Johann Strauss Ensemble returns to Bucharest in December


The famous Austrian chamber music orchestra Johann Strauss Ensemble will give on December 16, at the Palace Hall from Bucharest, the extraordinary concert “Christmas in Vienna,” the organizers inform. First soloist and conductor of this concert is the charismatic concertmaster of the orchestra of the famous Schonbrunn Palace, Russel McGregor. He had the occasion to accompany and “conduct” Luciano Pavarotti, Jose Carreras, Ildiko Raimondi, and many others. Born at Oxford, Great Britain, Russel grew up and “made the first steps” in music in the distant Australia, where he returned for a triumphal concert at the famous Opera House from Sydney. The Australian musician plays a violin manufactured by Carlo Giuseppe Testore in 1697, violin which is the “younger sister” of the famous violin of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Special guests in the show from Bucharest are the soprano Romana Beutel and the baritone Michael Havlicek. Last year they received standing ovations from the audience which filled up the Palace Hall from Bucharest. Being for the fifth year in a row in Romania, Johann Strauss Ensemble became a landmark of the high quality music for the public from our country. Johann Strauss Ensemble also delighted through its musical performances the public from many cultural centers of the world – Tokyo, Osaka, Melbourne, Sydney, Paris, London, Monaco, Madrid, Rome, Brussels, Berlin, Zurich, Hambourg, Salzburg, Linz or Vienna. The tickets were put on sale at the box-offices of the Palace Hall, Bucharest National Theater, Musica shop, Nottara Theater, metro station Unirea 2, the network of Diverta and Germanos bookshops, Carrefour network and online on vandbilete.ro, biletedelatati.ro, bilete.ro, blt.ro, ticketpoint.ro and eventim.ro. The show is part of the national multiculturalism and multilingualism project “Art against Drug 2009.” The event takes place under the high patronage of the Embassy of Austria to Bucharest.


Polanski agreed to pay victim $500,000


SAN FRANCISCO – Film director Roman Polanski agreed to pay the victim in his sex crime case at least $500,000 as part of a civil settlement reached years after he fled the United States, the Los Angeles Times reported on Saturday.


Polanski reached a confidential settlement in 1993 with Samantha Geimer, the newspaper said, citing court filings made available on Friday. The paper said it was not clear whether the filmmaker paid her. The final document filed in August 1996 had him still owing Geimer $604,416, according to the Times. Geimer has acknowledged reaching a civil settlement with Polanski, the Times said.

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