Michel Schwalbé
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/music-obituaries/9602833/Michel-Schwalbe.html#
Michel Schwalbé, who has died aged 92, was a Polish-born
violinist and for almost 30 years leader of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
under Herbert von Karajan.
Michel Schwalbé
http://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/en/titelstories/michel-schwalbe/
The Berliner Philharmoniker mourn the death of their former
concertmaster
First concertmaster of many years Michel Schwalbé who was a
member of the orchestra from 1957 to 1985, died in Berlin during the night before 9 October,
shortly before his 93rd birthday. Musicians and critics alike raved and rave
about the unforgettable violin solos of Herbert von Karajan’s first
concertmaster. His interpretation of the solo part in Richard Strauss’
Heldenleben is legendary.
http://www.violin-fund.ru/eng/competition/comp4/juri/shvalbe.wbp
http://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/buehne-und-konzert/zum-tod-von-michel-schwalbe-karajans-konzertmeister-11920999.html
http://www.artsjournal.com/slippeddisc/2012/10/a-second-great-concertmaster-has-died.html
Just in: Cologne
Opera has a new boss, but no money
http://www.artsjournal.com/slippeddisc/2012/08/just-in-cologne-opera-has-a-new-boss-but-no-money.html
http://www.artsjournal.com/slippeddisc/2012/06/cologne-fires-opera-chief.html
Cologne
Opera House Named German Opera House of the Year
http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/__pr/P__Wash/2012/10/01KOpera.html