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Sheku Kanneh-Mason to Auction off Private Concert, Leipzig Opera with a new artistic direction, Musical influence across the world: France ranks third!

Monday 1st March 2021

Sheku Kanneh-Mason to Auction off Private Concert

The winner will be able to bring up to nine guests to the 30-minute virtual event.

The auction is part of a two-week celebration highlighting the important work of Music Masters‘ Ambassadors and Artists.

These ambassadors prove a vital role in the charity, promoting music education in primary schools around the country.

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Oper Leipzig mit neuer künstlerischer Leitung

Leipzig/Berlin (MH) – Die Oper Leipzig bekommt im Sommer 2022 eine neue künstlerische Leitung. Operndirektorin und stellvertretende Intendantin wird Cornelia Preissinger, neue Chefdramaturgin wird Marlene Hahn. Das teilte das Haus am Freitag mit. Der bereits seit 2015 in Leipzig engagierte Kapellmeister Christoph Gedschold wird zum Musikdirektor berufen.

Der designierte Intendant Tobias Wolff wurde bereits im September 2019 vom Rat der Stadt Leipzig bestätigt. Der Dramaturg und Kulturmanager hatte sich unter 29 Bewerbern durchgesetzt. 

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Leipzig Opera with a new artistic direction

Oper Leipzig will have a new artistic director in the summer of 2022. Cornelia Preissinger will be the opera director and deputy artistic director, and Marlene Hahn will be the new chief dramaturge. The house made the announcement on Friday. Kapellmeister Christoph Gedschold, who has already been engaged in Leipzig since 2015, will be appointed music director.

The designated artistic director Tobias Wolff was already confirmed by the Leipzig City Council in September 2019. The dramaturge and cultural manager had prevailed among 29 applicants.

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Influence musicale dans le monde : la France se classe troisième ! 

Une grande plateforme de vente d’articles culturels d’occasion a réalisé une étude sur les pays ayant le plus d’influence musicale dans le monde. Cocorico ! la France prend la troisième place derrière les États-Unis et le Royaume-Uni. Au niveau national, c’est sans surprise Paris qui est en haut du podium, suivie par Marseille et Lyon.

Déterminer l’influence musicale de chaque pays n’est pas une mince affaire. Momox-shop, une boutique de vente en ligne bien connue des mélomanes – on y trouve en effet des milliers de disques d’occasions -, a relevé le défi grâce à une vaste étude statistique.

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Musical influence across the world: France ranks third!

A major platform for the sale of second-hand cultural items has carried out a study on the countries with the most musical influence in the world. Cock-a-doodle-doo! France takes third place behind the United States and the United Kingdom. At the national level, it is no surprise that Paris is at the top of the podium, followed by Marseille and Lyon.

Determining the musical influence of each country is no easy task. Momox-shop, an online shop well known to music lovers – it sells thousands of second-hand records – has taken up the challenge thanks to an extensive statistical study.

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