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New Documentary: The Lost Music of Auschwitz

January 21, 2025 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Eight years ago, a casual conversation with an archivist at the museum at Auschwitz-Birkenau set Leo Geyer on a journey to resurrect music written by prisoners at the Nazi death camp. The musician and composer knew that as many as six orchestras … » Read
 

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AI Exec Promises to Remove the Dreary Task of Making Music

January 21, 2025 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The AI-powered music-making platform Suno and its CEO, Mikey Shulman, perfectly embody the threat that artificial intelligence and its acolytes pose to artists who create and perform music of all genres. Shulman bemoans the fact that creating … » Read
 

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Seattle Symphony CEO Resigns

January 20, 2025 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Krishna Thiagarajan is out as CEO of the Seattle Symphony and Benaroya Hall. Sources are also reporting the exits of the CFO/COO Cheronne Wong and VP HR/Chief Diversity Officer Paul Johnson. The CEO job is officially vacant as of April 30. In the … » Read
 

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Head of the NEA Resigns, Preempting Trump

January 20, 2025 | Sarah  Shay, Musical America
The change of presidential administrations brings with it inevitable turnover at the top of many federal agencies. Among the first to resign is Maria Rosario Jackson , approved to a four-year term in December 2021 by the U.S. Senate , as chair of … » Read
 

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Salonen and Mälkki Get New Management

January 20, 2025 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
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 … » Read
 

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Two Birthdays, One Day, One Orchestra, One String Quartet

January 20, 2025 | Mark Valencia, Musical America
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 … » Read
 

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Curtis Buys UArts Building for $7.6M

January 20, 2025 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
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 … » Read
 

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Wanamaker Organ's Future Is Looking Better

January 20, 2025 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
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 … » Read
 

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Cinci Symphony Names New CEO

January 17, 2025 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
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. … » Read
 

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Déjà vu? David Daniels Sues UMich

January 18, 2025 | Ed White, Associated Press
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 … » Read
 
 

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