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Pasadena Symphony Taps Music Director
The Pasadena Symphony, which performs about six classical concerts a year, has elevated Artistic Partner Brett Mitchell to the position of music director, as of April 1, 2024. He succeeds David Lockington, who exited in 2022. The symphony, which … »
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Opera Philly & Apollo Theater Regroup
Opera Philadelphia and the Apollo Theater have rekindled a partnership first established in 2016 to develop new operatic works. The announced joint venture is at the moment short on details—no commissioned composers or completion … »
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Curtis Unveils 150 Centennial Season Events
In October the Curtis Institute of Music will launch “Great to Groundbreaking,” its seven-month centennial season featuring more than 150 orchestra, opera, and chamber music concerts highlighting current students as well as … »
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Local Premiere by the NY Phil Features Its Star Trombone
Jaap van Zweden’s six-year tenure as music director of the New York Philharmonic comes to a close with the current season, by which time he will have conducted the orchestra in 31 world, U.S., and New York premieres. Numbers 30 and 31 were … »
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Tennessee Seeks to Protect Musicians from AI
Last week, Tennessee became the first state to adopt legislation protecting musicians from the unauthorized use of artificial intelligence to impersonate an artist’s voice. The Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security Act, or ELVIS Act, … »
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Muti Commemorates WWII Massacre with W. Schuman's Ninth
ROME (AP) — Italy on Sunday marked the 80th anniversary of one of the most horrific World War II massacres in German-occupied Italy with solemn commemorations and a performance of a symphony honoring the dead. Riccardo Muti was conducting … »
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University of Kent Axes Music in Sweeping Cutbacks
The University of Kent—a vast, multi-campus, 20-college research university headquartered in Canterbury, U.K. with a student enrollment of 12,000 full-time, 6,200 part-time, and 600 academic and research staff—has decided to … »
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Marizio Pollini Dies at 82
ROME (AP) — Maurizio Pollini, a Grammy-winning Italian pianist who performed internationally and frequently at La Scala opera house in Milan, has died. He was 82. Pollini died on Saturday, La Scala said in a statement. The announcement … »
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Avery Fisher Career Grants Announced
This year’s Avery Fisher Career Grantees, each of whom gets $25,000, include two chamber groups at opposite ends of the musical spectrum, two violinists, and a pianist. Decided upon by an A-list of mostly east-coast artistic administrators … »
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JACK's Latest, Beautiful Trouble, Is Beautiful Trouble
Anyone expecting characteristic JACK quartet fare at the group’s concert on March 15—say, something like Helmut Lachenmann or John Luther Adams—was in for a big surprise. After the house lights went down at the Brooklyn … »
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