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“Virtu[al]oso,” a New, Virtual Piano Competition
CLEVELAND--Yaron Kohlberg isn’t just president of Piano Cleveland, presenter of the now postponed, quadrennial Cleveland International Piano Competition. He’s also a pianist and a 2007 second-prize winner. The 29 participants (out of … »
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Key Conductors Get New Artist Management
Hungarian conductor Gábor Káli , who in 2018 won both the Nestlé and Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Award and the top prize at the inaugural Hong Kong International Conducting Competition, has signed with HarrisonParrott … »
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Pacific Symphony Pays Musicians 95% of Full Salary for Cancelled Concerts
All of Orange County’s Pacific Symphony concerts have been cancelled through the summer and the orchestra hasn’t played together since March. Yet, according to a new agreement with its musicians, for the 40 concerts that have been … »
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Young Czech Conductor Continues His Ascent
Petr Popelka, conductor fellow of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra in Hamburg, is to take two new positions as of next season. One as chief conductor of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra (KORK), the second as principal guest conductor of the … »
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MA's Free Guide to Free Streams, 5/6-5/12
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 … »
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Marlboro Music Festival Cancelled
Marlboro has announced the cancellation of its 70th-anniversary season, scheduled to run July 18 to August 16. Statement from organizers follows: This decision was especially difficult because this was to be our 70th Anniversary … »
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Met to Furlough 20 Percent of Staff, Shift Others to PT
The financially challenged Metropolitan Opera is furloughing 41 administrative employees, nearly 20 percent of its full-time staff, in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Met said Tuesday (May 5) that the furloughs are temporary and will … »
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Boston Symphony Pays Tribute to Today's Frontline 'Heroes'
The Boston Pops has cleverly repurposed John Williams’s score for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Summon the Heroes , as a tribute to today’s heroes—the medical personnel, police, grocery and transportation workers, and first … »
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Gramophone Hosts Online Fund Raiser for UK Musicians
On Sunday, May 10, Gramophone will host a virtual gala featuring past Gramophone Classical Music Awards winners performing short works from their homes. Viewers will be asked to donate to Help Musicians, a nearly century-old charity that offers … »
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Glimmerglass Repositions as an Online Educational Event
The pandemic has shuttered live performances at the Glimmerglass Festival this summer. A season that would usually include more than 100 events attracting over 35,000 ticket buyers will now exist only online. Ticket buyers may request a refund or … »
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