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Why Dudamel Left the Paris Opera
The sudden announcement by Gustavo Dudamel in late May of 2023 that he was stepping down as music director of the Paris Opera shocked the classical music world. Citing “personal reasons,” he was leaving only two years into a contract … »
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Contests & Awards
Pulitzer Prize for Music Goes to Saxophone Concerto
Tyshawn Sorey has won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Music with Adagio (for Wadada Leo Smith) , a concerto of sorts for saxophone and concerto, commissioned by the Lucerne Festival and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. The former presented the world … »
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Reviews
In Chicago, an Uneven Podium Debut, a Rarely Heard Organ Concerto
CHICAGO—The first and last time the Chicago Symphony played Samuel Barber’s Toccata Festiva —commissioned to break in a new organ at Philadelphia’s Academy of Music, in 1960—was in 2003, more than 20 years ago. With … »
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Rattle and the Bavarians Conquer Carnegie
When Simon Rattle became music director of the London Symphony Orchestra in 2017 after 16 years leading the Berlin Philharmonic, the London press welcomed back the U.K.’s foremost conductor with open arms. Yet his tenure at the LSO lasted … »
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Industry News
Gov't Cuts Could 'Dismantle' the WNO
A letter signed by 175 high profile figures in the U.K. arts and entertainment industries argues that the deep cuts to the Welsh National Opera (WNO) by the Art Councils of both England and Wales threaten the “dismantling” of … »
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People in the News
Recent Music Director Appointments and Extensions
James Blachly [pictured] will remain as music director of the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra through 2026. He arrived in 2016 and is credited with expanding the JSO’s artistic horizons and its audience reach. “James is a very exciting … »
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Reviews
The BSO Returns to Roméo et Juliette, for Better and Worse
BOSTON—Did any composer ever love Shakespeare more than Berlioz—even Verdi, with his three major operas based on the master's work? Berlioz even went so far as to become infatuated with an actress playing Juliet, and one masterpiece … »
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SPCO Artistic Director Steps Down
Violinist Kyu-Young Kim will step aside as artistic director of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) at the end of June, after eight years in a role usually filled by a conductor, which the SPCO famously eschews. He will remain with the group as … »
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People in the News
Mr. Smith Goes to Boston
Chad Smith’s departure last spring from the Los Angeles Philharmonic to become president and CEO of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) took many by surprise. Considered by some to be the most important orchestra in America, the LA … »
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Industry News
Can Kitchener-Waterloo Make a Comeback?
The Kitchener Waterloo Symphony in Ontario saw its season come to an ignominious end last September when the board cancelled its season a week before rehearsals were to begin and then resigned en masse. Rachel Smith-Spencer, the remaining board … »
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