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Eastman School Names New Dean

April 22, 2024 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Kaufman Music Center Executive Director Kate Sheeran has been tapped to succeed Jamal Rossi as dean of the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester. Rossi announced last May that he would exit at the end of the current school year … » Read
 

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2 California Festivals Get New Executive Directors

April 22, 2024 | Edward Egerton, Musical America
Nathan Lutz, director of operations and education at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for the last seven years, has been named as the new executive director of the Carmel Bach Festival . He succeeds the late Steve Friedlander, who retired last fall … » Read
 

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Andrew Davis Dies at 80

April 21, 2024 | Ronald Blum, Associated Press
Andrew Davis, an acclaimed British conductor who was music director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago and orchestras on three continents, has died. He was 80. Davis died Saturday at Rusk Institute in Chicago from leukemia, his manager, Jonathan Brill … » Read
 

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Brooklyn Museum Names a Composer-in-Residence

April 19, 2024 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The Brooklyn Museum of Art has selected Niles Luther as its first-ever composer-in-residence. The appointment, which is supported by a Ford Foundation fellowship, extends to November 2025 and calls for Luther to create original and/or art music … » Read
 

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Sir Simon on His Upcoming Visit Stateside

April 19, 2024 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
As part of his first Stateside tour as chief conductor of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (BRSO), which starts in Chicago on April 28 and concludes at Carnegie Hall on May 2 and 3, Sir Simon Rattle will be coming to  Philadelphia for … » Read
 

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A Well-deserved Promotion at Decca Records US

April 18, 2024 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The Verve Label Group (VLG) has promoted Joseph Oerke to executive vice president of Decca Records US. He has been with the company for 16 years, and in his most recent position as senior vice president, marketing and artist strategy, helped the … » Read
 

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Contract Renewals: Finland, UK, Ohio, Virginia

April 18, 2024 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
The City of Lahti in Finland has given Dalia Stasevska a one-year contract extension as principal conductor of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra, beginning in August 2024 and extending through July 2025. She has been in the position since 2021. Also … » Read
 

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Berkshire Choral Taps New Artistic Team

April 17, 2024 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Berkshire Choral International, which offers weeklong summer workshops for amateur choristers in various locales—this year, four in the U.S., one in Vienna-- has announced new artistic leadership. Frank Nemhauser, who has served as music … » Read
 

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CIM Announces New Violin Chair

April 16, 2024 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Among departures by star faculty, student accusations of inappropriate behavior and subsequent lawsuits, votes of no confidence, and other such pleasantries, the Cleveland Institute has hardly had an easy time of it in the years since the … » Read
 

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La Scala Taps New Intendant

April 16, 2024 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
As per hard-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s directive, foreign heads of Italian opera houses must retire by age 70 . That means Frenchman Dominque Meyer, 68, must soon exit as Intendant at La Scala, despite the fact that the musicians … » Read
 
 

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