The ICMA Jury is progressing in the voting procedures for the Audio and Video Awards 2017. Today we are able to publish the Finalists, in other words the three productions of which one will be the winner. Read More →
The musicians of the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra went on strike this evening, asking for the dismissal of their chief conductor, Uros Lajovic. The strike is for the moment limited to this day. Read More →
Die Jury der Saarbrücker Komponistenwerkstatt hat vier Orchesterstücke junger Komponisten ausgewählt, die am 5. Mai 2017 im Rahmen des Abschlusskonzerts der Deutschen Radio Philharmonie im SR-Sendesaal uraufgeführt und live auf SR 2 KulturRadio übertragen werden. Read More →
Grand Resort Bad Ragaz
Das ‘Festival Next Generation’ im Grand Hotel in Bad Ragaz, Schweiz, geht mit musikalischen Leckerbissen und noch mehr Besonderheiten in die 7. Runde. Es findet vom 10. bis 17. Februar 2017 statt. Read More →
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra announced an operating surplus of $830.000 for 2015/16 and nearly $5M in debt reduction, bringing it from $11.85M to $6.86M. This surplus was made possible by the injection of $4.9M into the operating budget by the orchestra’s Foundation. Without this money, the result would have been a serious deficit.
Dmitri Hvorostovsky
(c) Pavel Antonov
Following an MRI scan, Dmitri Hvorostovsky has been advised by his doctors to remain in London for further treatment and rest. Therefore, he had to withdraw from two performances of Don Carlo at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, which would have marked his operatic debut with the company. Read More →
The management and the musicians of the Fort Symphony Orchestra have reached a tentative agreement, the Star Telegram reports. Read More →
No 1st Prize was attributed in the Voice Competition of the Concours de Genève in Switzerland. Second Prize, Audience Prize, Young Audience Prize, Students Prize and Yvonne Sigg Prize went to German tenor David Fischer. Marina Viotti (Switzerland) and Seung-Jick Kim (South Korea) shared Third Prize ex æquo. Marina Viotti was also awarded the Cercle du Grand Théâtre Prize.
Guillermo García Calvo
(c) David Bohmann
Der spanische Dirigent Guillermo García Calvo wird mit Beginn der Spielzeit 2017/2018 Generalmusikdirektor der Theater Chemnitz und der Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie. Die Vertragsdauer beläuft sich auf vier Jahre mit der Option auf Verlängerung. Read More →
Minnesota Orchestra
Photo: Tim Rummelhoff
The 2015-16 season of the Minnesota Orchestra ended with a balanced budget. The fiscal report shows a short surplus of $12,000 on a $31.7 million budget. Total expenses for Fiscal 2016 were $31.7 million, an increase over the prior year’s $31.1 million, mainly due to the organization of a European Tour. Read More →
