Tõnu Kaljuste: Edison Klassiek Award 2026 for Pärt Album: Lente
Tõnu Kaljuste receives the Edison Klassiek Award 2026 in the category Vocal for the album Arvo Pärt: Lente with Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and Concerto Copenhagen.
Risto Joost: Contract extension with Chamber Orchestrra Heilbronn (WKO) until summer 2030
“In his first few years as Chief Conductor of the WKO, Risto Joost has convinced the orchestra members and guided them to artistic excellence. He has inspired all of us with a highly focused yet captivating conducting and his openness as a person. This also applies to the audiences and organisers at our guest performance venues." (Prof. Bayón, Chair of the Board of Trustees WKO Foundation)
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Danish National Vocal Ensemble extends Martina Batič as Chief Conductor until summer 2028
“At the start of our 20th anniversary season, it is particularly significant to continue our collaboration with Martina Batič. Her artistic ambition, creativity, and commitment to the ensemble have helped to shape an exciting chapter in our history,” said Elena Mitrevska, Artistic Director of the Danish National Vocal Ensemble.
Theatre of Voices & Paul Hillier: World premiere of Bernd Franke
Theatre of Voices and Paul Hillier perform the world premiere of Bernd Franke: Behind me – dips Eternity and John Cage:Ryoanji in Bad Reichenhall on 20 May 2023.
Anna-Maria Helsing at rostrum of Arctic Philharmonic
On 17 May 2023 Anna-Maria Helsing is at rostrum of Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra in Bodo, Norway to conduct a programme by Allan Johanson, Johan Halvorsen, Edvard Grieg and Elias Blix/Adolf Thomsen.
Florian Helgath conducts Chorwerk Ruhr & Capella de la Torre
Florian Helgath conducts Chorwerk Ruhr and Capella de la Torre in four concerts: 10.05.2023 Speyer (SWR Schwetzinger Festspiele), 11.05. Wuppertal, 13.05. Bochum
and 14.05. Neuss featuring music by Dieter Schnebel, Moritz Landgraf von Hessen, Orlando di Lasso, Martin Wistinghausen, Michael Praetorius, Jacobus Gallus, Giovanni Gabrieli and J.S. Bach.
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Stefan Parkman conducts Sven-David Sandström world premiere in Berlin
On 7 May 2023 Stefan Parkman conducted the world premiere of Sven-David Sandström: Te Deum as well as
Verdi: Quattro Pezzi Sacri and Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona nobis pacem with the Philharmonischer Chor Berlin, Uppsala Academic Chamber Choir, Staatsorchester Frankfurt (Oder) and soloists in Berlin Philharmonie, on 27.05. in Norrköping, 28.05. in Uppsala with Norrköping Symphony Orchestra.
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Anna-Maria Helsing at rostrum of Musikkollegium Winterthur
Anna-Maria Helsing gives her debut with Musikkollegium Winterthur on 13 May 2023 to conduct Jörg Duda: Concerto No. 1 for tuba and orchestra op. 67, Frank Martin: Ballade for alt saxophone, strings, piano and percussion, and Ottorino Respighi: Suite "Gli Uccelli".
Kaspars Putniņš conducts Swedish Radio Choir with Hillborg-Brahms-Nyström-Lidholm
Kaspars Putniņš conducted the Swedish Radio Choir in Stockholm on 29 April 2023 in Stockholm, 02.05. Kiruna,
04.05. Pitea, 05.05. Umea, 07.05. Östersund, 08.05. Sundsvall, 09.05. Bollnäs featuring the programme The breathing of the world with music by Anders Hillborg, Brahms, Gösta Nystroem, Ingvar Lidholm, Györgi Ligeti among others. Here the audio link: https://sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/radiokoren-direkt-fran-kiruna-kyrka
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