Jiří Pánek, who died on December 19 aged 77, was an outstanding Czech violinist, happy to be leading great orchestras. But when the opera house in Pilsen ran into difficulties, someone had to grab hold of the steering wheel.
Jiří was in charge for six critical years, 2006-2012, staging 29 operas, many of them new to his audience.
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In the week that composer Per Nørgård passed away, we are informed of the death of the important conductor Tamás Vetö. He died a week after his 90th birthday. A fugitive from the 1956 Hungarian […]
We are hearing from several sources that Eberhard Friedrich resigned last night as director of the festival chorus. His resgination came in the interval of Parsifal and the chorus demonstratively applauded him from the stage […]
The West-East Diwan Orchestra has been rehearsing in Berlin for its spring tour. Daniel Barenboim has asked his friend Zubin Mehta to stand in for him. Daniel Barenboim: “I am thrilled that Zubin has agreed […]
