He announced it back in 2022. Swiss conductor Philippe Jordan will not renew his prestigious contract as Music Director of the Wiener Staatsoper, following deep disagreements with Bogdan Roščić, the General Director of the renowned Austrian opera house. Just weeks before Jordan’s departure, after serving since 2020, the news takes on a very real turn […]
The twelve years he spent at the helm of the Paris National Opera left an indelible mark. Currently holding a head position at the Vienna State Opera, Philippe Jordan has expressed discomfort while announcing that he will not renew his term, which ends in 2025. Parisians and France eagerly awaited his return, and now it’s […]
2024 is the great Bruckner year, as the Austrian symphonist just turned 200 years old (on September 4)! Bruckner remains in the spotlight during the 2024-2025 season at the Paris’ Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, where he will be featured in four unmissable events. On November 15 at 8 p.m., the Orchestre National de France will kick […]
The brilliant conductor Marie Jacquot becomes the new Principal Conductor of the WDR Sinfonieorchester in Cologne from the 2026/27 season. At just 34, she already has an impressive career ahead of her, as the current Music Director of the Kongelige Teater (Denmark’s Royal Opera) is also the first female guest conductor of the Wiener Symphoniker. […]
Under the leadership of its conductor Cristian Măcelaru, the Orchestre National de France is going on a European tour from 26 November to 8 December 2022 with works by Ravel, Scriabin, Glière, Saint-Saëns and Franck. Two great artists have been invited to join them. First, Daniil Trifonov will perform Scriabin‘s Piano Concerto, and then Xavier […]
After the anticipated nomination of Alexander Neef, the new director of the Opéra national de Paris, it is now the turn of the Orchester National de France to announce the arrival of its new music director, Cristian Macelaru at the begining of 2020-2021 season. The conductor who succeeds Emmanuel Krivine is then in charge since […]
