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Ensemble Intercontemporain Untangles One of Its Founder's Thorniest

March 31, 2023 | David Patrick Stearns, Musical America
The legacy of the late composer/conductor Pierre Boulez lives on, most notably through the Ensemble Intercontemporain, the esteemed new-music chamber group he founded in 1976. It arrived at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall on March 25 with a concert … » Read
 

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Vienna Symphony Taps New Principal Guest

March 31, 2023 | Nicholas Beard, Musical America
The Vienna Symphony has tapped 33-year-old French conductor Marie Jacquot as its new principal guest conductor with the start of the 2023/24 season. She debuted with the ensemble in 2020 for several "Living Room Concerts" during the pandemic, and … » Read
 

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Nézet-Séguin, Just Off Met Lohengrin Marathon, Cancels Upcoming Concerts

March 30, 2023 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Having slogged through seven performances of Lohengrin in one month at the Metropolitan Opera, the last of which was March 28, Yannick Nézet-Séguin has withdrawn from all four of this weekend’s concerts with the Philadelphia … » Read
 

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A 1936 H.G. Wells Vision Realized Full Throttle by the London Symphony

March 30, 2023 | Clive Paget, Musical America
LONDON— Things to Come , H.G. Wells’s vision of global warfare and dream of mankind’s quest for the stars, is a remarkable thing. Realized as a 1936 black and white movie by producer Alexander Korda, with a blisteringly dramatic … » Read
 

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Yuval Sharon Fuses Three Operas for Chicago Lyric's Proximity

March 30, 2023 | Hannah Edgar, Musical America
CHICAGO—Leave it to Yuval Sharon + to make Lyric Opera of Chicago’s most daring project in decades even more daring. Four years ago, Renée Fleming, the company’s then-creative consultant, assigned three … » Read
 

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New Arts Execs Across the Pond

March 30, 2023 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
Emma Stenning is to be the new chief executive of The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) as of April 3, 2023. She succeeds Stephen Maddock, who leaves after almost 24 years to become principal at the Royal Birmingham Conservatory. Her … » Read
 

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Oregon Symphony CEO Will Not Renew His Contract but Stay On

March 30, 2023 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Scott Showalter will not renew his contract as president and CEO of the Oregon Symphony when it ends June 30, but he has agreed to stay on until a successor is chosen. Afterward, he will take on the new role of  “executive … » Read
 

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Wigmore Hall to Mix 'Low Stimulus' Concerts Amid 2023-24 Offerings

March 30, 2023 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
The 2023-24 season at London’s Wigmore Hall will include over 500 concerts, which, the Hall claims, is the largest program of classical music in the U.K, performed by some 2,600 artists. On the schedule are 28 world and U.K. premieres. … » Read
 

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Apple Classical Goes Live: New Partners, New Playlists, New Search

March 28, 2023 | Matthew Westphal, Musical America
Earlier this month, news went out that Apple Music Classical, the long-awaited successor to Primephonic as a streaming music app dedicated to classical music—and equipped with search capabilities far better suited to classical than those of … » Read
 

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SFSymphony Big on Concert Operas, Premieres in 2023-24

March 29, 2023 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Esa-Pekka Salonen’s fourth season at the helm of the San Francisco Symphony will feature four world premieres, two one-act operas, a staging of Ravel’s Mother Goose ballet, four weeks of concerts led by Music Director Laureate Michael … » Read
 
 

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