Acclaimed Pianist Maurizio Pollini Dies Age 82
By Sara Schabas on April 1, 2024
Considered one of the 20th century’s giants of the keyboard, Maurizio Pollini died at a clinic in Milan last Saturday at the age of 82.
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By Sara Schabas on April 1, 2024
Considered one of the 20th century’s giants of the keyboard, Maurizio Pollini died at a clinic in Milan last Saturday at the age of 82.
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On March 19th, the New York Philharmonic announced their 2024/2025 season. The announcement included news that the superstar Chinese pianist Yuja Wang will be the orchestra’s 2024/2025 artist-in-residence.
(Continue reading)By Sara Schabas on March 25, 2024
After Esa-Pekka Salonen announced his resignation as music director of the San Francisco Symphony last week, the SFO’s musicians are publicly fighting to keep him.
(Continue reading)By Sara Schabas on March 18, 2024
Ray Chen will give away 100 Kennedy violins to whoever accumulates the most practice hours on his App, Tonic.
(Continue reading)By Sara Schabas on March 18, 2024
Music director James Conlon ends his reign of 20 years leading the Los Angeles Opera.
(Continue reading)By Sara Schabas on March 11, 2024
The Metropolitan Opera announced its orchestra will tour to Asia for the first time in its history.
(Continue reading)By Sara Schabas on March 11, 2024
This weekend, the Detroit Opera revived John Cage’s Europeras: 3 & 4 in a staging by Yuval Sharon.
(Continue reading)By Sara Schabas on March 4, 2024
Following a 25 million dollar donation, the Philadelphia Orchestra’s home will be renamed in honour of the great Black opera singer.
(Continue reading)By Sara Schabas on March 4, 2024
The New York Philharmonic conductor Jaap van Zweden will take over the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France in 2026.
(Continue reading)By Sara Schabas on February 26, 2024
The Orchestra of the Sea made its La Scala debut playing on instruments made from recovered wood from migrants’ boats.
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