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Welser-Möst’s Penultimate Season

March 26, 2025 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
The Cleveland Orchestra’s 108 th season, and Franz Welser-Möst’s 24 th as music director, runs September 2025 through May 2026 at Severance Music Center. He will mark his final, 25th season, in 2026-27. The Austrian conductor … » Read
 

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Cats & Fashion Shows to Make KenCen 'Great Again'

March 26, 2025 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
In February Donald Trump named himself board chair of the Kennedy Center, declaring it his goal to make it “great again, a very special and exciting place.” What that means is anybody’s guess, including his own. His initial … » Read
 

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HGO Fetes Summers's Finale Season

March 25, 2025 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
The 2025-26 season marks  Patrick Summers’s last as music and artistic director of the Houston Grand Opera, capping 25 years at the helm; as of May of 2026, he takes the title of the Robert and Jane Cizik Music Director Emeritus Chair. … » Read
 

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Former NY Phil Exec Driving Change

March 25, 2025 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
When the Oregon Symphony kicks off its 2025-26 season on Sept. 16 with violinist Joshua Bell as the headliner, patrons will notice some changes. Gone will be the Monday night performances in its classical series, in favor of a more traditional … » Read
 

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UK Musicians Denied Entry to U.S.

March 25, 2025 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
What do a British punk rock band and a French scientist have in common? Both have been denied entry into the U.S., apparently because they have spoken ill of Donald Trump. A Facebook post of March 19 by bassist Alvin Gibbs of the band UK Subs … » Read
 

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A Storied Instrument's Grand Finale

March 25, 2025 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
On March 22, crowds estimated at well over 10,000 flocked to Macy’s Center City store in Philadelphia for a day-long series of eight recitals on the Wanamaker Grand Court Organ. In January Macy’s had announced that it would close its … » Read
 

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Semperoper Dresden in 2025-26

March 24, 2025 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Dresden’s Saxon State Opera’s 2025-26 season boasts some 292 opera and ballet performances, with eight new stagings in the former category. Opening the season next October in his first performance as principal conductor of the … » Read
 

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Utah Symphony | Opera Gets $15M

March 24, 2025 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
The Utah Symphony | Utah Opera (USUO) has received a $15 million pledge from the O.C. Tanner family. To be paid over ten years, the gift consists of two components: outright annual support of $500,000 over the next decade—for key leadership … » Read
 

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Manhattan School Reaches Accord with Teachers

March 24, 2025 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
After several months that included at times fractious negotiations, dueling press releases, and a week-long strike at the beginning of February, faculty at Manhattan School of Music's Precollege Division have secured a new contract with the … » Read
 

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Standard Rep Dominates SFS Season

March 21, 2025 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
The San Francisco Symphony’s 2025-26 season features 26 weeks of music with 23 different conductors. Notably absent, from even one program, is the current music director Esa-Pekka Salonen, who opted not to renew his contract after five … » Read
 
 

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