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String Quartet Members, Coming & Going
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Violist Jonathan Brown, who began his tenure as the new professor of chamber music at the Colburn School in Los Angeles on July 1, is leaving the Casals Quartet after 22 years. Remaining are violinists Vera Martínez Mehner and Abel … »
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Cinci Opera's $1.3M Staging of Liverpool Oratorio
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On July 18 the Cincinnati Opera premiered the first of four fully-staged presentations of Sir Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Oratorio . Commissioned by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society for its 150 th anniversary, the 90-minute work by … »
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L.A. Phil Names 2024-25 Dudamel Fellows
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The 14 th class of Dudamel Fellows has been announced, these for the 2024-25 season. Working with Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil musicians as well as visiting artists and conductors, the four will interact with students in key L.A. Phil … »
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Boston's Berklee Names President
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Berklee College of Music has hired Jim Lucchese, a former top executive at Spotify, as its next president. Trained as a lawyer, the Boston-based businessman boasts a successful 20-year track record in connecting music and technology. He has not … »
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New Artistic Partner for SPCO
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The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) has named conductor Gábor Takács-Nagy as its newest artistic partner. The 68-year-old Hungarian maestro trained as a violinist at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest and from 1975 to 1992 was … »
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Contests & Awards
Latest Honors and Competition Wins
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Hungarian composer György Kurtág, 98, is recipient of the 2024 Wolf Prize in Music , a cash award of $100,000 sponsored by the Wolf Foundation of Israel. Acclaimed for his avant-garde chamber, vocal, and orchestral works, he has been … »
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AFM Pension Plan Gets $1.5 Bn Fix
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In what one union leader called “a big win for musicians,” U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer [pictured] announced that the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) would receive a $1.5 billion pension fix from the American … »
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Arkansas Symphony Announces Hall Opening Celebration
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The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (ASO) will celebrate the grand opening of the Stella Boyle Smith Music Center with a three-day community celebration Sept. 13-15, 2024. The weekend’s events include the first public performance in the new … »
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Carmel Bach Is Back, Very Refreshed
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CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Ca.—The venerable Carmel Bach Festival has been operating more-or-less continuously since 1935, going dark only during World War II (1942-1945) and the COVID pandemic (2020). This cool, foggy outpost on the Pacific Rim … »
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Labels Sue Verizon for Enabling Pirate Subscribers
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Universal, Sony, and Warner, the three largest recording companies, have sued Verizon. The suit alleges that by continuing to serve customers accused of pirating music, the Internet service provider is violating copyright law. The three claim … »
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