Marin Alsop will be honored as the distinguished guest conductor for Prague Summer Night’s 10th anniversary in 2025. Per an official press release, the world-renowned conductor will participate in the PSN Apprentice Conducting Program, leading the orchestra in performances of Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 at Burgher’s Hall in Plzen. Prague Summer Nights will take place at The Festsaal (Haus der {…}
For the first generation of singers who traveled to China in 2011, I SING BEIJING was something new and adventurous, but also a bit of a lark. That has changed over the intervening years. On November 2, 2024, the iSING! Festival, as it is now known, and the Philadelphia Orchestra performed under the baton of Marin Alsop at Beijing’s National {…}
The Philadelphia Orchestra is set to tour through China starting on Oct. 31 through Nov. 10, 2024. The organization, which last toured China in 2019, will make stops in Beijing, Tianjin, Chengdu, and Haikou throughout the trip. Leading the tour will be newly appointed Guest Conductor Marin Alsop. “The Philadelphia Orchestra’s journeys to China demonstrate a belief in the possibility {…}
(Credit: Askonas Holt) Marin Alsop has joined Askonas Holt for management in Europe, Asia, and Australasia. Alsop will be managed at Askonas Holt by Jo Fry and Dora Michael in collaboration with Tom Cunningham as General Manager at Opus 3 Artists. Alsop is one of the greatest conductors of her generation and is the first woman to head major orchestras {…}
(Photo: Evan Zimmerman / Met Opera) Metropolitan Opera debuted John Adams’s “El Niño,” with libretto based on original sources by Peter Sellars and John Adams, to a sold out house of past, present, and future opera goers on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024. “El Niño” is unlike anything John Adams has done before and the historical timing of this debut is {…}
The Cincinnati Symphony has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances on offer. Larisa Martínez and Peter Dugan join Joshua Bell for an evening of Mendelssohn, Bernstein, Puccini, and more. Performance Date: Oct. 6, 2024 Marin Alsop conducts the May Festival Chorus in a Shostakovich and Bernstein program. Performance Dates: Nov. 16 & 17, 2024 {…}
Marin Alsop has been appointed as Principal Guest Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra for a three-year term beginning in the 2024–25 season. Alsop will lead the orchestra in multiple subscription concerts, special events, annual summer residencies, and national and international tours, starting with a tour of China in 2024. In a statement, Alsop said, “Working with the incredible musicians of {…}
(Credit: Grant Leighton) The Choral Arts Society of Washington is set to present “Festival of Voices” on Nov. 8, 2023. The showcase, which will honor the work of such composers as Walton and Roxana Panufnik will be presented in collaboration with the British Embassy Washington. “We are absolutely thrilled to partner with the British Embassy Washington and present this celebration {…}
The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (NOSPR) has named Marin Alsop as its new Artistic Director and Chief Conductor. She will will assume the directorship during the 2023-24 season and will work closely with NOSPR’s General and Programme Director, Ewa Bogusz-Moore, to shape the Orchestra’s program and enhance its national and international reputation. During the first season of her tenure, {…}
(Credit: Grant Leighton) The Seattle Symphony has announced a program change for its June 15 and 17 concerts. The company announced that its originally intended “Bernstein’s Songfest” would no longer take place and would instead be replaced with “Star-crossd’ at the Symphony.” As a result, the program will now feature Bernstein’s “Symphonic Dances,” Tchaikovsky’s “Romeo and Juliet,” and Prokofiev’s “Suite {…}
The Cincinnati May Festival has announced the program for its 150th anniversary season. The festival will run from May 19 to 27, 2023, with four performances over two weekends at Music Hall. Bach’s Magnificat Principal Conductor Juanjo Mena will lead sopranos Berit Norbakken and Robin Johannsen, mezzo Marianne Beate Kielland, tenor Toby Spence, and bass Christian Immler. The piece first {…}