BACKIn today’s news: British Museum launches first music festival, Wigmore Hall International Strings Competition winners announced, disruption at the Royal Opera House as outsourced security teams threaten strike action. German collection society GEMA increased its revenues by 5% last year to hit €1.074bn, Jennifer Higdon has been awarded the $100,000 Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize and Germany’s Echo prize to reconsider award process.
Classical-Music.com
The British Museum launches its first music festival
A two-week festival at the British Museum hopes to combine classical and contemporary music with its global historical exhibitions.
Music of the Holocaust available to watch after 20 years in archive
Acclaimed documentary The Music of Terezín has been recovered to view by the public on the Music and the Holocaust website.
Thoroughly Good
Wigmore Hall competition winner announced after weekend-long finals
International String Quartet Competition attracts string quartets of the highest calibre, with members aged under 35, who are keen to pursue performing careers at the highest level.
The Stage
Unrest at ROH as security staff threaten strike action
Security at the London venue is outsourced to a company called Corps Security, which determines pay for its personnel. The allegations of bullying also relate to Corps Security, not the Royal Opera House management
ATG expands into German venue operation with acquisition of five theatres
Ambassador Theatre Group will acquire five new venues in Germany as it announces a takeover of theatre operator Mehr! Entertainment.
Music Business Worldwide
GEMA revenue up 5% in 2017 to reach €1.07bn
German collection society GEMA increased its revenues by 5% last year to hit €1.074bn. That’s up 5%, or nearly €50 million from 2016 thanks in part to a rise in income from the public performance of music, radio and TV, as well as a payment for the so called ‘iPhone tax’.
philly.com
Philly Grammy-winner Jennifer Higdon now wins $100,000 Nemmers Prize, too
Jennifer Higdon has been awarded the $100,000 Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition for 2018, given to contemporary classical composers of exceptional achievement […].
Frankfurter Allgemeine
Barockes Opernhaus in Bayreuth : Hier könnte etwas Zukunftsweisendes entstehen
In Bayreuth ist das Opernhaus der Markgräfin Wilhelmine aus dem Jahr 1748 wiedereröffnet worden. Warum ist bislang nur eine Gelegenheitsbespielung geplant? Wie Leben in den Weltkulturerbe-Bau kommen könnte.
nmz
Nach heftiger Kritik: Echo-Veranstalter wollen Preis überarbeiten
Wegen des Proteststurms nach der Echo-Verleihung an die Rapper Kollegah und Farid Bang will der Veranstalter das Konzept erneuern.
Musik Heute
Thüringer Bachwochen ziehen positive Bilanz
Rund 18.000 Besucher sind zu den Thüringer Bachwochen gekommen. Die 53 Veranstaltungen seien zu 80 Prozent ausgelastet gewesen, teilten die Organisatoren am Sonntag mit.
Le Monde
Jean-Claude Malgoire, hautboïste et chef d’orchestre, est mort
Pionnier de la musique ancienne et représentant du courant des « Baroqueux », il s’est éteint à l’âge de 77 ans.
Composer Jennifer Higdon (c) Karli Cadel