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Apr 3, 2014 | Wencke Wallbaum | News | Rezension | Release Also Diapason d'Or for LUCERNE FESTIVAL production

After the latest part of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL series "Claudio Abbado conducts Schubert, Beethoven & Wagner"  recently have been awarded with a La Clef du mois of the French online magazine Resmusica, now also the first part of this series "Clara Haskil plays Mozart - Robert Casadesus plays Beethoven" received one of the most prestigious awards in the classical music market. The French journal Diapason gave this production in their current April issue a Diapason d'Or.

Mar 5, 2014 | Wencke Wallbaum | News | Release Abbado release now available at iTunes

​Claudio Abbado (1933-2014) was closely associated with LUCERNE FESTIVAL for nearly five decades. In memory of this exceptional conductor, three live recordings with the Vienna Philharmonic and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, made in the summers of 1978 and 1988, are issued here for the first time, revealing all elements of his art: a rousing vitality and emotional immediacy, radiant orchestral splendour and structural transparency.
The album Claudio Abbado conducts Schubert, Beethoven & Wagner (LUCERNE FESTIVAL Historic Performances, Vol. V) will be released on 14th of March 2014. Until then there is the chance of downloading the complete album at iTunes for a preferential price of € 6,99!

Mar 5, 2014 | Wencke Wallbaum | News | Award | Rezension | Artists | Release ICMA and Diapason d'Or for Celibidache edition

​The 13 CD-Box Sergiu Celibidache: The Berlin recordings with historical recordings from 1945-1957 of this legendary conductor was decorated in the current issue of french trade magazine Diapason with a Diapason d'Or.
Above all the edition also won the International Classical Music Award (ICMA) in the category historical recordings.
The Award Ceremony and Gala concert will take place on April 12th during the Beethoven Festival in Warsaw, the participating orchestra will be the Polish Iuventus Orchestra conducted by José Maria Florêncio.

Feb 24, 2014 | Wencke Wallbaum | News Star of the year 2013

For the ninth time the local newspapers Neue Westfälische, Haller Kreisblatt and Lippische Landes-Zeitung honoured their selected stars of the year for special cultural activities.

From the 52 protagonists who were decorated in 2013 with a star of the week, twelve winners - including label boss Ludger Böckenhoff - had been selected as stars of the year. The award ceremony takes place on 24th of February in Bielefeld.

Feb 21, 2014 | Sabine Wiedemann | News Concert & CD Presentation Requiem (Hansjörg Fink, trombone / Elmar Lehnen, organ)

​On Friday, March 7th Hansjörg Fink (trombone) and Elmar Lehnen (organ) introduce their SACD Requiem with a presentation concert and interviews. Experience the synthesis of traditional requiem chants and improvisation, of age-old tradition and vibrant, jazzy joie de vivre at the original recording location, the Papal Marienbasilika in Kevelaer/Germany with its impressive Seifert organ.

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