Julien Alex, President of the Echternach Festival announced the end of the famous Festival of Luxembourg because of personal et financel problems. The Festival closes its doors after 43 years of existence.

The Wiener Symphoniker just announced the appointement of conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada as Music Director. He will succeed Philippe Jordan from 2021-2022 season. Last month, the ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien has named his new Chief Conductor with Marin Alsop, the first woman ever in this position.

Great conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla will probably be a new mother on 15 September. She won’t be able to conduct the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in Lucerne then. Fortunatly, talented conductor Omer Meir Wellber replaces and makes his debut at the Lucerne Festival.

In February, they were still sharing the stage of a concert with the Boston Symphony, great conductor Andris Nelsons and his wife, leading soprano Kristine Opolais have announced their divorce.

Mezzo Marianne Crebassa is unwell and had to cancel the Handel concert on 7 April at the Paris’ Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. She was supposed to perform Handel’s Italian Cantatas with soprano Sabine Devieilhe and Emmanuelle Haïm, conducting Le Concert d’Astrée. Fortunatly, young and talented mezzo Lea Desandre replaces.

New success for the Lucerne Festival Easter with a total of 9,000 visitors. Tickets are already available for the Summer edition.

The Glyndebourne Festival just awarded American mezzo Samantha Hankey who won the very first Glyndebourne Cup.

A dream cast for a Verdi’s masterpiece yet to be discovered, Sonya Yoncheva, Piotr Beczala and Plácido Domingo star in Verdi’s Luisa Miller at the Metropolitan Opera from 29 March.

A legend of classical Music, great pianist Maurizio Pollini performs at Carnegie Hall on 29 April but this recital is special because it marks the 50th anniversary year of his Carnegie Hall debut.

A very interesting concert is announced at Toulouse’s la Halle aux Grains on Friday 15 June 2018. Acclaimed conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin (who is the new Artistic Director of the prestigious Metropolitan Opera is New York) conducts the Chamber Orchestra of Europe to perform Brahms’ Symphony No. 3 and Violon Concerto starring great violonist Lisa Batiashvili.