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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 10h

Sara Glojnarić will receive the Karajan-Akademie’s Claudio Abbado Composition Prize on 31 October 2026. The concert will also feature the world premiere of her newly commissioned work. Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/sara-glojnar... #SaraGlojnaric #ContemporaryMusic @berliner-philharmoniker.de

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Masaaki Suzuki will lead the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists in Bach’s St Matthew Passion for its 300th anniversary, with a London concert and a February US tour ending at Carnegie Hall. Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/masaaki-suzu... #Bach #MasaakiSuzuki #MonteverdiChoir

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Introducing Moto Monthly — our new monthly video roundup. September in classical music: major appointments, awards, cancellations and farewells, plus our Young Talent of the Month and a free streaming recommendation. More at moto-perpetuo.com #MotoMonthly #ClassicalMusic

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Mitsuko Uchida has been awarded the Léonie Sonning Music Prize 2027. The Japanese-British pianist will receive the DKK 1 million award at a special concert in Copenhagen on 30 May 2027 — her first performance in Denmark in more than 20 years. Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/mitsuko-uchi...

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Dutch baritone John Bröcheler has died aged 81. Closely associated with Dutch National Opera, he was particularly acclaimed as Wotan and also appeared at La Scala, Glyndebourne, Salzburg and other major houses. Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/john-brochel... #johnbröcheler

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Marin Alsop has been named artistic director of Vienna’s Webern Kammerphilharmonie. The former chief conductor of the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra will make her first appearance in the role on 4 October. More info at moto-perpetuo.com/marin-alsop-...

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Jordi Savall has unveiled AEVUM, a new streaming platform for classical music, jazz and traditional music. Set to launch in 2027–28, it promises a different economic model for artists and producers. Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/jordi-savall...

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Jakub Przybycień has been named Chief Conductor of the Arctic Philharmonic from the 2027/28 season. The 31-year-old Polish conductor, also a new Boston Symphony Assistant Conductor, will lead the world’s northernmost professional orchestra. Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/jakub-przyby...

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Nashville Symphony will suspend the remainder of its 2026–27 season amid a $10 million budget gap. All 77 orchestra musicians and 27 full-time staff positions will be furloughed as the organisation begins a financial restructuring. More info at moto-perpetuo.com/since-the-st...

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Cleveland Orchestra musicians have ended their strike after reaching a new three-year contract. The agreement includes 5% salary increases in each year, a greater role in auditions and improved workplace safety provisions. Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/cleveland-or... #ClevelandOrchestra

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Nashville Symphony says it does not have sufficient cash to sustain operations at its current level and is preparing a restructuring plan. The orchestra reported a $2.26 million deficit in FY2025, following two rounds of staff cuts. More info at moto-perpetuo.com/nashville-sy... #nashvillesymphony

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The Metropolitan Opera and New York City have launched Opera for All, offering 70,000 free tickets to New Yorkers during the 2026–27 season. The initiative comes as the Met launches a $1.5 billion campaign to secure its future. Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/metropolitan...

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Cleveland Orchestra musicians have gone on strike after contract talks failed to produce an agreement. Concerts on 25 and 26 September have been cancelled, with a 15-concert European tour due to begin on 2 October. Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/cleveland-or... #clevelandorchestra

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association has rebranded as Chicago Symphony, introducing a new logo and unified identity across its programmes. The orchestra itself remains the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/chicago-symp... #chicagosymphony

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

BSO bassist and former Players Committee chair Todd Seeber says the orchestra’s new contract does not signal renewed trust in management — and should not be interpreted as support for the decision to end Andris Nelsons’ tenure. More info at moto-perpetuo.com/bso-bassist-...

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Double bassist Igor Šajatović has successfully completed his probationary period with the Berliner Philharmoniker. More info at moto-perpetuo.com/igor-sajatov...

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra welcomes five new musicians for the 2026/27 season, including Elmer Churampi as principal trumpet and Craig Mulcahy as principal trombone. More info at moto-perpetuo.com/atlanta-symp... #AtlantaSymphony #ASO

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🎥 VIDEO OF THE WEEK Steven Osborne ventures beyond the traditional classical repertoire with his own piano arrangement of Joni Mitchell’s A Case of You. Watch the video at moto-perpetuo.com/steven-osbor...

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Nil Venditti has been named chief conductor of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra from 2027/28. She succeeds Dalia Stasevska at an ensemble renowned internationally for its Sibelius tradition, extensive discography and distinguished conducting lineage. More at moto-perpetuo.com/nil-venditti...

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The 2026 George Enescu International Competition has announced its piano winners. South Korea’s 18-year-old Jeongwoo Lee took First Prize and five additional awards, with Yiming Guo and Pin-Hong Lin completing the podium. More info at moto-perpetuo.com/george-enesc...

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Andris Nelsons opened his 13th and final season as Boston Symphony Orchestra music director with an emotional message of “brotherhood and humanity”, as the red roses that have become a symbol of support for him returned to Symphony Hall. More info at moto-perpetuo.com/andris-nelso...

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

🚁 Stockhausen takes flight in Berlin. Mittwoch aus Licht receives its German premiere at Deutsche Oper Berlin on 19 September — the first complete staged production of the opera in the German-speaking world. Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/stockhausen-...

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A previously unheard work by Pierre Boulez will receive its world premiere in Paris on September 19. Rediscovered in the composer’s archives, the unfinished Dérive 3 will be premiered by Ensemble intercontemporain. More info at moto-perpetuo.com/pierre-boule... #PierreBoulez

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

San Francisco Opera and its orchestra have reached a tentative four-year agreement, ending the strike that delayed the opening of the 2026–27 season. Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/san-francisc...

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

German baritone Hartmut Welker has died aged 84. A former toolmaker who began studying singing at 28, Welker built an international career and appeared at Bayreuth as Klingsor, Wotan, Alberich, Telramund and Kurwenal between 2000 and 2006. Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/hartmut-welk...

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Two appointments in one day. The Austrian conductor will become Principal Conductor of the Philharmonia in September 2028 and Festival Director of the San Francisco Symphony in 2028–29, while remaining Music Director in Pittsburgh. Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/manfred-hone...

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Breaking: Peter de Caluwe has been named the next Intendant of the Salzburg Festival, ending a turbulent search that appeared until the last moment to favour a Barrie Kosky–Sophie de Lint leadership team. Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/peter-de-cal... PH: PH: Jimmy Kets

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The 2026 Latin Grammy nominations are out, with Gustavo Dudamel and Gabriela Ortiz featuring prominently across the classical categories. Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/latin-grammy...

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

San Francisco Opera has cancelled three more performances as its orchestra strike continues. Two performances of Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra and the opening of Thea Musgrave’s Mary, Queen of Scots have been called off. Negotiations continue. More info at moto-perpetuo.com/san-francisc...

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Its board voted to shut the main building for safety and renovation work, hours after a federal judge blocked another attempt to add Donald Trump’s name to the complex. Trump says reconstruction will not begin until the naming dispute is resolved. Read: moto-perpetuo.com/kennedy-cent...

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

At just 11, American violinist Jayden King has won the Violin Section of the 2026 George Enescu International Competition, becoming the youngest winner in the competition’s history. More info at moto-perpetuo.com/jayden-king-...

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Daniil Trifonov has withdrawn from the Berliner Philharmoniker’s October concerts after suffering spinal injuries in a staircase accident at home. Víkingur Ólafsson will replace him in Berlin, New York, Bogotá, São Paulo and Buenos Aires. More info at moto-perpetuo.com/daniil-trifo...

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The winners of the 75th ARD International Music Competition have been decided. Read more about the winners at moto-perpetuo.com/ard-internat...

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

San Francisco Opera has cancelled the opening performance of its 104th season after its orchestra went on strike. Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra was called off less than an hour before curtain. Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/san-francisc...

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

How did Beethoven become a Warhol? A major exhibition in Bonn traces the surprising story behind Andy Warhol’s iconic 1987 portrait — from Beethoven postcards to the Moonlight Sonata manuscript and 72 experiments with colour. More info at moto-perpetuo.com/beethoven-by...

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Moto Perpetuo launches support channel We are an independent platform dedicated to independent classical music journalism. Your support helps sustain our international coverage, news, and analysis: ko-fi.com/motoperpetuo

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Spanish conductor Juanjo Mena has ended his conducting career earlier than planned, as the progression of Alzheimer’s disease prevents him from completing his remaining farewell concerts. More info at moto-perpetuo.com/juanjo-mena-...

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The Vienna State Opera will unveil a posthumous work by Austrian artist Herbert Brandl as its 2026/27 “Iron Curtain,” continuing a tradition that has featured Hockney, Twombly, Kiefer and El Anatsui. More info at moto-perpetuo.com/herbert-bran...

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Swiss cellist Samuel Niederhauser has won First Prize at the 2026 George Enescu International Cello Competition in Bucharest. More info at moto-perpetuo.com/enescu-compe...

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Lorenzo Viotti is staying in Tokyo through 2034. The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra has added five years to the conductor’s initial contract as music director. More info at moto-perpetuo.com/lorenzo-viot...

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🏆 Pianist Dmitry Yudin, 21, has won the 18th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition in Tel Aviv. Uladzislau Khandohi and Jinhyung Park share Second Prize, with Roman Fediurko taking Third. More info at moto-perpetuo.com/winners-anno... #ArthurRubinsteinCompetition

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Herbert Blomstedt has been awarded the 2026 Praemium Imperiale, one of Japan’s highest arts honours. At 99, the legendary conductor joins a list of music laureates including Bernstein, Abbado, Barenboim and Argerich. Praemium Imperiale More info at moto-perpetuo.com/herbert-blom...

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Cleveland Orchestra musicians have unanimously authorised a strike if no contract agreement is reached by 23 September. Pay, working conditions and the musicians’ role in auditions are among the key issues in negotiations. Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/cleveland-or...

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Russian soprano Valentina Pravdina has won the 7th Éva Marton International Singing Competition in Budapest, taking the €30,000 first prize, the audience award and a special prize for her performance of a Liszt song. Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/valentina-pr...

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

"For the Music" offers a rare portrait of Kirill Petrenko. Friends, teachers, colleagues and musicians trace the famously private conductor's journey from his early years in Austria to the Berliner Philharmoniker. More info at moto-perpetuo.com/kirill-petre... #kirillpetrenko

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Spanish-Dutch cellist Elías Arizcuren, founder of the Cello Octet Conjunto Ibérico and a champion of contemporary music, has died at 83. Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/elias-arizcu... #eliasarizcuren

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A blackout forced the cancellation of the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra's concert in Seville, around 40 minutes after it began. More info at moto-perpetuo.com/bayreuth-fes... #Bayreuth #Wagner #HerasCasado

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

From New Zealand to New York and an increasingly international career, violinist Geneva Lewis is entering a new chapter. This autumn also brings her debut album, with Barber, Glass and the first recording of John Zorn’s Partita for the Firebird. Read at moto-perpetuo.com/geneva-lewis...

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Moto Perpetuo @motoperpetuo.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

La Scala has removed the paywall from LaScalaTV. From 1 September, its digital archive — including 44 opera productions, eight ballets and 26 concerts — is available free after registration. Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/lascala-tv-f...

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