by MG | Dec 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
KÖLN, DE — October 10, 2023 — The WDR Sinfonieorchester and Cristian Măcelaru, Chief Conductor of the WDR Sinfonieorchester since 2019/20, will continue their successful collaboration in the 2025/26 season. After two contract periods as principal conductor, the...
by MG | Oct 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
THE TIMES — October 2, 2023 — After a summer break spent on the small job of directing the Edinburgh International Festival, Nicola Benedetti is flexing her violin muscles with a vengeance in this concert season. She’s resident with the Philharmonia, a role that, in...
by MG | Sep 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
BUCHAREST, RO — September 26, 2023 — The “George Enescu” International Festival concluded its 26th edition on September 24th with a magnificent performance by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, led by conductor Klaus Makela, at the Palace Hall in Bucharest. This...
by MG | Sep 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
BUCHAREST, RO — September 22, 2023 — As this year’s George Enescu Festival winds down in Romania’s capital city, organizers of one of Europe’s biggest classical music events are already training their sights on the next edition of the festival to be...
by MG | Jul 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
INTERLOCHEN, MI — July 6, 2023 — Cristian Măcelaru, artistic director and principal conductor of Interlochen’s World Youth Symphony Orchestra, talked with IPR about this weekend’s performance and repertoire. Cristian Măcelaru, artistic director and...
by MG | Mar 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
SANTA CRUZ, CA — March 21, 2023 — The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, America’s longest-running festival of new orchestral music, celebrates its 61st season July 30 – August 13, 2023. Led by Grammy Award-winning Music Director and Conductor Cristian Măcelaru,...
by MG | Mar 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
GRAMOPHONE — MARCH 2023 | Great credit must go to the Romanian conductor Cristian Măcelaru, who displays real kinship here with the melodic colour and cast of the music and marries it so compellingly to the textural elements. It sounds gorgeous, spacious and...
by editor | Oct 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
WARNER CLASSICS — 26 AUGUST 2022 | Violinist Augustin Hadelich has conceived an album that unites three works for violin and orchestra and a piece originally written for solo guitar. For Britten’s Violin Concerto, Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No 2 and Sarasate’s Carmen...
by editor | Sep 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
PARIS, FR — 15 SEPTEMBER 2022 — Cristian Măcelaru, Music Director of the Orchestre National de France, Sibyle Veil, Présidente-directrice générale (Chief Executive Officer) of Radio France, and Michel Orier, Directeur de la musique et de la création (Director of Music...
by editor | Aug 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
LINN RECORDS — 24 AUGUST 2022 — Linn is thrilled to commence a new collaboration with one of the most renowned orchestras in Germany, Cologne based WDR Sinfonieorchester, with the fast-rising star of the conducting world, Cristian Măcelaru, at the helm. Legends to...
by editor | Jun 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
BUCHAREST, ROMANIA — June 28, 2022 — Conductor Cristian Măcelaru has been appointed the Artistic Director of the George Enescu International Festival and Competition. This was announced today at the Ministry of Culture press conference in Bucharest. The 18th Edition...
by editor | Apr 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
KÖLN, DE — April 29, 2022 — Can’t wait for this beautiful 2022/23 season with the WDR Sinfonieorchester! Brahms to Dvořák, soloistic virtuoso to symphonic jazz: Discover our new season! Chief conductor Cristian Măcelaru is looking forward to guests such as Nicola...