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Updated Apr 19, 2019
Baltimore Symphony May Get $3.2M from State
Things are looking up for the Baltimore Symphony. House Bill 1404, providing $1.6 million to the BSO for the next two fiscal years, is expected to be signed by Governor Larry Hogan in a few weeks. … »Read
Peter Serkin, Murray Perahia, Both Cancelling for Illness
Pianist Peter Serkin [pictured] is down for the count, cancelling his appearances at the Aix Easter Festival this weekend and other engagements on into May. At Aix, he was replaced by Robert Levin … »Read
U.K. Report: Arts Contribute More to the Economy than Agriculture
Research commissioned by the Arts Council of England (ACE) reports that in 2016 arts and culture contributed £10.8bn ($14.15bn) to the U.K.’s economy, a figure that grew by £390m … »Read
Chicago Symphony Concerts Cancelled Through the End of April
All Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association (CSOA) concerts and ancillary events through April 30 have been cancelled, due to the ongoing strike by musicians. They presented a counteroffer to … »Read
Surprise Newcomer to Helm Berkeley Symphony
The Berkeley Symphony Orchestra has announced that Joseph Young, 37, is to be its next music director, succeeding Joana Carneiro, who stepped down last season. He has signed a three-year contract … »Read
The Audience Survives: JACK Attacks All Five Carter Quartets
In 2002 the Pacifica Quartet dazzled listeners at the Miller Theater by tackling all five of Elliott Carter’s string quartets in a single concert. Now the JACK Quartet has followed suit, … »Read
On Site Opera Launches Mobile App for Real-time Supertitles
What’s an opera company to do about super/surtitles when there is no projection screen available, much less the technology required to project titles? In the case of On Site Opera, whose … »Read
ROH Loses Its Appeal on Damaged Hearing Case
The U.K. Court of Appeal has ruled that the Royal Opera House (ROH) failed to take reasonable steps to protect the hearing of violist Christopher Goldscheider [pictured] during a 2012 … »Read
Cantonese Opera Has a New and Unlikely Star
Donald Trump, no fan of the arts, is unwittingly helping to preserve one of China’s threatened cultural treasures—the Cantonese opera. Trump on Show , a new opera by Edward Li … »Read
Aspen Hires New General Manager
Justin Brown, current manager of concert operations for the New York Philharmonic, has been appointed VP and general manager of the Aspen Music Festival and School. He starts June 20, succeeding … »Read
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