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Warner to Cut $300M, Half of It in Staff Costs

July 3, 2025 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
On July 1, Robert Kyncl, CEO of the Warner Music Group (WMG), informed staff via an internal memo that layoffs were imminent as part of an effort to restructure and reduce costs by $300 million. Citing the need to “future proof” the … » Read
 

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Mozart AI: 'More Music in Less Time'

July 2, 2025 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
On July 16 artificial intelligence startup company Arthos (a blend of the words art and ethos) will go public with its first product—Mozart AI. The company has raised €625,000 to underwrite the development of the AI-powered digital … » Read
 

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Ormandy and His Philadelphians on Disc, 1964-1983

July 2, 2025 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
For two decades beginning in the mid-1960s, Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra released multiple recordings on the Columbia label each year, introducing classical music to millions of Americans. Now a new boxed set— The Columbia … » Read
 

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SF Opera, Musicians Sign Stop-gap Pact

July 1, 2025 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
San Francisco Opera and its orchestra have signed a contract retroactive to August 1, 2024 and valid through July 31, 2026. This essentially one-year agreement contains the provision that the two parties will negotiate a new multi-year deal … » Read
 

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Milwaukee Symphony, Musicians, Sign Pact

June 30, 2025 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The musicians and administration of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (MSO) have signed a new three-year contract extending through the 2027-28 season. The new agreement calls for a 41-week playing season, with 3 percent pay increases in the … » Read
 

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The Crossing in 2025-26:
All New, All the Time

June 26, 2025 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Philadelphia-based chamber chorus The Crossing, still thriving and winning accolades 21 years after its founding by conductor Donald Nally, is preparing for a 2025-26 season of premieres and works relevant to the times, both the good and the bad. … » Read
 

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Sydney Opera House's 30 Pianos Bid Adieu to Their Longtime Caregiver

June 25, 2025 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
When Terry Harper retired as the sole piano tuner at Sydney’s Opera House on June 20, he ended a family legacy that began with his father Ron when the iconic venue opened in 1973. Three years later the 19-year-old son, after a one-year … » Read
 

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Music Resides in the Brain's 'Pleasure Circuit,' with Food & Sex

June 25, 2025 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Music, insists Robert Zatorre, one of the world’s leading experts on the neuroscience of music, “touches everything… memory, perception, motor skills, emotions, and reading.” The professor at the Montreal Neurological … » Read
 

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A Canadian Orchestra at Expo 2025 Osaka

June 24, 2025 | Fred Cohn, Musical America
This marks the continuation of Fred Cohn’s coverage of the National Arts Center Orchestra’s Asian tour. “Even though touring an orchestra makes no sense financially, on a human level there are few things that make more … » Read
 

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Opera Italia Goes to the Hospital

June 24, 2025 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
A recent recital at Children’s National Hospital in northwest Washington, D.C. served as a reminder both of music’s healing powers and of the need for parents of sick children to find a bit of relief. “Opera Italiana is in the … » Read
 
 

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