BACKThe Endellion Quartet is disbanding
After a 40-year career together, the players of the Endellion Quartet (violinists Andrew Watkinson and Ralph de Souza, violist Garfield Jackson and cellist David Waterman) have decided to disband with immediate effect.
The quartet had originally announced to their audiences in London and Cambridge that last season (2019-20) would be their last. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, however, those farewell concerts could not take place.
Thielemann kritisiert Zwangspause – Theiler weist Vorwürfe zurück
Mehrere Musiker der Staatskapelle Dresden wollen ihr Recht auf Arbeit einklagen. Einen solchen Fall gab es nach Angaben des Sächsischen Landesarbeitsgerichts in der Corona-Pandemie bisher noch nicht.
Misstöne an der Semperoper Dresden: Intendant Peter Theiler hat am Montag Darstellungen von Chefdirigent Christian Thielemann und dem Orchestervorstand der Staatskapelle widersprochen, deren Arbeit in der Corona-Pandemie zu behindern.
Thielemann criticises forced break – Theiler rejects accusations
Several musicians of the Staatskapelle Dresden want to sue for their right to work. According to the Saxon State Labour Court, there has never been such a case before in the Corona pandemic.
Discord at the Semperoper Dresden: on Monday, artistic director Peter Theiler contradicted representations by chief conductor Christian Thielemann and the orchestra board of the Staatskapelle that they were obstructing their work in the Corona pandemic.
Angela Gheorghiu apporte son soutien aux musiciens du Met de New York, privés de salaires
La soprano roumaine Angela Gheorghiu va prêter sa voix pour défendre la cause des musiciens du Metropolitan Opera (Met) de New York, privés de salaires depuis mars 2020, après l’annulation de leurs spectacles en raison de la pandémie de Covid-19.
Le 21 février, grâce aux miracles de la technologie, je vais interpréter pour vous Le Chant à la lune d’Antonin Dvorak et le Notre père du compositeur roumain Anton Pann », a écrit Angela Gheorghiu dimanche sur son compte Facebook.
Angela Gheorghiu supports the musicians of the Met in New York, deprived of salaries
Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu will lend her voice to defend the cause of the musicians of New York’s Metropolitan Opera (Met), who have been deprived of their salaries since March 2020 after the cancellation of their performances due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“On 21 February, thanks to the miracles of technology, I will perform for you ‘The Song to the Moon’ by Antonin Dvorak and the Our Father by Romanian composer Anton Pann,” Angela Gheorghiu wrote on her Facebook account on Sunday.h nicht.