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Updated Nov 27, 2022
Opening Night of Teatro San Carlo Cancelled
Early arrivals to Teatro San Carlo’s eagerly anticipated opening of the season on Saturday in Naples were surprised to discover that Claus Guth’s new production of Don Carlo had been … »Read
Bruce Coppock Dies
Bruce Coppock, who twice served the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra as president and managing director—from 1999 to 2008 and again 2013 to 2016—died on Nov. 21 at age 71 after a long battle … »Read
A First: Women Outnumber Men in the NY Philharmonic
One of the most significant changes in the New York Philharmonic as it settles into its newly renovated home is that women musicians outnumber men—45 to 44—for the first time in the … »Read
BBC Gives Its Annual Young Musician Competition Short Shrift
Julian Lloyd Webber has taken the BBC to task for sidelining its own annual Young Musician competition. It was first broadcast in 1978 on BBC One, where it annually attracted 13 million viewers. … »Read
Tonight at the Met: Debut Staging of Kevin Puts's The Hours
NEW YORK — Kevin Puts’s The Hours has had more than a few hours of changes since it was first heard in a pair of concert performances in Philadelphia last March. The first composition … »Read
Michael Gordon's Nicaragua Premieres at Zankel
Tragedy has a way of honing artistic focus. After the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center, the founding composers of Bang on a Can—Michael Gordon, David Lang, and Julia Wolfe— veered … »Read
WNO Drops Liverpool from Tours, a Victim of ACE Funding Cuts
Arts Council England’s recent edict reducing funds to its constituents, claiming outlying groups need more funding and London’s less, has taken its first victim: Welsh National Opera … »Read
Santa Fe Chamber Music Exec to Retire
Steven Ovitsky, executive director of the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival since 2004, will retire in September 2023 at the conclusion of the festival’s 50 th season. “Having recently … »Read
Philly Arts Groups Set to Get Unexpected City Funds
About 15 of Philadelphia’s major arts and cultural institutions may receive an unexpected financial windfall if the City Council approves recent allocations voted on by its appropriations … »Read
Michael Haefliger to Exit Lucerne Festival
Michael Haefliger will step down as executive and artistic director of Switzerland’s Lucerne Festival, one of the most important in Europe, at the close of the 2025 season. “Naturally, … »Read
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New York Composers Circle Presents Moments Sweep Past - A Concert of New Music on December 15 at Manhattan’s Church of the Transfiguration
Sara Buechner performs Jared Millers Piano Concerto with the Niagara Symphony
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Award-winning Pianist David Korevaar to Perform Solo Recital at Schmitt Music Dec 1, with the Boulder Piano Quartet Dec 10 and more
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Zlatomir Fung, cellist
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November 2022
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Jonathan Swensen, cellist
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Lauren Fagan, soprano
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Anna Geniushene, pianist
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Limmie Pulliam, tenor
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Julie Roset, soprano
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Jordan Bak, violist
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Rupert Boyd, guitarist
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Lee Mills, conductor
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March 2022
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Dani Howard, composer
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Dominick Chenes, tenor
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Tom Borrow, pianist
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December 2021
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