The Peruvian Dayner Tafur-Díaz has won the Siemens Conductors Competition with a prize of studying in the Karajan Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker. Tafur-Díaz, 26, stood out among 68 contestants from 29 countries.
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The violinist Pekka Kuusisto has made known the death of his father today. Ilkka Kuusisto, a hugely versatile influence in Finnish music, was 91 years old. He composed 18 operas, of which the The Moomin […]
She played one of Schumann’s Kinderszenen in memory of a beloved, ‘fantastic’ colleague, Maria Tipo, who died this week. ‘She will be missed’ said Martha. The post Watch: Martha Argerich plays tribute to ‘inspirational’ Maria […]
The next chief conductor of the Mainz Philharmonic State Orchestra and GMD of the Mainz State Theatre is to be Gabriel Venzago. Presently with Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz, the young Venzago, 34, is the son of […]
