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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
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
February 19, 2026 at 11:49 AM
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
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
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
February 19, 2026 at 11:18 AM
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
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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February 18, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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.
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/top-releases...
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/top-releases...
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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More info at moto-perpetuo.com/wolfgang-sch...
February 18, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The German heldentenor, closely associated with Bayreuth and the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, has died at 69 after a long illness.
More info at moto-perpetuo.com/wolfgang-sch...
More info at moto-perpetuo.com/wolfgang-sch...
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-...
Full story at moto-perpetuo.com/san-antonio-...
February 18, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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-...
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-...
Their decision follows other recent high-profile cancellations at the Washington venue.
Full story at moto-perpetuo.com/hilary-hahn-...
February 17, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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-...
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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After spinal surgery and months of recovery, the violinist returned to the stage with The Philadelphia Orchestra, performing Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No.
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/hilary-hahn-...
February 16, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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.
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/hilary-hahn-...
After spinal surgery and months of recovery, the violinist returned to the stage with The Philadelphia Orchestra, performing Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No.
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/hilary-hahn-...
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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#gustavmahler
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#gustavmahler
February 15, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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.
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/top-releases...
#gustavmahler
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#gustavmahler
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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Beethoven anniversary, Mozart focus and multiple premieres.
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February 15, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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.
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/pittsburgh-s...
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...
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...
February 14, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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...
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...
Bryn Terfel to lead the launch of Oxford International Opera with Puccini’s Tosca in September 2026.
The new company, founded by the Oxford Philharmonic and Marios Papadopoulos, debuts with a fully staged production.
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The new company, founded by the Oxford Philharmonic and Marios Papadopoulos, debuts with a fully staged production.
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/oxford-inter...
February 14, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Bryn Terfel to lead the launch of Oxford International Opera with Puccini’s Tosca in September 2026.
The new company, founded by the Oxford Philharmonic and Marios Papadopoulos, debuts with a fully staged production.
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/oxford-inter...
The new company, founded by the Oxford Philharmonic and Marios Papadopoulos, debuts with a fully staged production.
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/oxford-inter...
Uwe Dierksen (1959–2026), trombonist and long-time driving force of Ensemble Modern, has died at 66.
For more than four decades, he helped shape one of the world’s leading contemporary music ensembles — as performer, composer and educator.
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For more than four decades, he helped shape one of the world’s leading contemporary music ensembles — as performer, composer and educator.
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February 13, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Uwe Dierksen (1959–2026), trombonist and long-time driving force of Ensemble Modern, has died at 66.
For more than four decades, he helped shape one of the world’s leading contemporary music ensembles — as performer, composer and educator.
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/uwe-dierksen...
For more than four decades, he helped shape one of the world’s leading contemporary music ensembles — as performer, composer and educator.
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/uwe-dierksen...
Elsa Dreisig sings Solveig’s Song from Peer Gynt with the Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova under Massimo Zanetti.
Our Video of the week also previews her upcoming album Invocation.
Watch and read more at moto-perpetuo.com/elsa-dreisig...
Our Video of the week also previews her upcoming album Invocation.
Watch and read more at moto-perpetuo.com/elsa-dreisig...
February 13, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Elsa Dreisig sings Solveig’s Song from Peer Gynt with the Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova under Massimo Zanetti.
Our Video of the week also previews her upcoming album Invocation.
Watch and read more at moto-perpetuo.com/elsa-dreisig...
Our Video of the week also previews her upcoming album Invocation.
Watch and read more at moto-perpetuo.com/elsa-dreisig...
Jean-Baptiste Lully’s Le carnaval, mascarade royale comes to life in a colourful opéra-ballet celebrating the splendour of French court entertainment under Louis XIV.
How to watch and more info at moto-perpetuo.com/le-carnaval-...
How to watch and more info at moto-perpetuo.com/le-carnaval-...
February 13, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Jean-Baptiste Lully’s Le carnaval, mascarade royale comes to life in a colourful opéra-ballet celebrating the splendour of French court entertainment under Louis XIV.
How to watch and more info at moto-perpetuo.com/le-carnaval-...
How to watch and more info at moto-perpetuo.com/le-carnaval-...
György Kurtág has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the Liszt Academy in Budapest, the institution he first joined in 1945. The ceremony comes just weeks before the composer turns 100.
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#GyörgyKurtág
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#GyörgyKurtág
February 13, 2026 at 12:36 PM
György Kurtág has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the Liszt Academy in Budapest, the institution he first joined in 1945. The ceremony comes just weeks before the composer turns 100.
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#GyörgyKurtág
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#GyörgyKurtág
Michele Mariotti will become Principal Conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai in October 2026 — the first Italian to hold the post since the orchestra’s founding.
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PH: Rocco Casaluci
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PH: Rocco Casaluci
February 12, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Michele Mariotti will become Principal Conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai in October 2026 — the first Italian to hold the post since the orchestra’s founding.
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PH: Rocco Casaluci
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PH: Rocco Casaluci
Piotr Anderszewski turns to Brahms’s Opp. 116–119 — the composer’s final piano collections, written in the early 1890s at the height of his late style.
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February 12, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Piotr Anderszewski turns to Brahms’s Opp. 116–119 — the composer’s final piano collections, written in the early 1890s at the height of his late style.
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/top-releases...
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/top-releases...
Helmuth Rilling has died at 92.
The German conductor was the first to record Bach’s complete choral works and founded institutions that shaped the modern choral world.
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#johannsebastianbach #helmuthrilling
The German conductor was the first to record Bach’s complete choral works and founded institutions that shaped the modern choral world.
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/helmuth-rill...
#johannsebastianbach #helmuthrilling
February 12, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Helmuth Rilling has died at 92.
The German conductor was the first to record Bach’s complete choral works and founded institutions that shaped the modern choral world.
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/helmuth-rill...
#johannsebastianbach #helmuthrilling
The German conductor was the first to record Bach’s complete choral works and founded institutions that shaped the modern choral world.
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/helmuth-rill...
#johannsebastianbach #helmuthrilling
Leonard Slatkin has been named Music Director of the Nashville Symphony for the next three seasons.
The appointment marks his seventh music directorship and comes as the orchestra prepares for major anniversaries.
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#nashville
The appointment marks his seventh music directorship and comes as the orchestra prepares for major anniversaries.
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/leonard-slat...
#nashville
February 11, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Leonard Slatkin has been named Music Director of the Nashville Symphony for the next three seasons.
The appointment marks his seventh music directorship and comes as the orchestra prepares for major anniversaries.
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/leonard-slat...
#nashville
The appointment marks his seventh music directorship and comes as the orchestra prepares for major anniversaries.
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/leonard-slat...
#nashville
The Boston Symphony Orchestra has appointed Yiran Zhao and Jakub Przybycień as assistant conductors from the 2026–27 season.
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February 11, 2026 at 12:27 PM
The Boston Symphony Orchestra has appointed Yiran Zhao and Jakub Przybycień as assistant conductors from the 2026–27 season.
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San Francisco Opera has outlined its 2026–27 season, opening with Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra under Eun Sun Kim and continuing its path toward a full Ring cycle in 2028.
Watch details and full story at moto-perpetuo.com/san-francisc...
#opera #SanFrancisco
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#opera #SanFrancisco
February 10, 2026 at 8:51 PM
San Francisco Opera has outlined its 2026–27 season, opening with Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra under Eun Sun Kim and continuing its path toward a full Ring cycle in 2028.
Watch details and full story at moto-perpetuo.com/san-francisc...
#opera #SanFrancisco
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#opera #SanFrancisco
A look beyond Italy’s operatic tradition.
Riccardo Frizza and the Bamberger Symphoniker explore lesser-known orchestral works by Respighi and Martucci in Italian perspectives.
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/top-releases...
Riccardo Frizza and the Bamberger Symphoniker explore lesser-known orchestral works by Respighi and Martucci in Italian perspectives.
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/top-releases...
February 9, 2026 at 5:45 PM
A look beyond Italy’s operatic tradition.
Riccardo Frizza and the Bamberger Symphoniker explore lesser-known orchestral works by Respighi and Martucci in Italian perspectives.
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/top-releases...
Riccardo Frizza and the Bamberger Symphoniker explore lesser-known orchestral works by Respighi and Martucci in Italian perspectives.
Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/top-releases...
Anne-Sophie Mutter will open the Ravenna Festival’s 2026 summer season, performing Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Vasily Petrenko.
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February 9, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Anne-Sophie Mutter will open the Ravenna Festival’s 2026 summer season, performing Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Vasily Petrenko.
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Carnegie Hall has announced its 2026–27 season, with major projects including Wagner’s complete Ring cycle.
Read the full overview at moto-perpetuo.com/carnegie-hal...
@carnegiehall #richardwagner
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@carnegiehall #richardwagner
February 7, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Carnegie Hall has announced its 2026–27 season, with major projects including Wagner’s complete Ring cycle.
Read the full overview at moto-perpetuo.com/carnegie-hal...
@carnegiehall #richardwagner
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@carnegiehall #richardwagner
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February 6, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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