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Recent Artist Mgmt Signings

June 2, 2026 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
American conductor and harpsichordist Jeannette Sorrell , founding artistic director of Apollo’s Fire and expert interpreter of the Baroque and Classical repertoire, has signed with Intermusica for general management. Additional to her own … » Read
 

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Piano-playing Audience Member Saves the Show

June 2, 2026 | Andrew Brown, Musical America
Sometimes the unlikeliest of heroes emerge just in the nick of time. Such was the case at La La Land in Concert in Sydney on May 30. The touring production, which synchs a live performance of the score with the film, faced a crisis when the … » Read
 

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New Man in Düsseldorf

June 2, 2026 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Evan Rogister is to be the next general music director of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein as of August 2027. The German-American conductor, 46, has signed a five-year contract and succeeds Christoph Meyer, who took early retirement in 2024 for health … » Read
 

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Grant Park Fest Names CEO

June 2, 2026 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Pivotal leadership change at the Grant Park Music Festival (GPMF) is now complete, with the appointment of Anwar Nasir as president and CEO next fall. He will arrive as Giancarlo Guerrero completes his second season as artistic director and … » Read
 

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New Artist of the Month: Soprano Song Hee Lee

June 1, 2026 | Fred Cohn, Musical America
Song Hee Lee’s singing, at March’s Met Opera Laffont Competition finals, was brilliant. Small wonder the 28-year-old Seoul-born soprano was  named a winner after her tour de force renderings of "Tornami a vagheggiar" from … » Read
 

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Storied Festival Gets New Exec

June 1, 2026 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
Aston Magna—which lays claim to being the country’s oldest annual summer festival devoted to performing on period instru­ments—has announced that cellist Jacques Lee Wood is its new executive director. He starts June 1, … » Read
 

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U of Florida Names Arts Dean

June 1, 2026 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Kevin Robert Orr, concert pianist and dean of the School of Music at the University of Florida since 2015, will become dean of the UF College of Arts as of July 1. In his new role he will oversee the School of Art and Art History, School of … » Read
 

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Eastman Puts Piano Alum on Faculty

June 1, 2026 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
Sarah Rhee, a 2009 PhD graduate of the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester, will return to her alma mater for the upcoming academic year as  assistant professor of piano pedagogy. She arrives having served on the faculty … » Read
 

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New Maestro Launch: SF and LA

May 29, 2026 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Daniel Harding strolled the bases in Dodgers Stadium arm-in-arm with Gustavo Dudamel, each in a Dodgers jersey with their names and numbers in the LA Phil music-director pantheon (12 and 11, respectively) on the back. Elim Chan made a grand … » Read
 

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A New Post for a New Man in Paris

May 29, 2026 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
The Orchestre de Paris has named Spanish conductor/violinist Roberto González-Monjas as its principal guest conductor starting in the 2027-28 season, which coincides with the start of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s tenure as music director. … » Read
 
 

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