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Juilliard Gets $50M to Enlarge Program for Black & Latino Students

The Juilliard School will enlarge its Black and Latino weekend student population by means of a $50 million grant from Crankstart, a California-based foundation created by venture capitalist Michael Moritz and his wife Harriet Heyman. The monies … »
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People in the News
Sydney Symphony Hires Interim CEO Known for His People Skills

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) has appointed Craig Whitehead as interim CEO, effective immediately, in the wake of Emma Dunch’s resignation on Dec. 10. Whitehead has considerable experience at senior executive levels in the … »
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Opera Philadelphia Names Inclusion & Operations VP

Black activist and bass-baritone Derrell Acon has been named to the newly created position of VP of People Operations & Inclusion for Opera Philadelphia, a post supported by a Re:imagining Recovery grant from The Pew Center for Arts & … »
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Industry News
Springsteen Sells Masters and Publishing to Sony for $500M

Bruce Springsteen has sold both his recording masters and his song catalog to Sony Music and Sony Music Publishing, respectively, for $500 million, according to Billboard . He's been with the Columbia label--now owned by Sony--since the launch of … »
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Reviews
For Better and Worse, Lang Lang Tackles the Goldbergs at the Barbican

Lang Lang has been making the rounds with his distinctive interpretation of Bach’s formidable Goldberg Variations . His recent performance at London’s Barbican met with a decidedly ambivalent response from Martin Kettle in The … »
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Metropolitan Opera Will Require Proof of Booster Vaccine for Entry

As of January 17, the Metropolitan Opera will require all who enter—from front of house to the stage door—to show proof of having received a booster shot if they are eligible. A two-week grace period will allow those who have not to … »
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Special Reports
MA Top Professional of the Year: Lorna Aizlewood

Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel HarrisonParrott When Lorna Aizlewood assumed her top-level post with the venerable London-based artist management firm HarrisonParrott in 2018, she brought impressive experience as a corporate … »
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In San Francisco, Farewell to a Beloved Chorus Director

As he led the San Francisco Opera Chorus through a concert that ran from Charpentier and Bach to Scott Joplin and Leonard Bernstein, Chorus Director Ian Robertson exhibited the sure-handed, self-effacing command that has marked his leadership of … »
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People in the News
Sydney Symphony CEO Quits Abruptly

In what she calls “a hit job of the highest order,” Emma Dunch has exited her post as chief executive of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Dunch, who once worked as an independent fund raiser in New York City, after a brief tenure with … »
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Afghan Music Institute to Re-emerge in Portugal

On Dec. 13 the long journey to safety begun more than two months ago concluded with the arrival in Lisbon, Portugal, of a charter flight carrying 273 students, faculty, staff and immediate family members associated with the Afghanistan National … »
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