HAMBURG 〓 Deutsche Grammophon signed a contract with female conductor for the first time

2019/02/02
【最終更新日】2020/02/13

Deutsche Grammophon signed an exclusive contract with Mirga Gražiny tė-Tyla. Deutsche Grammophon signed a female conductor with the first time in history. Gražinytė-Tyla was born in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania in 1986. After studying in Graz, Zurich etc, she received the “Nestle – Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Award” in 2012. From 2016 she has served as Music Director of Birmingham City Symphony Orchestra as a replacement for Andris Nelsons. She extended her contract last year, and the term has increased until 2021.

The debut album will be released in May. It is said to be a work collection of Polish composer Mieczysław Wajnberg. Wajnberg was born in 1919 (death in 1996), celebrating its centennial birth in 2019. The Symphony No. 21 “Kaddish” dedicated to the victim of “Warsaw Ghetto” established by Nazis Germany and the early Symphony No. 2 are put in the album. Birmingham City Symphony Orchestra, Clementorata Baltica and violinist Gidon Kremer are participating in the recording.

Photo：City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra　/　Chris Christoudolou　/　BBC


　　　　Click here for details　▷


How about this ?

  1. SAN FRANCISCO 〓 Hong Kong-British conductor Elim Chan appointed music director of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

  2. VIENNA 〓 Vienna Philharmonic’s “Summer Night Concert” in 2026 will be conducted by Lorenzo Viotti.

  3. STRASBOURG 〓 “ARTE” intends to create “virtual opera house” on the net?

  4. LONDON 〓 Vasily Petrenko will become Music Director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

  5. TOKYO 〓 New National Theatre Tokyo launches free streaming service from April 10

  6. PRAGUE 〓 Robert Robert Kružík appointed as the next music director of the National Theatre

  7. BERN 〓 Cellist Antonio Meneses Reveals Diagnosis of Advanced Brain Tumor

  8. TOKYO 〓 Vienna State Opera cancels Japan tour

  9. R.I.P 〓 Dominick Argento, American Composer

  10. MUNICH 〓 The Japanese “Aoi trio” won the piano trio division of the Munich International Music Competition

  11. LOS ANGELES 〓 Daniel Harding appointed as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, succeeding Gustavo Dudamel

  12. MILAN 〓 Manuel Legris will become artistic director of Teatro alla Scala ballet

  13. BERLIN 〓 “OPUS KLASSIK” were announced

  14. ROTTERDAM 〓 Rotterdam Philharmonic extends contract with Lahav Shani

  15. BOLOGNA 〓 Teatro Comunale di Bologna presents its program for 2019

  1. No comments yet.

  1. No trackbacks yet.