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New Jersey Symphony CEO to Exit

June 19, 2024 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
Gabriel van Aalst has submitted his resignation as president and CEO of the New Jersey Symphony, effective in September. With the orchestra since 2016, Van Aalst will assume the same responsibilities at Dayton Live, which serves Ohio’s … » Read
 

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Changing of the (Opera) Guard at Intermusica

June 18, 2024 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Intermusica management has moved Nathan Morrison from the position of associate director of vocal & opera to head of vocal & opera, a title that also lands him on the board of directors. Morrison, who joined the firm in 2022 from rival … » Read
 

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New Musicians: Cleveland O, Orpheus

June 17, 2024 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
The Cleveland Orchestra has a new first associate concertmaster in Liyuan Xie , who arrives in the job just one year after he joined the orchestra’s second violin section as a recent graduate of the New England Conservatory. He succeeds … » Read
 

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New CEO for Rockport Music

June 17, 2024 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Suzanne Wilson will succeed Tony Beadle as president and CEO of Rockport (MA) Music as of July 1; she arrives after time in London with family, having previously served a brief term at the helm of the Phoenix Symphony and, before that, seven … » Read
 

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Urbánski to Warsaw Phil; Brabbins to Malmö Symphony; Axelrod to CH Symphony

June 17, 2024 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Krzysztof Urbánski takes on two new key roles as of 2024-25: chief conductor of Switzerland’s Berner Symphonieorchester and music and artistic director of Warsaw Philharmonic, an orchestra he knows well having served as its assistant … » Read
 

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IU's Jacobs School of Music Announces 6 New Faculty

June 14, 2024 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Within the last two months, the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music has announced six new faculty members, most of them effective as of August 1. Vincent Carbone is the exception, starting July 1 as academic specialist and managing director … » Read
 

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Amy Lam to Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

June 13, 2024 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Amy Lam, founder and principal of the Lamling Consulting Group, is to serve as interim executive director of the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, which this year runs from July 14 to August 19. David Kitto, named to the post last fall , has had … » Read
 

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Juilliard Hires Former Lincoln Center PR Chief

June 13, 2024 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Just on the heels of the departure of its development and chief advancement VP , Juilliard is losing another key staffer in Rosalie Contreras, VP of public affairs. She leaves in July and will be succeeded by Mary Caraccioli a former  … » Read
 

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Shakeup at the Canadian Opera

June 13, 2024 | News reports
"The Canadian Opera Company (COC) is today announcing that General Director Perryn Leech will be moving on from the organization by mutual agreement. David C. Ferguson has been appointed as Interim General Director, effective immediately. We … » Read
 

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New Chief Exec for Albany Symphony

June 12, 2024 | Edward Egerton, Musical America
Emily Fritz-Endres is to be the next executive director of the Albany Symphony Orchestra as of August. She succeeds David Hyslop , who has been serving as interim since January, three months after the departure of Anna Kuwabara. Fritz-Endes is a … » Read
 
 

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