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Jonathan Nott to Teatre del Liceu

July 11, 2025 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
British conductor Jonathan Nott, music director of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and principal conductor of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, is adding the Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona) to his CV, effective as of 2026–27 and running … » Read
 

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Another Shoe Drops at KenCen

July 11, 2025 | Edward Egerton, Musical America
Kennedy Center Artistic Director for Jazz Jason Moran has joined the artistic exodus, ongoing since Trump installed himself at the helm. Moran, composer/pianist/bandleader, succeeded Billy Taylor in 2014 after having been appointed artistic … » Read
 

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New Music Chiefs in Academia

July 11, 2025 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
As of July 1, Joanna Bosse joined Western Michigan University as the Director of the Irving S. Gilmore School of Music. She comes to the Kalamazoo campus from Michigan State University, where she was associate dean of administrative affairs and … » Read
 

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Ruhrtrienniale Names New Artistic Director

July 10, 2025 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Connecticut native Lydia Steier is to succeed Ivan Van Hove as artistic director of the Ruhrtriennale for the 2027-2029 seasons. Germany’s largest industrial region hosts an international arts festival every year, launched in 2002 by the … » Read
 

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EU Protests Gergiev's Booking by Italian Fest

July 9, 2025 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Valery Gergiev, Vladimir Putin’s favorite conductor, has been persona non grata in Europe and the U.S. Dismissed as chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic and replaced as conductor of … » Read
 

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New Music Directors: Colombia, Alaska

July 9, 2025 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The 30-year-old Colombian conductor Ana María Patiño-Osorio is to become the new music director of the Medellín Philharmonic Orchestra (“Filarmed”) as of February 2026. Her appointment makes her one of the … » Read
 

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Ken Freed, Violist, Conductor, Dies

July 9, 2025 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
On June 29 Kenneth Freed died while participating in a triathlon with his wife and son. He was 64. Freed was a mainstay of the viola section of the Minnesota Orchestra for 27 years, and for the past 12 had also served as the artistic director and … » Read
 

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Fired Librarian of Congress to Mellon Foundation

July 8, 2025 | James Pollard, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The former Librarian of Congress abruptly fired by President Donald Trump has been hired by the country’s largest philanthropic supporter of the arts. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation exclusively told The Associated … » Read
 

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Choral Directors Moving On and Up

July 8, 2025 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
Beginning this autumn, composer/conductor Owain Park will move from principal guest conductor of the BBC Singers to chief conductor, succeeding Sofi Jeannin, who will devote more time to guest conducting and to her jobs with Ars Nova Copenhagen … » Read
 

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Stuart Burrows Dies at 92

July 8, 2025 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Stuart Burrows, a Welsh lyric tenor who was a fixture on both sides of the Atlantic during the1970s and ‘80s, died in Cardiff, Wales, at age 92 on June 29. Born a coal miner’s son on Feb. 7, 1933, in Cilfynydd, Burrows passed up a … » Read
 
 

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