BACKIn today’s news: The government is stifling the creativity we desperately need, and Music Theatre Wales appoints consultant music director. Eight organs to be restored in Germany, Kimiko Ishizaka launches Kickstarter campaign and summer academy in Ettal launches festival programme.
Opera Now
Music Theatre Wales appoints consultant music director
Music Theatre Wales has appointed Richard Baker as its consultant music director, with immediate effect
Music Teacher
RWCMD announces autumn 2017 season
The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama’s (RWCMD) autumn 2017 season will launch with Valery Gergiev conducting the Mariinsky Stradivarius Ensemble in the Dora Stoutzker Hall, and will conclude with Carlo Rizzi conducting musicians from the conservatoire and Welsh Opera in an opera gala.
The Times
The government is stifling the creativity we desperately need
The Ebacc removes arts subjects from the core school curriculum and its focus on a severely restricted, unimaginative programme means that the creativity of our children is being stifled at exactly the point Britain needs it most.
Pizzicato
5% more visitors at Verbier Festival
The Verbier Festival ended on 6 August after 17 days, 57 concerts and more than 200 events.
The Irish Times
The new director of New Music Dublin has his work cut out for him
The capital’s biggest new music bash, the New Music Dublin festival, has a new festival director in John Harris.
Mondoweiss
Israel’s siege on Palestinian music
If you love music as much as I do, your heart stopped when you read the Israeli Supreme Court’s decision to keep young musicians from leaving Gaza for the West Bank.
NMZ
Restaurierung von acht Orgeln: Land und Sparkassen geben 100.000 Euro
Der Freistaat und die Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Hessen-Thüringen fördern die Restaurierung von acht Orgeln in diesem Jahr mit je 50 000 Euro.
Pizzicato
Kimiko Ishizaka: Kickstarter für Bach
Die deutsch-japanische Pianistin Kimiko Ishizaka hat eine neue Ergänzung zu der finalen B-A-C-H Tripelfuge komponiert.
concerti
Zum vierzigsten Jubiläum veranstaltet die Internationale Sommerakademie in Ettal dieses Jahr ein Festival mit abwechslungsreichem Konzertprogramm.
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Opera Now: Music Theatre Wales appoints consultant music director. Photo credit: Mike Kear