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The LA Phil at the Barbican: They Aimed to Please

The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s recent concert at London’s Barbican Center left one veteran music critic yearning for some “real musical satisfaction.” In a program that tried to do too much, writes Ian Hewitt in The … »
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Met Opera Inches Back to Pre-pandemic B.O.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Opera sold 72% of its available tickets this season, up from 66% in 2022-23 and an increase from 61% from its first season following the pandemic. Box office remained down from 75% in 2018-19 and a projected … »
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An Enigmatic Night in Royal Festival Hall

LONDON—The 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings offered plenty of opportunities here in the U.K to hear Elgar’s Nimrod , a piece of music regularly associated with national remembrance. Equally inviting was a chance to hear it in … »
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IU's Jacobs School of Music Announces 6 New Faculty

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 … »
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Shakeup at the Canadian Opera

"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 … »
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Uchida Brings Mozart to Ojai, Celebrates Schoenberg & Saariaho

OJAI, CA—Since the 1980s, the Ojai Festival has had a different music director every year, with only the artistic director remaining in place year-round (currently it’s Ara Guzelimian). As a result there have been wide swings in … »
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Amy Lam to Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

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 … »
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Juilliard Hires Former Lincoln Center PR Chief

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 … »
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Contests & Awards
Recent Non-competitive Awards and Honors

At a ceremony at the Ministry of Culture in Rome, Italian violinist Uto Ughi received a lifetime achievement award from Italy’s Chamber of Deputies recognizing the 80-year-old’s extraordinary contribution to Italian musical culture. … »
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New Chief Exec for Albany Symphony

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 … »
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