Radio France has appointed Jaap van Zweden as Music Director of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France. He will take up the role on 1st September 2026, having committed four weeks to the orchestra in the 2025-2026 season as Music Director Designate, in Paris and on tour. Read More →
The winner of Classic Piano International 2024 is the Netherlands based pianist Andrey Gugnin, 36. He triumphed after four rounds at Dubai’s Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, scooping €100,000 in cash and a life-changing ten-date concert tour with an honorarium of €50,000. Read More →
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra has announced that the contract of Chief Conductor Simone Young has been extended by two years. Young will lead the Orchestra until the end of 2026. Read More →
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra announced the appointment of British conductor Jane Glover, 74, as the orchestra’s next Principal Guest Conductor starting August 1, 2025. She succeeds Kevin John Edusei, who was appointed in the 2022-23 Season following Robert Spano, the former Principal Guest Conductor who became Music Director on August 1, 2022. Read More →
The Hildegard Behrens Foundation announced that the 14th annual Hildegard Behrens Prize is awarded to Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Program soprano Juliana Grigoryan, from Armenia. Read More →
Gustav Mahlers Neunte Symphonie stand auf dem Programmzettel der Wiener Philharmoniker im Wiener Konzerthaus. Nachdem das Orchester schon die Uraufführung unter Bruno Walter gemeistert hatte, spielten sie dieses Werk nun unter der Leitung von Franz Welser-Möst. Uwe Krusch konnte für Pizzicato dieser aktuellen Deutung lauschen. Read More →
Am 7. Mai 2024 jährt sich die Uraufführung von Beethovens Neunter Symphonie zum 200. Mal. Der Fernsehsender ARTE nimmt dies zum Anlass für ein TV-Musikevent und überträgt die vier Sätze der Neunten nacheinander live bez. zeitversetzt aus vier europäischen Städten, interpretiert von vier Orchestern. Die Zuschauer können das vor dem Fernsehbildschirm oder im Internet auf arte.tv erleben. Read More →
Beethovens Fünf Klavierkonzerte mit Rudolf Buchbinder und dem Luxembourg Philharmonic standen auf dem Programm von Konzerten in der Luxemburger Philharmonie. Alain Steffen ist begeistert. Read More →
Over the past three weeks, from the beginning of February 2024, the Zabeel Theatre in Dubai’s 5-star Jumeirah Zabeel Saray hotel has been playing host to the 3rd Grand Edition of the Classic Piano International Competition. Read More →
British conductor Jan Latham-Koenig, 70, appeared in court over alleged child sex offence. According to the BBC he admitted arranging sex acts with someone he thought was a teenager – but was in fact an undercover police officer. Latham-Koenig pleaded guilty in one other case too. Read More →