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The Trials of Rattle and Muti

Thursday, January 17th, 2013

by Sedgwick Clark A couple of Musical America’s former Musicians of the Year took a drubbing last week. Rebecca Schmid, MA’s Berlin correspondent, reported on our Web site (1/11) that Simon Rattle (2002) announced he would not renew his Berlin Philharmonic contract as music director in 2018 after 16 years. She wrote that “Rattle’s popularity […]

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A Circle of Friends

Thursday, January 17th, 2013

By: Edna Landau To ask a question, please write Ask Edna. What is one of the most valuable assets for any performing artist today? A loyal circle of friends with whom they have maintained contact through the years. Why do I say that? In late November of 2012, I received a press release announcing the appointment […]

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