The Paris wonderful Athénée Théâtre Louis-Jouvet has always a brilliant programmation as from 9 to 16 February 2018, rare Shostakovich’s musical Moscou Paradis (Moscow, Cheryomushki) staged by Julien Chavaz.

The Ballet de l’Opéra national de Paris opens 2018 with choreographer John Cranko’s masterpiece, Onegin on Tchaikovsky’s music is performed from 10 February at Palais Garnier. Un major event of the dance season, not to be missed…

Fantastic artists collaboration at NYC’s Carnegie Hall, on Feb. 6 the greatest liedersänger Matthias Goerne meets the new star of the piano, Daniil Trifonov for an exceptional Berg, Schumann, Wolf, Shostakovich and Brahms recital.

To celebrate Gounod’s 200th anniversary, Faust his masterpiece is performed at Geneva’s Opéra des Nations from 1st February but the announced conductor Jesús López Cobos is “deluxe” replaced by Michel Plasson.

From 21 January, a major event is scheduled at the Teatro dell’Opera with performances of rare Verdi’s opera I masnadieri conducted by maestro Roberto Abbado and directed by Massimo Popolizio.

Maria João Pires quits! It is confirmed and Lars Vogt replaces on 9 & 10 May at Philharmonie de Paris.

Party goes on at the Scala de Milano with Strauss’ Die Fledermaus performed from 19 January, Cornelius Meister conducts the Cornelius Obonya’s production.

Korean violinist Kyung-Wha Chung won’t be back at Paris’ Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, on 23 March as scheduled, the artist must cancel her Paris concert.

In classical music too… Conductor Charles Dutoit leaves the Artistic Direction of the London Royal Philharmonic Orchestra because he faces allegations of sexual harassment.

New cast change at the Metropolitan Opera from January 22, after Marco Armiliato replacing Maestro James Levine, Verdi’s Il Trovatore is now performed by Jennifer Rowley as Leonora in all performances, she replaces Maria Agresta who is ill.