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Salonen and Mälkki Get New Management

Fidelio Arts has removed Esa-Pekka Salonen and Susanna Mälkki from its roster, leaving Gustavo Dudamel as its sole client. On Friday, Enticott Music Management (EMM) announced that Salonen would be joining the roster, in association with … »
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Two Birthdays, One Day, One Orchestra, One String Quartet

LONDON—Every new year brings a fresh crop of reasons to mark musical anniversaries, especially when a composer’s birth (or death) day happened either *00 or *50 years ago. Thus 2025 sees the 100th birthday of Boulez, the 150th of … »
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Curtis Buys UArts Building for $7.6M

The dispersal of the central Philadelphia real estate owned by the defunct University of the Arts has begun in earnest. On Jan. 14 at public auction, the Curtis Institute of Music outbid Temple University, paying $7.6 million for the Arts … »
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Wanamaker Organ's Future Is Looking Better

On Jan. 16 TF Cornerstone, the owner of central Philadelphia’s Wanamaker Building, issued an encouraging statement about the future of the Wanamaker Grand Court Organ after Macy’s March departure . The New York-based firm … »
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Cinci Symphony Names New CEO

Robert McGrath, COO of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is to succeed Jonathan Martin as president and CEO as of February 17. Martin, one of Musical America’s Top 30 Professionals of the Year , announced his retirement last fall. … »
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Déjà vu? David Daniels Sues UMich

DETROIT (AP) — An acclaimed opera singer fired by the University of Michigan in 2020 over allegations of sexual misconduct is suing school officials, claiming his rights were violated during the process. David Daniels is seeking an … »
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The Dude Takes His Hometown Band to London

LONDON—Once upon a time El Sistema was the gold standard in international music education. The gilt, however, started to peel off years ago amid accusations of corruption and abuse. In the same week that the U.S. announced a $25m reward for … »
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On Tour: Canada's NACO Heads to Asia, CSO and NSO to Florida

Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra (NACO) will tour Japan for the first time in 40 years next spring, along with making its debut in Korea. The May 29-to-June 7 trip marks the orchestra’s 99 th tour since its founding in 1969 in … »
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Contests & Awards
Siemens Announces $4M in 2025 Prizes; Rattle Gets the Gold

The Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation’s awards program will disburse a total of €4 million ($4.12 million) in 2025. Sir Simon Rattle is the recipient of this year’s Siemens Music Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious … »
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Singapore Symphony Woos Another Finn

Demonstrating that the well of capable Finnish conductors seems bottomless, Hannu Lintu has been selected as the next music director of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO). The 57-year-old maestro, currently music director of the Gulbenkian … »
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