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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
 

Industry News

The Mystery of the Missing Pipe Organ in David Geffen Hall

June 18, 2024 | Paul Jacobs, as summarized by Taylor Grant, Musical America
As one of the world’s classical music capitals, New York boosts a rich trove of musical institutions and venues. Sadly, notes Paul Jacobs, the Grammy Award-winning organist and chair of Juilliard’s organ department, the one thing it … » Read
 

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Big Revenue Jump for U.S. Music Publishing

June 18, 2024 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
On June 12 David Israelite, President and CEO of the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), announced that revenues for 2023 totaled $6.21 billion, a 10.74 percent increase from the previous year. “Despite the many challenges … » Read
 

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Spotify Further Shirks Composer/Songwriters

June 18, 2024 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) rules allow streaming services to pay out a lower rate for “bundled services” than for stand-alone music services. By adding 15 hours of audiobook time per month to its premium music subscription … » Read
 

People in the News

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
 

People in the News

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
 

Industry News

Kyiv Symphony Begins 3-year Residency in Monheim am Rhein

June 17, 2024 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
This summer the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra will begin a three-year residency in the German city of Monheim am Rhein. Since February 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine, the orchestra had found a temporary home in Gera, located in central Germany, … » Read
 

Reviews

The LA Phil at the Barbican: They Aimed to Please

June 17, 2024 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
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 … » Read
 

Industry News

Met Opera Inches Back to Pre-pandemic B.O.

June 14, 2024 | Ronald Blum, Associated Press
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 … » Read
 
 

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