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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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43-year Seattle Symphony Veteran to Retire

July 7, 2025 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
At the close of the Seattle Symphony’s 2024/2025 season, Zartouhi (Zart) Dombourian-Eby will retire after 43 years on flute and piccolo.. Her tenure has been marked by her leadership both on and off the stage. She served on the committee … » Read
 

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Rutgers Arts Dean Named Provost

July 7, 2025 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
As of July 1, Jason Geary became provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. A highly respected musicologist and veteran university administrator, Geary has been dean of Mason Gross School of … » Read
 

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Wexford Festival Names New Top Exec

July 7, 2025 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
The board of Wexford Festival Trust has appointed Suzanne Nance as its new executive director as of January 1, 2026. She succeeds Loughlin Deegan, who has served in an interim capacity since Randall Shannon’s four-year contract as executive … » Read
 

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Opera in the Heights Taps Interim GD

July 3, 2025 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
Opera in the Heights (OH!), the Houston-based regional opera company, has appointed Kathryn Frady as its interim general director, with immediate effect. She succeeds Eiki Isomura, who will continue as the company’s music director. A native … » Read
 

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Birmingham Opera Taps New GM

July 2, 2025 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
The Birmingham (UK) Opera Company has named Seb Lovell-Huckle as its new general manager. He joins the company after previous service as CEO of the English Symphony Orchestra, executive director of Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, and … » Read
 

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New Artist of the Month:
Oboist Oliver Talukder

July 1, 2025 | Hannah Edgar, Musical America
Graduating from the ultra-selective Curtis Institute of Music is an achievement in and of itself. But Oliver Talukder [tah-LOOK-der], 23, has become a legend even in Curtis’s hallowed halls. During the school’s annual holiday skit … » Read
 

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New Second Violin for the Juilliard SQ

July 1, 2025 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The Juilliard String Quartet (JSQ) has appointed Chinese-German artist Leonard Fu, 27, as its new second violin. He succeeds Ronald Copes, who steps down after 28 years and will remain a member of the Juilliard violin faculty. Copes played his … » Read
 

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Czech Phil Names Semyon Bychkov's Successor

July 1, 2025 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
Beginning in September of 2028, Jakub Hruša will become the Czech Philharmonic’s chief conductor and music director. Although the Czech conductor’s initial contract is for five years, both parties assume the appointment heralds … » Read
 

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Music@Menlo Taps New Co-directors

July 1, 2025 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
David Finckel and Wu Han will hand their joint artistic directorship of Music@Menlo to another husband-and-wife, cellist-pianist duo: Dmitri Atapine and pianist Hyeyeon Park, frequent M@M guests, will take over with the 2027 season , the … » Read
 
 

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