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BBC Phil Names New General Manager
Simon Webb, director of orchestral management for the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, is to be the new general manager of the BBC Philharmonic, effective in March. He succeeds Richard Wigley, who steps down after ten years in the job to … »Read
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Retiring NYU Arts Dean Comes Out Swinging
Recent news from the Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA, is disgraceful. Released earlier this week , it indicates that, in 2012, the test scores of 15-year-old American students in math, reading, and science were lower … »Read
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Theater Basel Taps American as Opera Director
American dramaturg and director Laura Berman is to be the new opera director of Theater Basel, effective in 2015-16. A onetime artistic director of the Bregenz Festival, Berman currently runs Laura Berman Next, which specializes in presenting and … »Read
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NEA Music Chief Heads for Detroit
Wayne S. Brown, longtime director of music and opera at the National Endowment for the Arts, is to be the new president and CEO of Michigan Opera Theater. Brown, a native of Detroit, succeeds MOT founder David DiChiera, who announced a year ago … »Read
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Bolshoi Music Director Quits, Blames New Management
MOSCOW--The music director and chief conductor of the Bolshoi Theater, Vassily Sinaisky, has quit, the latest blow to befall the legendary theater. Sinaisky presented his letter of resignation to the Bolshoi's director, Vladimir Urin, and it was … »Read
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Esa-Pekka's Pithy Pointers
Esa-Pekka Salonen, principal conductor of London’s Philharmonia and Musical America’s 2006 Musician of the Year, offers Ten Tips to Becoming a Conductor, as told to BBC . 1. Love the music I think the most important thing is … »Read
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