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Cooper and Hans Gál Winners Announced

July 29, 2025 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
The Cooper International Competition for Piano has awarded first place and a prize of $20,000 to Anna Avramidou. Second place was a tie between Anwen Deng and Sawako Harada. The competition, which takes place on the campus of Oberlin College and … » Read
 

People in the News

Lenny's Son, Alexander Bernstein Has Died

July 28, 2025 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
The Leonard Bernstein family has put out a statement expressing their deep sense of loss at the death on July 22 of Alexander Bernstein, Leonard and Felicia’s son and second child. “Father of Anya, brother of Nina and Jamie, devoted … » Read
 

Industry News

Musicians Union Slams Colbert Cancellation

July 28, 2025 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The fallout continues from Paramount’s decision to cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert . Politicians and fellow TV hosts lined up last week to criticise the suspiciously timed axing of the top-rated late-night talk show in the U.S. … » Read
 

Industry News

Philly Pops Settles Two-Year Litigation Battle

July 28, 2025 | Nicholas Beard, Musical America
The organization that ran the Philly Pops and the organization that manages the Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center have settled litigation that had been launched by the former against the latter around the time that the Pops ceased … » Read
 

Reviews

Harmony in Diversity: An Operatic Double Bill in London

July 28, 2025 | Clive Paget, Musical America
LONDON—Pegasus Opera Company has championed artists of global majority heritage for over 30 years now, overcoming funding hurdles with a by-hook-or-by-crook determination. The death of tireless crusader and founder Lloyd Newton left them in … » Read
 

People in the News

Frost School Composer Earns Fifth Emmy Nom

July 28, 2025 | Clive PagetMusical America
Carlos Rafael Rivera has been nominated for his fifth Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music for his work on the Netflix original series Dept. Q . The Grammy and two-time Emmy winning composer and educator divides … » Read
 

Industry News

Berlin Phil Violinist Warns of Impending Bow Crisis

July 25, 2025 | Clive Paget, Musical America
Eva-Maria Tomasi, a Salzburg-born violinist and member of the Berlin Philharmonic since 1990, has warned of a crisis facing string players if the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) changes its … » Read
 

Reviews

Secret Byrd: Welcome to a Come As You Are Mass

July 25, 2025 | Hannah Edgar, Musical America
CHICAGO—Call it classical music’s Sleep No More , or early music’s answer to Los Angeles’ The Industry . Whatever it may be, comparisons inevitably fall short before the brilliance of Secret Byrd , an immersive performance … » Read
 

Industry News

French Youth Choir Members Suffer Seizures in Boston

July 25, 2025 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
Eight children from a French youth choir were taken to Massachusetts hospitals earlier this week after suffering what were described as “seizure-like” symptoms part-way through a concert at St. Paul’s Church in Harvard Square. … » Read
 

People in the News

Seattle Symphony Elects New Board Chair

July 25, 2025 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
The Board of Directors of the Seattle Symphony has elected Susan MacGregor Coughlin as its next Chair. She will take up the role ahead of the 2025/26 season, succeeding Jon Rosen, who is stepping down at the end of the current season after four … » Read
 
 

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