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Intermusica Gets a New Majority Stakeholder

April 7, 2026 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Pâris Mouratoglou,co-founder and 50 percent shareholder of Medici-TV, founder of the Paris-based global renewable energy EREN Groupe, has purchased a majority stake in Intermusica, a classical music management headquartered in London with … » Read
 

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Temple U Partners with Opera Philly for Real-world Learning

April 7, 2026 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Temple University, which recently created a Center City partnership with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts, has expanded its reach with a new agreement to explore collaborative projects with Opera Philadelphia.  Company General … » Read
 

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Opera Chair Cites 'ENO Breathe' As His Proudest Achievement

April 7, 2026 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
In 2021, during the depths of the pandemic, English National Opera (ENO) established a program to teach Long Covid sufferers how to breathe more effectively with help from opera singers. Subsequently the program— ENO Breathe —has … » Read
 

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Is Bach Truly Indestructible?

April 6, 2026 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
The Easter season sees the music of J. S. Bach everywhere, writes Tom Service in The Guardian . “There are performances of his St Matthew Passion in every musical city you care to name, from London to Leipzig, Rome to Rotterdam.” Two … » Read
 

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Cramming in the Concertgebouw

April 3, 2026 | Mike Corder, Associated Press
AMSTERDAM (AP)—The plush red seats of the Concertgebouw’s main auditorium are occupied by students cramming for upcoming exams and finishing dissertations as classical music fills the hall. The students aren’t being rude by … » Read
 

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H+H Society Presents Its 212th (!) Season

April 3, 2026 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
In his fourth season as artistic director of the Handel and Haydn Society (H+H) Jonathan Cohen will conduct five of the ensemble’s eight mainstage concerts, beginning with the season opener—Handel’s L’Allegro, il Penseroso … » Read
 

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Wigmore Hall:600 Concerts, 365 Days

April 2, 2026 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
Between September 2026 and July 2027, Wigmore Hall will present more than 600 concerts, the largest classical music program in the U.K. For a third of the Hall’s offerings, more than 5,000 free tickets will be available for people under 25. … » Read
 

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Scientists Could Clone Stradivari

April 2, 2026 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
Scientists working at the University of North Ticino in Switzerland believe they have recovered enough genetic material from a Stradivari violin to sequence the complete genome for the famed Italian luthier. The DNA traces were discovered in 2017 … » Read
 

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Montreal Symphony in 2026-27

April 1, 2026 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal’s 93 rd season—Rafael Payare’s fifth as music director—boasts a glittery roster of guest artists that includes Renée Fleming, Lang Lang, Alisa Weilerstein, and Leonidas … » Read
 

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KC Symphony to Build Another New Venue

March 31, 2026 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
This year the Kansas City Symphony (KCS) will break ground on a new 4,600-seat concert venue designed for contemporary touring artists as well as film with live orchestra. The 1,600-seat Helzberg Hall, at the Kauffman Center for the Performing … » Read
 
 

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