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MA's Free Guide to (Mostly) Free Streams, March 15-22

March 15, 2021 | Clive Paget, Musical America
We will be updating this list weekly. Please note that all times are given in U.S. Eastern Time (ET). To calculate in other time zones or counties, British Summer Time (BST) is currently five hours ahead of ET and Central European Time (CET) is … » Read
 

Contests & Awards

2021 Classical Grammy Awards Announced

March 14, 2021 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
As always, the classical Grammy awards, along with other "fringe" genres, were announced the afternoon before the televised ceremony on CBS, in a pre-show ceremony. Following lists the nominees; winners are bold faced. Best Orchestral Performance … » Read
 

People in the News

Yo-Yo Gets His Second Shot and Gives Back

March 14, 2021 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Yo-Yo Ma is the world’s most brilliant (not to mention lauded) cellist, but he is also one of the great humanitarians of our time. On Saturday, after his second Covid-19 vaccine, while he waited the requisite 15-minutes to ensure no … » Read
 

People in the News

How We're Coping: One Broadway Musician's Story

March 12, 2021 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
The impact of the pandemic is frequently described in macrocosm by looking solely at the U.S. arts and cultural world. Thousands of venues are shuttered; tens of thousands of artists and performers are thrown out of work and face the loss of home … » Read
 

People in the News

Lou Ottens, Inventor of the Cassette Tape, Dies at 94

March 12, 2021 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
Lou Ottens, the Dutch engineer who invented the cassette tape and played a major role in the creation of its successor—the compact disc—died on March 6 at his home in The Netherlands. He was 94. Born in 1926, Ottens demonstrated an … » Read
 

Industry News

Lincoln Center Chamber Music Soc Rolls Out Spring Streams

March 12, 2021 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Spring programming from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) continues in the virtual realm, a mix of newly recorded material, what CMS dubs “newly curated” archival recordings, and educational programs. The season is … » Read
 

Industry News

Arts Workers in France Demand Gov't Open Their Venues

March 12, 2021 | Agence France-Presse
PARIS (AFP) -- French protesters occupied three of the country's leading theaters on Wednesday as frustration grew over the months-long halt to cultural activities imposed due to the pandemic. Theaters, cinemas, museums, and other cultural spaces … » Read
 

Industry News

NY Phil, Renée Fleming Among the First on the Shed's Stage

March 12, 2021 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The Shed, the singular-looking performing arts venue that  opened on the lower west side of Manhattan in 2019, will reopen for live, ticketed performances in April. “There’s limited capacity,” Artistic Director Alex Poots … » Read
 

Contests & Awards

Avery Fisher Career Grants Announced

March 11, 2021 | Nicholas Beard, Musical America
This year’s Avery Fisher Career Grants, given annually to artists who have the potential and the drive for success, have gone to two cellists, two violinists, and Eric Lu , the Berlin-based grand prize winner of the 2018 Leeds International … » Read
 

People in the News

Boston Lyric General & Artistic Director to Exit

March 11, 2021 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
After 12 years, Esther Nelson is stepping down as general & artistic director of the Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) at the end of this season. "It has always been my belief that institutions benefit from a change of leadership after a decade or … » Read
 
 

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