By posting a photo of her New Year’s Eve in Vienna surrounded by the prominent conductors Klaus Mäkelä and Philippe Jordan, she made the buzz. The famous pianist Yuja Wang has not forgotten her art, however, defending the concertos of the contemporary composer Magnus Lindberg, which she will perform this season in New York, Rome, […]
A sad anniversary on 6 January 2023, as it is exactly 30 years since the great choreographer Rudolf Nureyev died at the age of 54. His choreographies are still celebrated all over the world and are still relevant today. This season, his Don Quixote will be performed in Vienna, Swan Lake at the Teatro alla […]
The Greek National Opera has announced the renewal of Giorgos Koumendakis‘ mandate as Artistic Director for another three years. A renowned composer, Giorgos Koumendakis enters his third consecutive term with some challenges. After focusing on establishing the foundations of the artistic identity of a new venue (the superb Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center), after redefining […]
The production of Jacques Offenbach‘s Le Voyage dans la lune by Laurent Pelly is finally coming to the Opéra Comique, with performances from 24 January to 3 February 2023. After the huge success of Lakmé, the director returns to the Salle Favart with the multi-talented Maîtrise Populaire de l’Opéra Comique led by Franck Leguérinel who […]
January is a fruitful month for the Philharmonie de Paris, which welcomes three of the most prominent conductors. Sir Simon Rattle opens the ball on 14 and 15 January 2023 with the London Symphony Orchestra and two fine programmes, Sibelius/Bruckner then Beethoven/Stravinsky. The Orchestre de Paris meets Esa-Pekka Salonen on 25 and 26 January for […]
While Covid prevented him from making his debut in the role at the Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse, Stéphane Degout will be Tchaikovsky‘s Eugene Onegin, at last! at La Monnaie in Brussels from 29 January to 14 February 2023. In Laurent Pelly‘s production, the baritone recently crowned ‘Singer of the Year’ at the International Opera […]
Double news for Tugan Sokhiev obliged to renounce to come to New York to conduct a concert on May 10-12, 2023, because of a schedule conflict (James Gaffigan is replacing him at the head of the New York Philharmonic). On the other hand, the Russian conductor who presided over the destiny of the Orchestre national […]
In 2023, the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées gives carte blanche to the pianist David Fray who has composed the program for three exceptional concerts on January 26, March 31 and May 26, 2023. For the Winterreise (26/1), he accompanies the great baritone Peter Mattei before a solo recital on 31/3 (with Liszt also on the program) […]
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