BACKClassical News
In our classical news today, Sound and Music announces latest Pathways intake, EMCY pays an homage to Heifetz, and Fort Worth Opera fires general director. Also, Manfred Honeck will return to the New York Philharmonic, and Dresden Kulturpalast renovation turns out more expensive than planned.
Classical Music Magazine
Sound and Music announces latest Pathways intake
Georgie Buchanan, Gemma Nash, Blasio Kavuma, Jason Yarde and Samantha Fernando are the latest five composers selected for Sound and Music’s Pathways programme.
Pizzicato
‘Give Music a Future’, a cooperation project of the European Union of Music Competitions for Youth (EMCY), co-funded by the culture programme Creative Europe of the European Union, pays an ‘Homage a Heifetz’. On 2 February, they started ‘Homage a Heifetz’, with celebrations for the birthday of the famous Vilnius born virtuoso Jascha Heifetz.
Fort Worth Opera Fires General Director
In a press release, Fort Worth Opera is profusely thanking their General Director « for his 16 years of dedicated service » and at the same time the board fires him over different views for the future.
Dezeen
Allied Works Architecture creates massive music centre for downtown Calgary
Covering two city blocks, Canada’s National Music Centre comprises towering volumes clad in bronze-hued tiles and a refurbished historic brick building.
The New York Times
9 Artists Honor the Man Who Put Brooklyn on the Map
When he announced his retirement as the president and executive producer of the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 1998, I argued in The Times that Harvey Lichtenstein had been the most innovative, influential performing arts administrator in New York history.
The Washington Post
Kennedy Center hosts a brilliantly HIP performance of Vivaldi
The HIP approach breaks away from the reliance on purity of sound and the masterworks of the canon that emerged as the twin pillars of so-called classical music in the late 20th century.
klassik.com
Münchner Konzertsaal: Baubeginn verzögert sich um mehrere Monate
Der Baubeginn des neuen Münchner Konzertsaals wird sich nach Angaben des Chefs der Bayerischen Staatskanzlei, Marcel Huber (CSU), um mehrere Monate verzögern. Grund dafür ist die gerichtlich angeordnete Neubewertung eines zum Architekturwettbewerb eingereichten Entwurfs
kulturradio vom rbb
“Stars & Rising Stars” präsentiert Klassikgrößen und Nachwuchstalente
Das neue Festival in München startet im Mai mit drei Uraufführungen der zeitgenössischen Komponisten Wolfgang Rihm, Bernd Redmann und Antoni Parera Fons
neue musikzeitung
3,3 Millionen Euro Mehrbedarf – Dresdner Kulturpalast wird teurer
Der Aufsichtsrat der städtische Immobiliengesellschaft KID sei über noch ungeprüfte Nachträge für das Bauprojekt informiert worden, teilte die Stadt am Montag mit. Diese ergeben einen kurzfristigen Finanzierungsbedarf von 3,3 Millionen Euro.
Broadwayworld
Manfred Honeck Returns To New York Philharmonic Featuring Inon Barnatan as Soloist, 2/15-18
Manfred Honeck will return to the New York Philharmonic to conduct Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1, with Artist-in-Association Inon Barnatan as soloist in his final Philharmonic appearance in that role
IndieWire
The Oscar-nominated musician breaks down his exhaustive collaboration with director Damien Chazelle.
Bachtrack @bachtrack Istanbul announces their line up for the 45th edition of their classical music festival using a host of great venues https://bachtrack.com/festival/istanbul-music-festival …
BR_KLASSIK @BR_KLASSIK Valery #Gergiev und die #Münchner #Philharmoniker: Neue Saison – alte Sorgen
klassik.com @klassikcom #Warnstreik am Stuttgarter #Staatstheater #Oper #Kulturpolitik #Gewerkschaft http://klassik.com/?qiXww
Samantha Fernando is one of the latest five composers selected for Sound and Music’s Pathways programme. Credit: Marianne Chua