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Esa-Pekka and San Francisco: A Golden Era Ends Too Soon
Although his tenure as music director will last another 15 months or so, the autopsy of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s time with the San Francisco Symphony has already begun. What “all began so promisingly,” writes Joshua Kosman in the San … »
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Composer Aribert Reimann Dies
Aribert Reimann, who adapted serialism to create his own language, died on March 13 in Berlin, the city where he had been born into a musical family. He was 88. Trained as a lieder accompanist from an early age, a skill he would deploy on … »
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Byron Janis Dies at 95
NEW YORK (AP) — Byron Janis, a renowned American concert pianist and composer who broke barriers as a Cold War era culture ambassador and later overcame severe arthritis that nearly robbed him of his playing abilities, has died. He was 95. … »
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No New Fixes for Challenges to the Arts in 21st century
It’s not new news that the arts are in trouble, especially in the wake of the pandemic. In fact, it is fair to say that the arts almost always seem to exist amid exigent circumstances, the result of generally indifferent public funding … »
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A New Arts & Culture Chief for Philadelphia
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker, who took office on Jan. 1, has tapped Valerie Gay to be the city’s new arts and culture czar. City arts leaders greeted the appointment as well as the mayor’s apparent intention to elevate the … »
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American Ballet Theatre Taps Executive Director
Barry Hughson, executive director of the National Ballet of Canada for the last decade, is to take the same post at the American Ballet Theatre as of July 1. ABT, annual budget of $45 million, is said to be the third largest ballet company in … »
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New Artistic Directors: Berlin & London
Neuköllner Oper , known as Berlin’s “fourth” opera house and certainly the most experimental of the pack, has announced the departure of Bernhard Glocksin, in 2025, after 20 years in the job. He is to be succeeded by Rainer … »
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Columbus Symphony Exec to Exit, $275M Concert Hall in the Balance
Just weeks after the public release of plans for a new $275 million concert hall for the Columbus Symphony, Denise Rehg has announced her plans to step down as the ensemble’s executive director in August. To all appearances this is a purely … »
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Esa-Pekka Salonen Will Leave the SFSymphony
Just on the heels of winning the Polar Music Prize , Esa-Pekka Salonen has announced his decision not to renew his original five-year contract as music director of the San Francisco Symphony when it expires at the end of next season. He informed … »
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Oppenheimer Composer Thanks Parents for His First Guitar
At the Academy Awards ceremony on March 10, Ludwig Göransson took home the Oscar for Best Original Score for Oppenheimer , which won six other awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. It was the second win for the thrice-nominated … »
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