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Louisville Orchestra Names New CEO

February 19, 2019 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Robert Massey, recent CEO of the Jacksonville Symphony, is to be the new CEO of the Louisville Orchestra as of next month. He succeeds Andrew Kipe, who left in August to be director of concert and ensemble operations for the Peabody Institute of … » Read
 

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New York City Opera Board Chair Steps Down

February 19, 2019 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Things are not looking good for the revived New York City Opera. For one thing, its board chairman and primary funder Roy G. Niederhoffer, is stepping down; he cites  personal reasons. It was Niederhoff, a hedge fund manager, who paid for … » Read
 

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Gay Men's Chorus of LA Executive Director Is Out

February 19, 2019 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
The Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles will soon be looking for a new executive director, following the board of directors’s decision not to renew the contract of the current one, John Weedman [pictured]. His exact date of departure has … » Read
 

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Confessions of a Naked Pharoah

February 18, 2019 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
Anthony Roth Costanzo has written a first-hand account of his portrayal of Akhnaten in the English National Opera’s 2016 production, set for revival starting Feb. 21. It suggests, not surprisingly, that the title role Philip Glass’s … » Read
 

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BSO Principal Flute Case 'Dismissed with Prejudice'

February 18, 2019
The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s principal flute Elizabeth Rowe has settled her case against her employer; the terms were not disclosed, and the documents state merely that the case was dismissed “with prejudice and without costs or … » Read
 

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Orchestral Appointments Stateside and Abroad

February 18, 2019 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
The Berlin Philharmonic has a new concertmaster in Polish-born Krzysztof Polonek [pictured], a member of the orchestra since 2009. He succeeds Andreas Buschatz , who left in 2017 to take the same position with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. … » Read
 

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Montana Conductor Resigns Amid Allegations

February 18, 2019 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
BOZEMAN, MT  - The conductor of the Bozeman Symphony has resigned amid an investigation into  allegations that he bullied and harassed musicians, staff, and patrons. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports the outside investigation into … » Read
 

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Gilmore Fest to Offer Maria João Pires Workshop

February 14, 2019 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
Portuguese pianist Maria João Pires will bring her world-travelled Partitura Project to the U.S. for the first time in 2020, as part of the 15 th biennial Gilmore Keyboard Festival, April 22 to May 10, in Kalamazoo, MI. Pires’s … » Read
 

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Two Regional Orchs Lose CEOs

February 14, 2019 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, soon to reach its centennial season, is in the market for a new CEO as of February 12. Peter Gistelinck , in the job since March of 2014, is no longer in the corner office; the orchestra has declined to offer an … » Read
 

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Jerusalem Symphony Names Music Director

February 13, 2019 | Nicholas Beard, Musical America
American-Israeli conductor Steven Sloane is the new music director designate of the Jerusalem Symphony, taking the full job in 2020/21 when he succeeds Frederic Chaslin, who exits after eight years. In September, Sloane, 60, was named principal … » Read
 
 

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