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Sofia Gubaidulina Dies at 93

March 14, 2025 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Sofia Gubaidulina, considered the most important Russian composer of the present day, died at her home near Hamburg on March 13, 2025. She was 93 years old. Drawing inspiration from her deep faith and her belief in the transformative power of … » Read
 

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New Top Execs: La Fenice and Benedetti Foundation

March 14, 2025 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
Italy’s Minister of Culture Alessandro Giuli has appointed Nicola Colabianchi [pictured] as superintendent of the Fondazione Teatro La Fenice. He arrives after five years in the same post with the Cagliari Lirico. Colabianchi succeeds … » Read
 

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Why He Quit Philly

March 13, 2025 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Esteban Batallán's abrupt departure as principal trumpet for the Philadelphia Orchestra just six months after his arrival set tongues wagging. He has now explained why he is returning to Chicago for the same position, after a year’s … » Read
 

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Lise Davidsen on Leonore, Senta, New Album, New Offspring

March 13, 2025 | Mike Silverman, Musical America
NEW YORK (AP)—“Davidsen Goes out with a Bang,” read the headline in Broadway World’s review of the Metropolitan Opera revival of Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” And indeed Lise Davidsen is in a sense “going … » Read
 

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Antonio Pappano: The AP Interview

March 13, 2025 | Ronald Blum, Associated Prress
  A 65-year-old conductor who was Covent Garden’s music director from 2002-24, Pappano succeeded Simon Rattle as the LSO’s chief conductor last September and has a quick commute from his home in Hampstead to the LSO’s … » Read
 

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Mälkki to Top Post at Sibelius Academy

March 11, 2025 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Finnish conductor Susanna Mälkki has been named professor of orchestral conducting at the Sibelius Academy of Uniarts Helsinki, an institution well-known for training major conductors of modern times, including Mälkki, Esa-Pekka … » Read
 

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Ensemble Intercontemporain, Rheinische Phil Get New Leaders

March 11, 2025 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Patrick Hahn—current artistic director of the Musik der Zeit concert series at the WDR Symphony and of the Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik festival—is to be the next director of the Ensemble intercontemporain, effective as of … » Read
 

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Four Key Stateside Departures

March 11, 2025 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
Christopher Hahn has announced that the 2025-26 season will be his last as general director for the Pittsburgh Opera . He was appointed to the position in 2008, after serving for eight years as artistic director. The South African native began … » Read
 

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Adelaide Fest Names New Artistic Director

March 11, 2025 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
Matthew Lutton is to be the new artistic director of the Adelaide Festival, with a three-year contract beginning in 2026. He succeeds Brett Sheehy, whose association with the festival dates to 2003. For the past nine years, Lutton has been … » Read
 

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Boston's H+H Society Prez to Exit

March 7, 2025 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
After nearly a decade, David Snead will step down as president and chief executive of the Handel and Haydn Society (H+H) at the end of the 2024-2025 season in May. Snead, who joined the organization in 2015 after postings at the New York … » Read
 
 

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