025/26 season for an initial three-year agreement. Read More →
