Carlo Kalmar
(c) Michael Jones
Austrian-Uruguayan conductor Carlos Kalmar, 65, currently the principal conductor for the Cleveland Institute of Music, has been accused of “inappropriate behavior.” Carlos Kalmar, who served as music director of the Oregon Symphony for 18 years, has been in the Cleveland position since 2021 (he’s also the institute’s director of orchestral studies). The inquiry was launched by the Cleveland Institute of Music. Read More →
Natalie Dessay
Photo: Simon Fowler
The French soprano Natalie Dessay announced the end of her career on France Musique. She wants to retire from the stage in 2025, when she will celebrate her 60th birthday. For the occasion, she will make a farewell tour with the pianist Philippe Cassard.
Jordan de Souza
(c) Neda Navee
The 34-year-old Canadian conductor Jordan de Souza is to become General Music Director in Dortmund from 2025, the newspaper Ruhrnachrichten said. Born in Toronto, de Souza studied conducting at McGill University, Montreal and made his conducting debut aged 20 with Bach St John Passion. Read More →
Kloster Ochsenhausen
Die Musikfestspiele Schwäbischer Frühling in Ochsenhausen starten heute ihre Edition 2023, die noch bis 21. Mai in barocken Räumlichkeiten im Herzen Oberschwabens stattfinden wird. Read More →
The 2023 Birgit Nilsson Stipendium is awarded to Swedish mezzo-soprano Ida Ränzlöv, who receives 200.000 Swedish Crowns (c. 18.000 Euro). Ida Ränzlöv studied at the Malmö Academy of Music and Royal College of Music Opera Studio in London, graduating in 2018. She joined the Staatsoper Stuttgart as an ensemble member in 2019. Read More →
Cellist Aleksandr Khramouchin died May 13, following a septic shock. Aleksandr Khramoushin was born in 1979 in Minsk into a family of musicians. In 1992 he moved to Belgium and studied at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp with Hans Mannes. During his training, he also benefited from the advice of musicians Janos Starker, Natalia Schakhovskaya, Dmitri Ferschtman and Boris Pergamenschikow. Read More →
Cyprien Katsaris
(c) J.B. Millot
Der 72-jährige Pianist Cyprien Katsaris erhält den Franz-Liszt-Ehrenpreis 2023. Die Neue Liszt Stiftung und die Klassik Stiftung Weimar verleihen den Preis am Donnerstag, 25. Mai im Festsaal Fürstenhaus der Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt in Weimar. Read More →
Philharmonie de Paris
(c) Remy Franck
Vibrating backpacks for the deaf and hard of hearing will be offered starting in the 2023-2024 season at the Philharmonie de Paris, the concert hall’s managements announced in conjunction with SoundX, the company behind the technology. Read More →
Die Düsseldorfer Stadtverwaltung befürwortet, die geplante neue Oper am Standort der alten, an der Heinrich-Heine-Allee, zu bauen. Das wurde auf einer Pressekonferenz bekannt gegeben. Die Entscheidung liegt beim Stadtrat. Read More →
Der Deutsche Bühnenverein startet am 23. Mai unter dem Motto New Alliance ein Audience-Projekt, dessen Ziel es ist, mehr darüber zu erfahren, weshalb Menschen in Theater und Konzerthäuser gehen oder was sie davon abhält. Insgesamt neun Theater beteiligen sich an dem Pilotprojekt: Read More →
