Hofer Symphoniker Names Chief Conductor

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(Credit: © Guido Werner) Germany’s Hofer Symphoniker has announced the appointment of Martijn Dendievel as chief conductor from the 2024-25 season. The Belgian conductor has repeatedly conducted the orchestra as a guest conductor and his appointment by the artistic director Cora Bethke and the commercial director Oliver Geipel was met with broad approval from the musicians. The position of chief {…}

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Sir John Eliot Gardiner Named Principal Guest Conductor Emeritus of Philharmonia Orchestra

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The Philharmonia Orchestra has announced the appointment of Sir John Eliot Gardiner as Principal Guest Conductor Emeritus from the 2023-24 season. The orchestra noted that the relationship with Gardiner reignited during the COVID lockdowns with a streamed performance of Elgar’s Enigma Variations. The conductor also performed with the orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall. The recent successes moved the musicians {…}

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Aleksandra Kurzak, Ildar Abdrazakov & Amber Wagner Highlight Boston Symphony’s 2022-23 Season

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(Credit: Marco Borggreve) The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced the 2022-3 season. Here is a look at the vocal highlights. Andris Nelsons conducts Janine Jansen and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus in works by Bernstein, Shostakovich, and Ogonek. Performance Dates: Oct. 6-8, 2022 Andris Nelsons conducts Act three of Wagner’s “Tannhäuser” starring Amber Wagner, Klaus Florian Vogt, and Christian Gerhaher. Performance {…}

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Which Operas Will Stream On ARTE Concert? Here’s The List

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ARTE Concert has announced the operas that it will be showcasing as part of its on-demand streams. The first opera programmed will be Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” from La Monnaie. That production is already available online and features Sabine Devielilhe, Gábor Bretz, Ed Lyon, and Sophie Karthäuser. On Oct. 6, 2018, Puccini’s “Tosca” from the Finnish National Opera gets its turn {…}

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Hofer Symphoniker Names Chief Conductor

Sir John Eliot Gardiner Named Principal Guest Conductor Emeritus of Philharmonia Orchestra

Aleksandra Kurzak, Ildar Abdrazakov & Amber Wagner Highlight Boston Symphony’s 2022-23 Season

Which Operas Will Stream On ARTE Concert? Here’s The List