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Cancelled: Rotterdam, Salzburg, Baden-Baden, Cleveland, Philly

March 12, 2020 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
The Rotterdam Philharmonic’s U.S. tour, scheduled to start this weekend at Lincoln Center and cover multiple cities through March 26, has been cancelled, due to the White House’s restrictions on travel to the U.S. from Europe. The … » Read
 

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Breaking News: Carnegie, NY Phil, the Met Opera Shutter

March 12, 2020
Carnegie Hall will close as of March 13, inclusive of all events, including educational programming. Reopening is projected to be April 1. The New York Philharmonic has also cancelled all events through March 31. The Met Opera has suspended … » Read
 

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San Francisco Symphony Cancels Tour

March 12, 2020 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
As anticipated, the San Francisco Symphony, whose home base at Davies Hall has been shuttered since last week, has cancelled its March 17 and 18 Carnegie Hall performances as well as its entire, 14-performance European tour, March 21-April 7. It … » Read
 

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Closures from Disney to Geffen and Points Between

March 12, 2020 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, and the Los Angeles Music Center have cancelled all activities through the end of March. Broadway shows are dark though April 12. The major orchestras of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Detroit, … » Read
 

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Cancellations: Itzhak, Yuja, Piatigorsky Fest, ACO

March 11, 2020 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Violinist Itzhak Perlman  has cancelled his tour of the U.S., scheduled to start with the Atlanta Symphony tonight and continue with five recitals with pianist Rohan De Silva through March 22. In Atlanta he’s replaced by … » Read
 

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San Francisco and New Jersey Symphonies Cancel

March 11, 2020 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed [pictured] has prohibited all gatherings of 1,000 or more, forcing the SF Symphony to cancel more concerts, through March 25. They include performances by the SFS, its Youth Orchestra, and recitals by flutist … » Read
 

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More Brexit Fallout: The End of Creative Europe Partnership

March 10, 2020 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
In a letter to the U.K.’s new Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, more than 650 arts leaders have warned that ending the country’s relationship with Creative Europe will lead to “an impoverished future for British … » Read
 

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Bard SummerScape 2020: A Timely Hero

March 10, 2020 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The seven weeks of music, opera, theater, dance, film and the SummerScape Spiegeltent that comprise the 17 th edition of Bard’s SummerScape will center around Nadia Boulanger, the Parisian pedagogue, composer, conductor, pianist, organist, … » Read
 

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Dallas Symphony's First Season Under Luisi

March 10, 2020 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
In his first season as music director, Fabio Luisi will lead the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in eight programs, two of which—Verdi’s Requiem and Otello in concert-- highlight his strong suit in opera. Otherwise, it’s Brahms, … » Read
 

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Update: All Major, Live Vienna Performances Cancelled; IAMA Postpones; etc.

March 10, 2020 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
All Vienna opera and concert venues are closed through March 31. Theater an der Wien's highly anticipated event of the year--Beethoven's second version of Leonore in a production by Christoph Waltz--is scheduled for March 16. The Theater is … » Read
 
 

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