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Miami City Ballet Taps New Top Exec

January 13, 2023 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Juan José Escalante, executive director of the National Dance Institute (NDI), a noted arts-education program, is to be the new executive director of the Miami City Ballet as of February 6. He succeeds Tania Castroverde Moskalenko, who … » Read
 

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WFMT Exec Heads to Austin, TX, Classical Outlet

January 13, 2023 | Nicholas Beard, Musical America
KMFA Classical, an independent public classical radio station in Austin, TX, has appointed George Preston as its new CEO. Preston arrives after serving for the last three years as VP of radio and GM of WFMT, Chicago , a high-profile classical … » Read
 

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New Royal Albert Hall CEO Returns to the Fold

January 11, 2023 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
The Royal Albert Hall has appointed James Ainscough as its new chief executive officer, effective in the late spring of 2023. He succeeds Craig Hassall, who s tepped down on December 16, 2022 to become president and chief executive of Playhouse … » Read
 

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National Symphony Orchestra Taps Ginstling's Successor

January 11, 2023 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Jean Davidson, president and CEO of the Los Angeles Master Chorale since 2015, is to succeed Gary Ginstling as executive director of the National Symphony Orchestra, effective April 1. Ginstling is the new executive director of the New York … » Read
 

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Banff Centre Names New Prez & CEO

January 11, 2023 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Chris Lorway, executive and artistic director of Stanford Live, the California university’s presenting series (200 performances/four venues), is to be the next president and CEO of the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, effective in … » Read
 

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Marin Alsop on Tár:
'I Was Offended...'

January 10, 2023 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Lydia Tár, the conducting phenomenon at the core of the eponymous motion picture , doesn’t exist. But she bears a remarkable resemblance to Marin Alsop, the real world’s most famous female conductor. Alsop, however, is quick to … » Read
 

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BAM Artistic Director Resigns

January 10, 2023 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
David Binder, artistic director of the Brooklyn Academy of Music since 2019 , has announced his plans to exit in July. Having come from the commercial-theater world (he was lead producer of the Tony Award-winning Hedwig and the Angry Inch , among … » Read
 

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Longtime Boston Symphony Exec Resigns

January 9, 2023 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Bernadette Horgan, director of public relations for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and as such a member of the BSO senior management team, is stepping down from her position as of January 20.  She has been with the orchestra for 35 years, or, … » Read
 

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History's First Black Composer—a New Contender

January 6, 2023 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Pride of place as history’s first Black composer is often awarded to the 18 th -century French Creole, Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. But a growing body of scholarship suggests that the title more appropriately belongs to … » Read
 

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Daniel Barenboim Resigns from the Staatsoper

January 6, 2023 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Daniel Barenboim, among the world’s most highly visible conductors, has resigned as general music director of the Berlin Staatsoper, a position he has held since 1992.  His final day is January 31. “Unfortunately, my health has … » Read
 
 

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