Academy Award-Winning Composer and Conductor John Williams to Bequeath Concert and Film Scores to Juilliard

The John Williams Music Collection Will Be a Resource for Scholars and Students

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Meet the five finalists to replace Spokane Symphony music director Eckart Preu

Eckart Preu will finish 15 years at the helm of the Spokane Symphony at the end of the 2018-19 season. The Spokane Symphony announced its five finalists to take over

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Executive Director of Evansville Philharmonic says he's been suspended

According to an email obtained by Eyewitness News, the executive director of the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra was suspended with pay in late February.

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New Bavarian State Opera Directors Have Been Announced In Munich

It was clear that the Berlin Philharmonic's future music director, subtle superstar Kirill Petrenko, would not remain music director of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich beyond his recently extended contracts' run in 2021.

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A new low? Women in opera need change, but singing tenor roles isn't it

The suggestion that women can take on traditionally male roles at pitch ignores the nature and limits of our voices. A new campaign offers a better route to greater industry inclusion

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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra musicians' contract renewed

March 5, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in Midtown and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Players’ Association announced they have reached agreement on a three-year contract extension that will continue through the orchestra’s 2020-21 season.

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He's Got Next: Spurs Star Pau Gasol Joins San Antonio Symphony Advisory Board - Rivard Report

Rivard ReportHe's Got Next: Spurs Star Pau Gasol Joins San Antonio Symphony Advisory BoardRivard ReportPau Gasol, the San Antonio Spurs' center and a six-time NBA All-Star, has joined the San Antonio Symphony's advisory board, symphony officials announced Monday. Gasol, who is from Barcelona, Spain, will work actively to support the organization, said ...

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Thomas Guggeis wird Kapellmeister in Stuttgart

Der Assistent von Daniel Barenboim an der Staatsoper Berlin, Thomas Guggeis, wird Kapellmeister an der Staatsoper Stuttgart.

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La ABAO tendrá que indemnizar a la soprano María Bayo por despido improcedente

La Sala considera la cláusula que regula la extinción del contrato "no goza de legitimidad para lo pretendido"

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Stranded BBC Concert Orchestra surprises Skegness wedding couple

Reece and Lisa Brown were tying the knot there on Thursday and 10 members of the orchestra offered to play their wedding music for them.

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Cellist Yo-Yo Ma plays for 13 siblings in Perris torture case

Before a speech in Corona, world-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma performed a special show — playing for the 13 siblings whose parents are accused of abusing them in their Perris home.

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Boston Symphony Finds Accusations Against Charles Dutoit 'Credible'

The Boston Symphony announced Friday that four women who worked for the orchestra in the 1980s and 1990s had given its investigators credible accounts of sexual misconduct at the hands of Charles Dutoit, a frequent guest conductor.

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Prosecutor: No charges from allegations against flutist

Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters (DEE'-turs) said in a release Thursday that his office reviewed the university's investigation and determined that no charges could be filed against former UC flute professor Bradley Garner.

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New Details Emerge In Abuse Allegations Against Conductor James Levine

On Friday morning the Boston Globe published details of allegations of sexual abuse by 74-year-old conductor and pianist James Levine, as well as chronicling "cult-like" behavior that the leading musician allegedly cultivated amongst his devotees while he was teaching at the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) in Ohio between 1965 and 1972.

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The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is mourning the loss of former music director Jesus Lopez-Cobos

Spanish conductor Jesus Lopez-Cobos died Friday morning in Berlin. He served as the CSO music director from 1986 to 2001, making several highly-regarded recordings for Telarc.

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