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Judge Rules Beatty Can Review KenCen Plans; D. Borda to Comment

March 16, 2026 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
A last-minute decision by U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper on Saturday, March 14 ruled that Ohio Rep. Joyce Beatty has a right to review documents related to plans to close and renovate The Kennedy Center before the organization’s … » Read
 

Industry News

UK's Classical Music to Shutter

March 16, 2026 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
Mark Allen Group, which publishes many of the U.K.’s trade and consumer publications in the classical music, opera and music education world, including Gramophone , plans to shut down Classical Music Magazine following its Spring 2026 … » Read
 

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States Pursue Anti-Trust Case

March 16, 2026 | Larry Neumeister, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) —More than 30 states will resume their antitrust trial against Live Nation and Ticketmaster on Monday after negotiations this week failed to result in many states joining a tentative  settlement reached by the Justice … » Read
 

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New Assistant Conductor for Chicago Symphony

March 16, 2026 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Dutch American conductor Robert Kahn is to be assistant conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in the 2026-27 season. A Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Award recipient, he was one of three candidates the Foundation selected to … » Read
 

Industry News

Zander's Boston Orchestras to Shutter

March 13, 2026 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
The Boston Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) and the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra will permanently cease performing at the conclusion of their 2026-27 season in June. In their stead, the Zander Center, a newly formed legacy organization, will … » Read
 

Reviews

Yuval Sharon's Tristan Is a Conundrum

March 13, 2026 | Fred Cohn, Musical America
The new production of Tristan und Isolde is the Met’s hottest ticket of the year, and with good reason. The company has not presented Tristan in a decade––far too long, considering the work’s seminal importance. Isolde is … » Read
 

People in the News

More Musicians Cry 'Foul!' Over BSO Board Edict

March 13, 2026 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
The aftershocks from the Boston Symphony’s  announcement late last Friday afternoon that it would sever ties with its music director of 12 years continue to reverberate. It seems the only people not surprised by it were the two … » Read
 

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Suisse Romande O Names 2 Conductors-in-Residence

March 13, 2026 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
Jonathan Nott’s departure from the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) in 2025 has not been cause for the recruitment of a permanent replacement as music director. Instead, the OSR has chosen to move ahead with two conductors-in-residence. … » Read
 

People in the News

Opera di Roma's New Artistic Director

March 13, 2026 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The Teatro dell'Opera di Roma twinned the announcement of its summer program with the news that as of March 10, 2026, Alessandro Galoppini is the company’s new artistic director. He comes to Rome from Milan, where he has been casting … » Read
 

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2 New Music Director Appointments: 1 Artistic, 1 Political

March 12, 2026 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
After a three-year search, the Phoenix Symphony has tapped Paolo Bortolameolli as the 12 th music director in its nearly 80-year history. The Chilean-Italian will serve as designate next season and assume the role in full in 2027–28 season, … » Read
 
 

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