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LA Master Chorale Loses Top Exec
to Miami City Ballet

April 15, 2026 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The Los Angeles Master Chorale (LAMC) has announced that Scott Altman, its president and CEO since January of 2024 , is leaving as of June 5, 2026, to become executive director of the Miami City Ballet. (Prior to joining LAMC, Altman was … » Read
 

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KenCen Tours Aim to Justify 'Renovation'

April 15, 2026 | Steven Sloan, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center’s new leadership wants to prove to critics that the building is damaged beyond simple repair. It’s starting with Congress. Matt Floca, the performing arts institution’s n ew executive … » Read
 

Reviews

CSO Cellist Goes Rogue

April 15, 2026 | Hannah Edgar, Musical America
CHICAGO—During a recent Chicago Symphony Orchestra concert, Katinka Kleijn sidled onto the Orchestra Hall stage, as she has for more than 30 years, to join her colleagues in the cello section for a program of rich, late-romantic … » Read
 

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Trocks Navigate Neo-homophobia

April 15, 2026 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
For over 50 years, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo have entertained audiences around the world with performances by a troupe of gay male dancers who respectfully poke fun at the conventions of romantic and classical ballet. Beginning in … » Read
 

Reviews

In Chicago, a Question of Balance

April 14, 2026 | Hannah Edgar, Musical America
CHICAGO—Jakub Hruša has death on his mind. At least, his recent Chicago Symphony Orchestra program did. On April 9, he anchored his guest appearance with Rachmaninoff’s The Isle of the Dead and the Prelude and Liebestod … » Read
 

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Nelsons & the BSO Wow New York

April 14, 2026 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
The recent Carnegie Hall performances by Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) drew the kind of rapturous response they’ve been receiving since news broke that Nelsons’s contract as music director would not be … » Read
 

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WNO to Showcase 3 New Operas

April 14, 2026 | Susan Elliott, Musical America

The momentum with which the Washington National Opera left the Kennedy Center and re-established itself as an independent opera company shows no sign of diminishing. Despite earlier indications that its annual American Opera Initiative (AOI) was … » Read
 

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Grand Teton MF at 65 & Counting

April 14, 2026 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The 65 th season of the Grand Teton Music Festival (GTMF), under the leadership of Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles and Executive Director Emma Kail, offers an inviting menu of programs between July 9 and August 13. A core offering are the … » Read
 

People in the News

Popular Finn Quits U.S.

April 13, 2026 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
F innish violinist Pekka Kuusisto has announced he is stopping performing in the U.S. in response both to ethical objections to the current administration’s policies and the implications of US tax law for foreign artists. In an Instagram … » Read
 

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A New, Kung Fu Turandot

April 13, 2026 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
The centenary of the world premiere of Puccini’s Turandot will be celebrated from July 17 to Sept. 5 at the Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago, Tuscany, birthplace of the legendary composer. Kung fu icon Jackie Chan will make his debut as … » Read
 
 

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