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Tesori and Upshaw Join Yale Faculty

September 15, 2025 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Yale University’s Department of Music added two accomplished musicians to its faculty in July. Jeanine Tesori [pictured], a two-time Tony Award-winning composer whose Grounded was part of the Met’s last season, and soprano Dawn … » Read
 

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New Violinist for Engegård Quartet

September 15, 2025 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
Amanda Håøy Horn is the new second violinist of the Engegård Quartet, succeeding Laura Custodio Sabas, who leaves the foursome after four years. Horn, who is based in Oslo, studies with Elise Båtnes at the Norwegian … » Read
 

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NY Phil Acknowledges Major Gifts from Board Officers

September 15, 2025 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
Perhaps it’s just coincidental, but Gustavo Dudamel’s arrival as the music director designate of the New York Philharmonic (NY Phil) has been accompanied by the announcement of three major gifts from officers of the board of trustees. … » Read
 

Industry News

SFSymphony, Players Reach Agreement

September 12, 2025 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Hours before tonight’s season opening with Jaap van Zweden and Yuja Wang, the musicians and management of the San Francisco Symphony reached a tentative three-year agreement. It now heads to the players for ratification. Musicians had … » Read
 

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Berlin Phil Invites Munich Phil to Its Musikfest

September 12, 2025 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
The recent decision by the Flanders Festival Ghent to cancel a performance by the Munich Philharmonic has drawn the ire of numerous high profile musicians and politicians, including Belgium Prime Minister Bart de Wever who calls the move … » Read
 

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Michigan Repubs Seek to Zero Out Arts Funding

September 12, 2025 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
If the Republican majority in Michigan’s House of Representatives has its way, the $12.3 million spent last year on arts and cultural programs will be totally eliminated this year, as will Senate proposals for $2 million for facility … » Read
 

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Gemma New Withdraws from Israel Phil Concerts

September 12, 2025 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
On Sept. 5 New Zealand conductor Gemma New pulled out of concerts scheduled for January 2026 with the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra. Her decision came after the PSNA (Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa) issued a news release criticizing her … » Read
 

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Dispelling the Vocal Injury Myth

September 12, 2025 | Sarah Shay, Musical America

For dramatic soprano Alexandra (“Lexi”) LoBianco, the summer of 2022 was a period of her life she would just as soon forget. She arrived at the Santa Fe Opera in the wake of the death of her mentor Carol Kirkpatrick, the end of a … » Read
 

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KenCen Jazz Director Fired

September 11, 2025 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Another longtime Kennedy Center senior staffer has been fired. This time it is Kevin Struthers, senior director of programming for Jazz and Special Concerts. He reported his news to the Washington Post, which confirmed it with a KenCen … » Read
 

Reviews

Crowns Slip in Two New Salzburg Productions

September 11, 2025 | A.J. Goldmann, Musical America
What better place than Salzburg to watch crowns slip? This summer’s twin portraits of rulers under pressure—Handel’s Giulio Cesare in Egitto and Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda —offered two radically different dramaturgies … » Read
 
 

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