Since the announcement of Daniel Barenboim‘s illness and then his retirement as director of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, the news had been expected. Christian Thielemann will take over the reins of Berlin’s historic opera house from September 2024. As the German conductor’s contract as Music Director of the Dresden Staatskapelle comes to an end […]

So many rumors can be found on the social media that it is difficult to sort the truth out. After the announcement of Chancellor Angela Merkel who banned all meetings, sporting events and concerts until August 31, at the earliest in Germany, one can read here and there that the concert venues would not reopen […]