The great Italian composer passed away this summer and yet, his name and his music canno’t disappear. The city of Rome where he was born decided to rename the Auditorium Parco della Musica which is now called the Auditorium Parco Della Musica “Ennio Morricone”. A beautiful tribute to one of the major figures of 20th […]
After Mady Mesplé’s death this summer, French lyric art once again is mourning a great artist. Soprano Christiane Eda-Pierre passed away at the age of 88 this Sunday, September 5, 2020. She began her career at the Nice Opéra in Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs de Perles. The Opéra national de Paris, La Monnaie de Bruxelles and […]
A lot of artists encounter many difficulties of movement as the great mezzo Agnes Baltsa who had to cancel her song recital at the Vienna Opera, on September 29, 2020. The evening is nevertheless maintained starring now Jonas Kaufmann. The tenor superstar and his partner, the pianist Helmut Deutsch will perform songs and Lieder by […]
A young talent to follow very closely. The 23 year’s old pianist Alexandre Kantorow will perform in the serie particulary well named The Great Performers in Toulouse. On Friday October 23, 2020, at the Toulouse’s Halle aux Grains, the first French winner of the prestigious Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow performs Liszt’s Concerto No. 2 with […]
Cristian Macelaru’s contract as principal conductor of the WDR Sinfonieorchester has been extended till the end of the 2024-2025 season. Macelaru, Solti Conducting Award laureate, is also expected in Paris from September 1st, 2021, to lead the Orchestre National de France as the new music director. Photo : Cristian Macelaru © Thomas Brill
Ennio Morricone, the most famous composer of film music, has just passed away at the age of 91. His name remains associated with film director Sergio Leone but he composed also for many movie directors such as Brian de Palma, John Huston, Bernardo Bertolucci or Quentin Tarantino. Morricone lived in Rome and composed so many […]
Double actualité pour le nouveau directeur musical de l’Orchestre de Paris. La célèbre phalange parisienne aura entretenu le suspense toute la saison. Elle vient enfin de dévoiler le nom de son nouveau chef et c’est une belle surprise. Klaus Mäkelä est né à Helsinski en 1996. Il devient donc le huitième directeur musical et également […]
Before a great 2020-2021 season, the Dresden Semperoper unexpectedly ends its 19-20 season with excerpts from Verdi’s Don Carlo performed by superstar Anna Netrebko and tenor Yusif Eyvazov. A Beethoven concert conducted by Christian Thielemann is also scheduled for a restricted audience obeying the current hygiene regulations… Photo : Anna Netrebko et Yusif Eyvazov © Julian Hargreaves
A famous Russian violinist on Haydn’s land. Julian Rachlin, the internationally renowned artist, has been appointed artistic director of the Herbstgold, the Eisenstadt Festival. The charming Austrian city is famous to host the Princes Esterházy’s palace, patrons of Haydn, but also the famous hall (the Haydnsaal), one of the best acoustics in the world. […]
Let’s talk about 2023 in Leipzig? Gotthold Schwarz, the current Cantor of Leipzig will retire in June 2021. His successor will have a real challenge. Indeed, he will take over from another great Cantor, Johann Sebastian Bach who was appointed to this position on April 22, 1723, exactly 300 years in 2023. Celebrations are coming […]
