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Keith Jarrett: A Fate to Match the Times

October 23, 2020 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Keith Jarrett, giant of the piano, will likely never play in public again. His last concert—at Carnegie Hall in early 2017—was to be followed by a return to Carnegie in 2018, but he cancelled the event due to unspecified health … » Read
 

Reviews

In Detroit: Götterdämmerung, Abridged and Garaged

October 22, 2020 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Yuval Sharon, recently named artistic directo r of the Michigan Opera Theatre (MOT), among other plaudits, has brought his cutting-edge sensibilities to Twilight: Gods , a new production/reinterpretation of Götterdämmerung . Normally … » Read
 

Industry News

Chicago Lyric Cancels 2020-2021; Announces 2021-22

October 22, 2020 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
Upon the advice of public health officials, the Lyric Opera of Chicago has cancelled the remainder of its 2020-21 season. "We want nothing more than to get back to the live performances that we are all craving at the Lyric Opera House with all of … » Read
 

Industry News

Funds for the Arts from Bloomberg, Hamilton, Pew, More

October 22, 2020 | Nicholas Beard, Musical America
The Seattle Opera has received $1 million from the Friday Foundation for the creation of the Jane Lang Davis Creation Fund, which supports rising composers and librettists ages 18–30 who are Black, Indigenous, or other People of Color … » Read
 

Contests & Awards

NEA Names 2021 Jazz Masters

October 22, 2020 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The National Endowment for the Arts has announced the recipients of its annual Jazz Masters Fellowships, each of which carries a $25,000 purse; recipients will be honored at an online-only tribute event on April 22, 2021. Recognized for their … » Read
 

People in the News

Beth Morrison Heads to Music Academy/West in Summer 2021

October 21, 2020 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
In the second New York meets California music biz partnership to be announced within the last 24 hours, Beth Morrison and her BMP team will spend four weeks next summer working with the students of the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara. … » Read
 

People in the News

Anne-Sophie on Covid-19 and Diversity

October 21, 2020 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, onetime Musical America Artist of the Year, used her recent acceptance speech upon receiving the Instrumentalist of the Year/Violin Opus Klassik prize in Berlin as a platform to speak out on the impact of the … » Read
 

Industry News

A New Opera About Susan B. Anthony to Premiere--Digitally

October 21, 2020 | Nicholas Beard, Susan Elliott
Virgil Thompson is about to get a run for his money. On October 26, The Trial of Susan B. Anthony , a one- woman opera composed by Steven Mark Kohn, is to receive its pre-recorded world premiere on the websites and assorted social media platforms … » Read
 

Industry News

Here's One Orchestra That Won't Disappear

October 21, 2020 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra has returned (carefully) to rehearsals. And that’s a very good thing, insists Music Director Christopher Warren-Green, who had to travel from his home in London to participate. “At the end of the … » Read
 

Industry News

Last Surviving American-Owned 'Big 3' Management Firm Purchased by SFCM

October 20, 2020 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
In a move that brings new meaning to the much sought-after connection between training music students and employing them, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) has, through the beneficence of an anonymous donor, bought Opus 3 Artists, … » Read
 
 

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