Moto Perpetuo

Paavo Järvi will become the next Chief Conductor & Artistic Advisor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra from the 2028/29 season.
He succeeds Edward Gardner, who concludes his tenure in 2028,
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La Maestra 2026 has its winners.
Slovenian conductor Mojca Lavrenčič takes First Prize at the Philharmonie de Paris, alongside multiple special awards. Jiajing Lai and Alizé Léhon complete the podium.
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Ravel, reimagined. 🎷🪗
MZ Duo performs Le Tombeau de Couperin (Prélude) in an arrangement for saxophone and accordion — part of their debut album ContraDANCE.
Watch the video of the week at moto-perpetuo.com/mz-duo-le-to...
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Jonathan Tetelman has withdrawn from the National Symphony Orchestra’s Il trittico at the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall. His decision comes amid a broader series of cancellations at the Washington venue.
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Handel’s Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno live from Wigmore Hall this Saturday.
La Nuova Musica and David Bates lead Jeanine De Bique, Christopher Lowrey and Nick Pritchard.
Watch details and full story: moto-perpetuo.com/handel-il-tr...

Barber, Marsalis, John Williams and Korngold come together in American Tapestry, a new release from the Calidore String Quartet exploring the many voices of American music — from concert hall to cinema.
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Herb Alpert awards $1 million to the Dudamel Foundation through a new international honour.
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The Gran Teatre del Liceu will stage Der Ring des Nibelungen from 2026/27 to 2029/30 in co-production with the Bayerische Staatsoper, where the project began in 2024.
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Roman Kofman, founder of the Kyiv Chamber Orchestra and former Generalmusikdirektor of the Beethoven Orchester Bonn, has died at 89.
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Simon Rattle concludes his long-running Janáček cycle in Berlin with The Cunning Little Vixen at Staatsoper Unter den Linden.
The new production, directed by Ted Huffman, also marks Magdalena Kožená’s return to her Janáček roots.
Full story at moto-perpetuo.com/simon-rattle...

At 21, Yunchan Lim records Bach’s Goldberg Variations live at Carnegie Hall — a summit work of the keyboard repertoire and a defining moment in his young career.
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Plácido Domingo has responded to a Washington Post front-page article linking him to the financial turmoil at the Washington National Opera.
In a letter to the editor, he defends his tenure.
Full story at moto-perpetuo.com/placido-domi...

At 16 she reached the final of the Chopin Competition in Warsaw.
Now 17, Tianyao Lyu is emerging as one of the most distinctive young pianists of her generation
A profile in our Young Talents section.
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A first-ever recording of Johann Ludwig Bach’s 18 Leipzig cantatas — music admired and performed by Johann Sebastian Bach himself. Johanna Soller and Capella Sollertia shed light on a lesser-known branch of the Bach family.
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Boris Giltburg turns to Bach’s The Well-tempered Clavier, Book I in a live recital from Wigmore Hall.
The sold-out concert will be streamed worldwide free of charge.
Watch and read more at moto-perpetuo.com/boris-giltbu...

After 25 years leading the Lucerne Festival, Michael Haefliger takes on a new role in Japan.
The Kusatsu Summer International Music Academy & Festival has appointed the former Lucerne director as Artistic Advisor.
Full story at moto-perpetuo.com/michael-haef...

Ruby Hughes performs Corpus Christi Carol by Benjamin Britten in a beautifully crafted release video directed by Jessie Rodger.
The performance forms part of her new album Amidst the Shades.
Watch the video and read more at moto-perpetuo.com/ruby-hughes-...

Leonidas Kavakos has been named principal guest conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra from the 2027/28 season.
The Greek violinist and conductor becomes the Orchestra’s first principal guest conductor in 40 years.
Full story at moto-perpetuo.com/leonidas-kav...

The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2026–27 season — its smallest in 60 years.
Five new productions are planned as Peter Gelb confirms he intends to step down in 2030.
Full season details at moto-perpetuo.com/metropolitan...
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Alisa Weilerstein performs Unsuk Chin’s Cello Concerto with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony under Alain Altinoglu.
The programme also includes Brahms’ Vier Gesänge and excerpts from Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Watch live and read more at moto-perpetuo.com/frankfurt-ra...

osé van Dam (1940–2026) has died at 85.
The Belgian bass-baritone was one of the most respected operatic voices of his generation.
Full obituary at moto-perpetuo.com/jose-van-dam... #josevandam #josévandam

György Kurtág turns 100 today.
From Budapest to Paris, New York, Amsterdam and Germany, institutions are marking the centenary of one of the most influential composers of the last century.
Concert details and links at moto-perpetuo.com/gyorgy-kurta... #GyörgyKurtág

Kevin Puts’s Emily: No Prisoner Be, inspired by the poetry of Emily Dickinson, brings Joyce DiDonato together with Time for Three in a genre-blurring song cycle commissioned by the Bregenzer Festspiele.
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The German heldentenor, closely associated with Bayreuth and the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, has died at 69 after a long illness.
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The San Antonio Philharmonic has cancelled the remainder of its 2025–26 season following the departure of music director Jeffrey Kahane.
Full story at moto-perpetuo.com/san-antonio-...

Hilary Hahn and Seth Parker Woods have withdrawn from the world premiere of Carlos Simon’s Double Concerto Suite at the Kennedy Center in March.
Their decision follows other recent high-profile cancellations at the Washington venue.
Full story at moto-perpetuo.com/hilary-hahn-...

Hilary Hahn is back.
After spinal surgery and months of recovery, the violinist returned to the stage with The Philadelphia Orchestra, performing Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No.
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A new recording of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde on instruments from the composer’s era. François-Xavier Roth leads Les Siècles, with Lucile Richardot and Stanislas de Barbeyrac as soloists.
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The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has appointed Nikolai Song as its new Principal Flute and unveiled its 2026–27 season under Manfred Honeck.
Beethoven anniversary, Mozart focus and multiple premieres.
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Lise Davidsen’s Isolde debut at the Liceu is now available in streaming.
After weeks of international attention around her return to the stage and her first fully staged Tristan und Isolde, the production receives its digital premiere on Liceu OPERA+.
Info: moto-perpetuo.com/lise-davidse...