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Surprise! Trump Announces KenCen Honorees

Yesterday, Trump surprised staff at Kennedy Center by saying he planned to announce the Kennedy Center honorees today. He just did: Metal band Kiss [pictured]; longtime Phantom of the Opera star Michael Crawford; Gloria Gaynor, best known for her … »
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BSO Choral Director to Exit—Soon

James Burton, the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s choral director since 2017, will step down from his position at the end of the current Tanglewood season. The British conductor’s last performances with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus … »
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At the Proms: The LPO Unveils a Tippett Rarity

LONDON—The BBC Proms season continued apace on August 10, with a neatly themed program by the London Philharmonic Orchestra in Royal Albert Hall. Principal Conductor Edward Gardner took water as his inspiration leading three early … »
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New Concertmasters, Tennessee and Tel Aviv

The Jackson (TN) Symphony has appointed Tamás Kocsis as its new concertmaster. The Hungarian native studied at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music with Josef Gingold, followed by further training at The Juilliard School under … »
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A Weekend with Botstein and Martinu

Every summer the Bard Music Festival offers two consecutive weekends of concerts, panel discussions, lectures, and a volume of scholarly essays devoted to exploring the life and work of a single composer. The subject is often a well-known name, … »
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Ravinia Gives a Sneak Peak of Crown Theater

Although the $75 million multi-year renovation of Ravinia’s 36-acre music park is not slated to be completed until 2026, one of the venues has already hosted a few “preview” events for the public. The Audrey, formerly the … »
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Siddhartha, She Premieres at Aspen; Genders Gone Awry

Siddhartha, She bills itself as “A Ritual Music Drama” But at its August 2 Aspen Music Festival world premiere, it was difficult to locate the “drama” in the equation. The work, with music by Christopher Theofanidis … »
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Frick Expands Its Concert Season

The new, 218-seat Stephen A. Schwarzman Auditorium in the recently reopened Frick Museum will host an inaugural season of 25 classical performances from Oct. 10, 2025 to May 22, 2026—more than double the number from previous years. Among … »
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The Kronos Buzzes Cinci's Summermusik

On Aug. 9 the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra (CCO) teamed up with the Kronos String Quartet for a Summermusik Festival program devoted to “trailblazers.” The Kronos, now entering its sixth decade with only one of the original four … »
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2 New Executive Directors

Jessica Munch-Dittmar [pictured] is the new executive director of the Fayetteville (NC) Symphony Orchestra (FSO), arriving at the same time as Music Director Stefan Sanders has announced his intention to exit at the end of 2025-26, after … »
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