One of the many great roles of Jessye Norman, Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos by is performed at the Wiener Staatsoper on October 6, 8 and 11 starring Adrianne Pieczonka in the title role and Stephen Gould as Bacchus.   Photo : c : Carol Friedman

Two famous competitions in Paris! Legendary pianist Martha Argerich is the President of the 2019 edition of the Long Thibaud Crespin competition-piano to be held from 8 to 16 November 2019 in Paris. Her Vice-President is talented pianist Bertrand Chamayou also artistic director of the institution. The Chant-Piano International Competition Nadia and Lili Boulanger will […]

The great voice of Jessye Norman disapeared last night. The American diva past away at 74. Music lovers all over the world mourn the incomparable artist who touched a large audience with a huge repertoire from Mozart, Wagner, Verdi to Rameau, Purcell, Berg, Bartók or Michel Legrand.    Photo : © Carol Friedman

Karine Deshayes, Philippe Jaroussky, Christian Immler , Natalie Dessay (who even found her husband there), Edwin Crossley-Mercer or the last two “lyric revelations” of the French “Victoires de la Musique”, Eva Zaïcik and Eléonore Pancrazi… There are countless great voices formed under the vaults of Royaumont Abbey, a real incubator for artists called to travel […]

In Cannes, two great pianists are in the spotlight with the first highlights of the the Orchestre de Cannes new 19-20 season. At Cannes’ Debussy Theater, on October 20th, 2019, Swiss pianist Francesco Piemontesi perform Chopin’s Concerto No. 1, and on November 17th, Rachmaninov’s explosive Concerto No. 2 is performed by French pianist Lise de […]

Great event in Brussels on October 31, 2019, the Palais des Beaux-Arts welcomes the legendary German orchestra, the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden to perform an all-Mozart concert. Conductor Philippe Herreweghe conducts the last three symphonies of the great composer.   Photo : © Matthias Creutzige

Congratulations ! The stratospheric soprano Sabine Devieilhe announced a serie of cancellation for a very good reason as she is expecting a new baby ! She won’t perform as Susanna in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in November in Paris, neither as Queen of the Night in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte […]

The Los Angeles Philharmonic is celebrating its centenary this year. London receive the great Orchestra and his famous Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel for a residency at the Barbican Center. On 18-20 November 2019, the orchestra performs with great artists such as pianist Yuja Wang and Herbie Hancock.   Photo : CREDIT: STEPHAN RABOLD

He will soon conduct the new production of Borodin’s Prince Igor at the Opera Bastille (from November 28, 2019) but first, great conductor Philippe Jordan is in New York from October 30 to November 2, 2019 to lead the New York Philharmonic in a Prokofiev, Beethoven program and Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto No. 2 starring Julia […]

Le Poème Harmonique, the great baroque ensemble conducted by Vincent Dumestre celebrates its 20th anniversary this year with a production of Sebastian Durón’ Coronis,. This rare zarzuela from the very beginning of the 18th century is staged by Omar Porras with a most promising cast (Ana Quintans, Isabelle Druet and Victoire Bunel, a voice to […]