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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.
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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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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.
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Our Video of the week also previews her upcoming album Invocation.
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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.
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Our Video of the week also previews her upcoming album Invocation.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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#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.
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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.
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#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.
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#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.
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#nashville
The appointment marks his seventh music directorship and comes as the orchestra prepares for major anniversaries.
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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
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Riccardo Frizza and the Bamberger Symphoniker explore lesser-known orchestral works by Respighi and Martucci in Italian perspectives.
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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.
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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.
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@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.
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@carnegiehall #richardwagner
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@carnegiehall #richardwagner
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February 6, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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Hungarian pianist and conductor Tamás Vásáry has died at 92.
A major recording artist, he leaves a lasting legacy on the international stage.
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#pianist #classicalpianist #tamásvásáry
A major recording artist, he leaves a lasting legacy on the international stage.
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#pianist #classicalpianist #tamásvásáry
February 6, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Hungarian pianist and conductor Tamás Vásáry has died at 92.
A major recording artist, he leaves a lasting legacy on the international stage.
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#pianist #classicalpianist #tamásvásáry
A major recording artist, he leaves a lasting legacy on the international stage.
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#pianist #classicalpianist #tamásvásáry
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February 3, 2026 at 9:48 PM
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Unions representing arts workers at the Kennedy Center demand transparency and worker protections as uncertainty grows over the planned two-year shutdown.
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Unions demand protections as uncertainty grows over Kennedy Center shutdown - Moto Perpetuo
Unions representing Kennedy Center arts workers demand transparency and protections after plans for a two-year shutdown, as uncertainty grows over jobs, pay, and future operations.
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February 3, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Unions representing arts workers at the Kennedy Center demand transparency and worker protections as uncertainty grows over the planned two-year shutdown.
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The classical winners at the 2026 Grammy Awards:
Gabriela Ortiz, Andris Nelsons, Gustavo Dudamel, Yo-Yo Ma, and more.
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Gabriela Ortiz, Andris Nelsons, Gustavo Dudamel, Yo-Yo Ma, and more.
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February 2, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The classical winners at the 2026 Grammy Awards:
Gabriela Ortiz, Andris Nelsons, Gustavo Dudamel, Yo-Yo Ma, and more.
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Gabriela Ortiz, Andris Nelsons, Gustavo Dudamel, Yo-Yo Ma, and more.
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The Philadelphia Orchestra has announced its 2026–27 season, featuring world premieres, four Mahler symphonies, Wagner’s Lohengrin, and new works by Joe Hisaishi and Reena Esmail.
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February 1, 2026 at 7:50 PM
The Philadelphia Orchestra has announced its 2026–27 season, featuring world premieres, four Mahler symphonies, Wagner’s Lohengrin, and new works by Joe Hisaishi and Reena Esmail.
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February 1, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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James Gaffigan extends tenure as General Music Director of the Komische Oper Berlin until 2030.
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January 31, 2026 at 9:48 PM
James Gaffigan extends tenure as General Music Director of the Komische Oper Berlin until 2030.
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World premiere in Hamburg: Olga Neuwirth and Elfriede Jelinek reunite for Monster’s Paradise, their first newly realised music-theatre collaboration in more than 20 years.
A closer look at the work, its background, and the artists’ own words.
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A closer look at the work, its background, and the artists’ own words.
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January 31, 2026 at 8:48 PM
World premiere in Hamburg: Olga Neuwirth and Elfriede Jelinek reunite for Monster’s Paradise, their first newly realised music-theatre collaboration in more than 20 years.
A closer look at the work, its background, and the artists’ own words.
Read at moto-perpetuo.com/monsters-par...
A closer look at the work, its background, and the artists’ own words.
Read at moto-perpetuo.com/monsters-par...
Video of the week 🎥
Julie Roset and Susan Manoff perform Debussy’s La fille aux cheveux de lin in a refined, intimate reading. The video also offers a glimpse into Roset’s debut album M’a dit Amour on Alpha Classics.
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Julie Roset and Susan Manoff perform Debussy’s La fille aux cheveux de lin in a refined, intimate reading. The video also offers a glimpse into Roset’s debut album M’a dit Amour on Alpha Classics.
Watch and read at moto-perpetuo.com/julie-roset-...
January 31, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Video of the week 🎥
Julie Roset and Susan Manoff perform Debussy’s La fille aux cheveux de lin in a refined, intimate reading. The video also offers a glimpse into Roset’s debut album M’a dit Amour on Alpha Classics.
Watch and read at moto-perpetuo.com/julie-roset-...
Julie Roset and Susan Manoff perform Debussy’s La fille aux cheveux de lin in a refined, intimate reading. The video also offers a glimpse into Roset’s debut album M’a dit Amour on Alpha Classics.
Watch and read at moto-perpetuo.com/julie-roset-...
The Gran Teatre del Liceu has appointed Jonathan Nott as its next music director from the 2026–27 season. His tenure will open with Wagner’s Ring cycle and a new symphonic subscription.
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#opera #richardwagner #Wagner
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#opera #richardwagner #Wagner
January 31, 2026 at 12:58 PM
The Gran Teatre del Liceu has appointed Jonathan Nott as its next music director from the 2026–27 season. His tenure will open with Wagner’s Ring cycle and a new symphonic subscription.
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#opera #richardwagner #Wagner
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#opera #richardwagner #Wagner
Lucienne Renaudin Vary receives the Leonard Bernstein Award 2026, Rolando Villazón extended as Artistic Director of the Mozarteum through 2031, and more.
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January 30, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Lucienne Renaudin Vary receives the Leonard Bernstein Award 2026, Rolando Villazón extended as Artistic Director of the Mozarteum through 2031, and more.
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