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CMS Lincoln Center Cancels Fall 2020

June 16, 2020 | Nicholas Beard, Musical America
Following its neighbors at the Met Opera and New York Philharmonic, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) has cancelled its fall 2020 season, choosing to label it as “postponed to fall 2021." Asked about when the season might … » Read
 

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Tanglewood's Virtual Summer Season

June 16, 2020 | Susan Elliott, Musical America



Coping with the impact of Covid-19, the Boston Symphony has announced “Tanglewood 2020 Online Festival,” a vast array of newly recorded and archival performances to be streamed from its website between July 3 to August 23. Many of the … » Read
 

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ETHEL's Strings on the Rez as Fundraiser for Navajo-Hopi COVID-19 Relief

June 16, 2020 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
In response to the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in the southwestern U.S., the ETHEL string quartet is planning an online premiere of Strings on the Rez on June 21 to benefit the Navajo-Hopi COVID-19 Relief Fund. The Navajo Nation … » Read
 

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Lyric Opera of Chicago Cancels Fall Season

June 16, 2020 | Wynne Delacoma, Musical America
CHICAGO—Count Lyric Opera of Chicago among American arts organizations cancelling fall seasons due to worries over the Covid-19 virus. Lyric is dropping the first four productions of its 66 th season, which was scheduled to open Sept. 17. … » Read
 

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San Francisco Opera Cancels Fall Season

June 16, 2020 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
The San Francisco Opera, shuttered since March due to the pandemic, has joined the major companies of New York and Chicago and cancelled its Fall 2020 season. When it finally reopens in April 2021 for its scheduled three-week spring season, it … » Read
 

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MA's Free Guide to Free Streams, 6/15 - 6/22

June 15, 2020 | Clive Paget, Musical America
We will be updating this list weekly. Please note that all times are given in U.S. Eastern Time (ET). To calculate in other time zones or counties, British Summer Time (BST) is currently five hours ahead of ET and Central European Time (CET) is … » Read
 

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More Banff Center LayOffs, Cancellations

June 15, 2020 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
Every day seems to add to the list of musical organizations devastated by the coronavirus pandemic. Two of the latest casualties are the Banff Center for Arts and Creativity and the Houston Symphony. On June 11 the Banff Center, in business since … » Read
 

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Houston Symphony Shrinks Budget but Plans for Fall Concerts

June 15, 2020 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
On June 12 the Houston Symphony announced an $11mn budget cut and staff layoffs in response to deficits resulting from the coronavirus. This blow comes less than three years after the devastation caused by flooding from Hurricane Harvey in August … » Read
 

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Nashville Symphony Suspends All Activity Through 7/31/2021

June 14, 2020 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
With new data projecting an uptick in Covid-19 cases in Tennessee, the Nashville Symphony has suspended all operations through July 31, 2021. The orchestra had  signaled major furloughs to come last week. Now it has said all musicians and 49 … » Read
 

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Report: The Vienna Philharmonic Returns to the Musikverein

June 12, 2020 | Ronald Blum, Associated Press
The Vienna Philharmonic returned home, and its famous strings purred for the first time since March 10. The 1,744-seat Goldener Saal (main hall) of the Musikverein, considered by many the world’s most beautiful, acoustically desirable … » Read
 
 

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