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The 2026 Ojai Music Festival: Irresistible

March 26, 2026 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
For fans of 20 th - and 21 st -century music, this year’s Ojai Music Festival is irresistible. Put together by Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen with festival Artistic and Executive Ara Guzelimian, the 80 th iteration of this historic … » Read
 

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Pittsburgh Symphony Meets the NFL Draft

March 26, 2026 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
Travelers passing through the Pittsburgh International Airport between now and April 30 can see life-size holograms of members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performing. Created by Joe Zeff Design, timed to coincide with the influx of … » Read
 

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The Globe Weighs in on the BSO Bungle

March 26, 2026 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
The displeasure surrounding the announcement that the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) will not renew Andris Nelsons’s contract as music director is not subsiding. At the Thursday, March 19 performance, the first since the news was … » Read
 

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San Antonio Phil Sues Scottish Rite

March 26, 2026 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
The San Antonio Philharmonic—which cancelled all remaining concerts last month and whose future viability, given its past, is questionable—is seeking more than $1 million in damages from the San Antonio Scottish Rite Library and … » Read
 

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The Impact of Moody's Met Downgrade

March 25, 2026 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
The decision by Moody's Ratings to cut the long-term rating of the Metropolitan Opera Association to Caa1 from B3, taken in response to the company’s structural deficit and heavy endowment withdrawals, comes as no surprise. It follows … » Read
 

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Preservationists Sue to Stop KenCen 'Renovation'

March 25, 2026 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
On March 23 eight associations representing preservationists and architects filed a law suit in federal district court against the Trump administration to halt the “renovation” of The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing … » Read
 

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The Slow Destruction of D.C.’s Architectural Splendor

March 24, 2026 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Donald Trump seems intent on leaving his mark on the nation’s capital city with a series of outsized, ornate structures that few have asked for, much less approved. The 47 th president, writes Philip Kennicott in the Washington Post , … » Read
 

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Federal Tax Changes Might Cost Nonprofits $5.69B

March 24, 2026 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
A new study from the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy— Philanthropy Outlook: Estimating Effects on Charitable Giving from the One Big Beautiful Bill —offers an analysis of how specific tax policy changes in the … » Read
 

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Will the Voice of America Ever Speak Truth Again?

March 24, 2026 | David Bauder, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — In a strongly worded decision last week, a federal judge ordered that the Voice of America — its mission to provide news for countries around the world largely shut down for the past year by the Trump administration … » Read
 

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LA Phil in 2026-27: Many 'Creative's Fill the Gap

March 20, 2026 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
In 2026-27, its inaugural year without the Dudamel imprint, the Los Angeles Philharmonic is quick to announce his return for three programs, along with projects by his predecessor, the newly named Creative Director Esa-Pekka Salonen, plus … » Read
 
 

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