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Busy Conductor Exits Uncultured America

August 6, 2025 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Lidiya Yankovskaya, who stepped down as music director of the Chicago Opera Theater (COT) at the end of 2023, is pulling up stakes and relocating to London. Her reasons are twofold. The 39-year-old mother of two, who has lived in the Windy City … » Read
 

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Virginia Symphony Taps CEO

August 6, 2025 | Edward Egerton, Musical America
Shannon Kelly has been promoted to president & CEO of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, succeeding Andrea F. Warren , in the job under three years. Kelly has been the VSO’s VP of development since January 2023 and is said to have rebuilt … » Read
 

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Faux Philanthropist Hoodwinks Met Opera, Others

August 5, 2025 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
On May 30, a housekeeper found Matthew Christopher Pietras dead in his New York City apartment. The 40-year-old’s mysterious death ended a decade-long spree of personal excess and philanthropic largesse—all underwritten with other … » Read
 

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New Leadership for Kentucky & Alabama Opera Cos.

August 5, 2025 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The Kentucky Opera has announced two leadership appointments. Peggy Kriha Miller has been selected as interim general director & CEO, succeeding Barbara Lynne Jamison, who took over as head of Opera Colorado on August 1. The … » Read
 

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New CEO for Cape Town Philharmonic

August 4, 2025 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Adriaan Fuchs, director of festivals and special projects at Carnegie Hall, is to be the new CEO and artistic director of the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO). Fuchs, 43, will succeed Louis Heyneman, in the job for 25 years. Fuchs has been … » Read
 

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Colorado Springs Phil Taps Music Director

August 4, 2025 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Chloé Dufresne, a former Dudamel Fellow with a masters in conducting from the Sibelius Academy and top placements in several international competitions, is to be the new music director of the Colorado Springs Philharmonic as of next … » Read
 

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Transformative President Retires at Nashville

August 1, 2025 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
The Nashville Symphony has announced the retirement of President & CEO Alan D. Valentine at the conclusion of the 2025/26 season. It marks the end of a transformative 28-year tenure and an unprecedented period of artistic and institutional … » Read
 

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Visionary Director Robert Wilson Has Died

August 1, 2025 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
Robert Wilson, the pioneering American director, designer, and one-off theatrical visionary whose original fusion of visual art, sound, and movement have reshaped ideas of contemporary performance for over five decades, has died at the age of 83. … » Read
 

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New Artist of the Month: Designer Wendy Waszut-Barrett

August 1, 2025 | Wynne Delacoma, Musical America
For 15 years Chicago’s Haymarket Opera Company has been presenting enchanting productions of baroque opera. These are often rarely heard works like Telemann’s Pimpinone and feature top-notch singers and an orchestra entirely at home … » Read
 

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Violin Competition Founder Michael Hill has Died

July 31, 2025 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
Sir Michael Hill, jeweller, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and founder of the international violin competition that bears his name, died in Arrowtown, New Zealand on July 29. He was 86. A lifelong and avid music lover, Hill gave up early hopes of … » Read
 
 

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