| 单词 | music director |
| 例句 | Three springy steps down from the risers — girls in pastel dresses screaming, the music director lunging — a leap from the stage, out the side door and into the starry, sweet, onion-grass-smelling night. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m wondering if he should really be so eager to work at a school where the angry parents of the a cappella kids hounded the old music director into an early retirement. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z The music director faced the singers, frozen with his arms still raised. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Most important, the charismatic conductor Gustavo Dudamel, 33, now in his fifth season as music director, continues to galvanize audiences in the Los Angeles area while heading the orchestra’s impressive community outreach and education efforts. Music Review: Los Angeles Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall 2014-03-18T20:43:32Z Bernstein, the Philharmonic’s music director, appointed him to the principal clarinet position in 1960. Stanley Drucker, Ageless Clarinetist of the N.Y. Philharmonic, Dies at 93 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z The chorus, hugely important in this opera, sang magnificently, and the orchestra played with sweep and majesty under music director Nicola Luisotti. SF Opera: A whale, a swan and 2 lovers 2012-10-21T20:33:09Z After a long absence from Walt Disney Concert Hall, the world’s most in-demand orchestra returns to L.A. with music director Simon Rattle conducting Mahler’s Seventh Symphony. 11 don't-miss classical picks: 'Breaking the Waves,' John Adams' 70th, Philip Glass' 'Akhnaten' 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, which were led by incoming Seattle Symphony music director Thomas Dausgaard. A controversial harpsichordist? The adventurous Mahan Esfahani makes his Seattle Symphony debut 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z There, the composer and conductor Lukas Foss, the influential music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic, had helped establish a vibrant system of artist residencies and concerts. Minimalist Composer Julius Eastman, Dead for 26 Years, Crashes the Canon 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z Just as well he's music director of the Royal Opera really. Panorama: A Very British Hero 2010-05-24T05:45:00Z In 1952 he began singing on Radio Pakistan, where his uncle was a music director. Mehdi Hassan, Ghazal’s ‘Voice of God,’ Dies at 84 2012-06-14T13:54:06Z “It is quite unusual, I recognize, for a music director to leave one orchestra and not go straight to another,” the 45-year-old Morlot said in a recent interview at his Benaroya Hall office. Seattle Symphony music director Ludovic Morlot bids farewell with fond memories and final concerts 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z But next month Alan Gilbert, the music director of the New York Philharmonic, will lead the orchestra’s brass section along with the mighty Michigan Marching Band at the homecoming football game against Northwestern. Collegiate Turn for Philharmonic's Brass 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z “Sinfonia” — dedicated to Leonard Bernstein, the Philharmonic’s music director at the time of its 125th anniversary, the occasion for Berio’s commission — is written for eight voices and a grand orchestra. Review: The Philharmonic Points a Trippy Kaleidoscope at the Past 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z They noted that next season would be the 150th anniversary of Mahler’s birth in 1860 and the 100th anniversary of his death in 1911, when he was the New York Philharmonic’s music director. 2010-02-16T22:39:00Z A compelling, beautifully phrased and elegantly proportioned multimedia performance in Disney Hall on Tuesday night by members of the St. Louis Symphony conducted by its music director, David Robertson, was more specific. Messiaen's ode to Utah's national parks is a multimedia wonder at Disney Hall 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Alan Gilbert, the orchestra’s music director, praised what he described as her unique, expressive voice. Philharmonic Chooses Anna Thorvaldsdottir for Emerging Composer Program 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z With music director Ludovic Morlot and the orchestra, “River of Deceit” never sounded sweeter, and time has made Cornell’s somber croon all the more haunting, knowing we’ll never hear him sing it again. You can’t go to live concerts. But you can listen to these 6 essential Seattle live albums 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z The most animated participant in the proceedings, though, seems to be the man at the piano — music director Mark G. Meadows — conducting six other musicians, including a standout player on a jazzy trumpet, Kenny Rittenhouse. Review | Signature Theatre’s ‘After Midnight’ has Christopher Jackson in it, but misses that live, in-person heat 2021-06-13T04:00:00Z The National Symphony Orchestra’s current music director search won’t be conducted quite so theatrically. Chasing a leader: The great music director search 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z That performance, a few months after the conductor was announced as the orchestra’s new music director, was acceptable, though messy. Review: Brahms at the Boston Smphony, With Hélène Grimaud 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z To pull off something similar with two pianos, Feinstein turned to his music director, Tedd Firth, who wrote most of the arrangements. For This Classical Piano Star, a Detour Is Business as Usual 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z The contract Mr. van Zweden signed that year originally called for him to remain music director in Dallas through the 2018-19 season. How Jaap van Zweden Became America’s Best-Paid Conductor in 2013 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Recently, Jonathon Heyward was made its music director, an appointment that came with the news that the group’s name would change. Louis Langrée Wraps Up a Quietly Transformative Era of Conducting 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z His six-year tenure will be the shortest of any Philharmonic music director since Pierre Boulez, the French composer and conductor who led the orchestra for six seasons in the 1970s. After New York, Jaap van Zweden Will Lead Seoul Philharmonic 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Nézet-Séguin, also the music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra, cut back some commitments in order to fully take on his duties at the Met this fall. A First for New York: New Conductors at the Met Opera and Philharmonic 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z Then last week, in his new title of music director emeritus, Mr. Levine led the first of three Met orchestra concerts at Carnegie Hall. Review: Renée Fleming Teams With the Met Opera Orchestra in Tender Strauss Songs 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z The season also will include a cycle that pairs the symphonies of Franz Schubert with songs by Gustav Mahler, led by music director Gustavo Dudamel. A little Icelandic music plus a film series coming soon to the L.A. Phil 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z He was about to add music director of the Rotterdam Philharmonic. Russia's secret weapon? Valery Gergiev and the rapturous music of the Mariinsky Orchestra 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z His sister said he worked as music director for the Arena Players community theater. Robert Chew, actor on 'The Wire' dies at 52 2013-01-19T00:04:46Z Following Tradition With Three Solid Blows A major part of the job for any music director of the is to tend to its traditions as the oldest symphony orchestra in America. Music Review: Following Tradition With Three Solid Blows 2010-10-01T22:36:00Z Presumably this year’s Ojai Music Festival in California, scheduled for June 12 to 15, with Jeremy Denk as its music director, is sufficiently settled that its artistic director, Thomas W. Morris, is looking ahead. ArtsBeat: Music Directors Named for Ojai Festival 2014-01-22T14:25:29Z During his bracing tenure as music director of the New York Philharmonic from 1971 to 1978, he led the orchestra through more contemporary works than it had played since the 19th century. Pierre Boulez, conductor of bracing clarity, dies at 90 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Is a resident orchestra with an appointed music director the only way to fulfill Lincoln Center’s mission? Classical Music Has a Hazy Future in Lincoln Center’s Summers 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Nelsons, the music director of the Boston Symphony, will conduct 12 programs, including symphonies by Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky and Berlioz; Poulenc’s “Gloria” with Nicole Cabell; and the Beethoven piano concerto cycle with Mr. Lewis. Violin Stars Will Celebrate Isaac Stern at Tanglewood 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z The 68-year-old Russian conductor is music director of the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, the White Nights Festival there and is chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic. Gergiev, Putin friend, out of Vienna Philharmonic US tour 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z Here she sings the ballad “Something Wonderful” with Ted Sperling, the show’s music director, on piano. In Performance: Ruthie Ann Miles of 'The King and I' 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z It’s still far too early to guess who the orchestra’s next music director will be. Review: Gustavo Dudamel Wraps Up a Philharmonic Audition 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z It received a sterling performance from the Pacific Symphony under the spirited guidance of ABT conductor and music director Ormsby Wilkins. We're still on a sugar high: Run (or leap) to American Ballet Theatre's 'Whipped Cream' 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z The ststement said that Mr. Masur, a former music director of the New York Philharmonic, would go forward with performances with various orchestras in Israel, Germany, China and France in March and April. ArtsBeat: Kurt Masur Withdraws From Performances With Boston Symphony Orchestra 2012-02-23T15:55:04Z He is also music director of New York's Metropolitan Opera. Boston Symphony Orchestra conductor returns 2010-10-03T16:01:00Z Phil president confessed to her music director — whom she signed when he was 26 — that she didn't really understand him. For Gustavo Dudamel, El Sistema remains a source of joy and hope 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Adam Benzwi, the American conductor who is the production’s music director, said he felt a definite tension between the critical distance that Brecht’s text invites and the emotional immediacy of Weill’s songs. ‘The Threepenny Opera,’ Without the ‘Cabaret’ Clichés 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z Mr. Manahan’s unavailability, Mr. Steel said, illuminated another matter for him, that “given the size of the company now, it doesn’t make sense for us to have a music director.” City Opera to Lose Music Director 2011-08-02T21:15:11Z There were scary moments and, in recent days, moments that reassured the orchestra and the city that, after two apparently successful surgeries, the 69-year-old music director is well on the road to full recovery. Andsnes' commanding Brahms lifts Muti-less CSO concert out of the ordinary 2011-02-18T16:33:00Z Yet by 1972, he was named music director of the Cleveland Orchestra. Lorin Maazel, child prodigy turned brilliant conductor and festival founder: 1930-2014 This week, a daring new era dawns at the Woodruff Arts Center in Georgia, as Stutzmann officially takes the podium at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, giving her first concerts as music director. Nathalie Stutzmann Ushers In a New Era at the Atlanta Symphony 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z "I will continue to work on how to perform Verdi," Muti, who is in his third year as the orchestra's music director, told at a news conference at Chicago's Orchestra Hall. Riccardo Muti begins 3 weeks with Chicago Symphony 2013-04-10T21:51:08Z The music director is also a public figurehead for the orchestra. Seattle Symphony picks Thomas Dausgaard to succeed Ludovic Morlot as music director 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z The particular sonic world that an orchestra inhabits is the result of the conglomeration of its players, a collaboration between dozens of individualized interpretations shaped by the singular vision of a music director. Philip Smith, Master Trumpeter 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z A challenge to any music director in the Big Apple is the competition from the regular New York appearances of the world’s ranking orchestras. With his L.A. Phil program, here's what a man of mystery portends for New York 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z Cantelli was a major talent, one of the orchestra’s favorite guest conductors and a potential future music director. ArtsBeat: What Can You Find in the New York Philharmonic's Archives? 2011-02-03T23:00:55Z The music director of an orchestra in Toulouse, France — who is also the chief conductor at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow — was instructed to clarify his position on the war before his next appearance. Too Close to Putin? Institutions Vet Artists, Uncomfortably. 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z She hired Gustavo Dudamel, when he was still in his 20s and little-known, as music director and helped him become a charismatic new face of classical music and a fearless artistic leader. New Concerto, New Leader: A Big Day at the New York Philharmonic 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Lyric music director Andrew Davis will conduct the opera and Stephen Wadsworth will conduct. Chicago's Lyric Opera to premiere 'Bel Canto' 2012-02-28T20:36:08Z Conductor Kent Nagano is a lifelong surfer, and a good one who occasionally went out with the braver members of the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra when he was their music director. 'The Reef' concert had a chance to catch a new wave of fans by pairing surf sounds and scenes 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z Michael Tilson Thomas, the orchestra’s dynamic music director, is presenting a New York version of his popular American Mavericks series. | The Year Ahead: Met to Present Wagner?s Entire ?Ring? Cycle 2011-12-29T22:46:22Z Mr. Manahan’s appointment as music director was not envisioned in the strategic plan but has been a shot in the arm. The American Composers Orchestra Looks Ahead 2012-05-25T18:36:30Z “As I said when I started as music director, it’s about showing that we are one America.” L.A. Phil's 2017-18 season will build bridges, Dudamel says 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z Eun Sun Kim has just begun her tenure at the San Francisco Opera, becoming the first woman to serve as music director of a major American opera house. Top Orchestras Have No Female Conductors. Is Change Coming? 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z He made his debut as a conductor in 1988 and is in his 15th season as music director of the lively Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. The Week Ahead: Nov. 20 ? 26 2011-11-18T22:01:22Z Adam Fischer, a sought-after conductor, stepped down as music director of the State Opera in 2010 in part to protest the Orban government’s policies. Hungary Turned Far Right. That’s Meant Millions for Its Opera. 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z According to music director Charles Johnson, Landless has been able to massage harmonies and meter, but not the tunes. Attend the tale, and turn it up: New prog metal ‘Todd’ premieres in D.C. The orchestra’s music director, Kent Nagano, will conduct. ArtsBeat: Montreal Symphony Orchestra Announces Inaugural Concerts at New Hall 2011-03-11T16:47:07Z So it’s important for me as music director to make sure that it is as supported and as celebrated as it should be. After 24 Years, a Conductor Returns to the Met Opera 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z Phil, given a recital at Walt Disney Concert Hall and offered touring programs with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, the London chamber orchestra of which he is music director. Joshua Bell's crossovers go nowhere in L.A. Phil's Bowl opener 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z Nelsons will be the leading U.S. symphony's youngest conductor in more than a century when he begins the 2013-14 season as "music director designate." Boston Symphony names Latvian conductor to succeed James Levine 2013-05-16T19:59:32Z Mr. Znaider’s glowing tone and passionate playing were aptly matched by the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, conducted by Ivan Fischer, the music director of the Budapest Festival Orchestra, which he founded in 1983. Music in Review 2011-04-09T00:11:04Z Last week’s programs were Mr. Nelsons’ first at Tanglewood since he was announced as the Boston Symphony’s new music director in May 2013. Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z The American Symphony’s music director, Leon Botstein, said that Nono’s varied writing for chorus, as well as some ferocious orchestral textures, would be electrifying under any political circumstances. Luigi Nono’s Harsh Music Inspires Reflection and Action 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z James Levine, the Met’s music director, is back in the pit, conducting his first Wagner since he was sidelined by a spinal injury. James Morris’s Unexpected Return to ‘Meistersinger’ 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z “He’s not very happy at all to see a figure like him weakened in any way,” said Antonio Pappano, the music director of the Royal Opera House in London and a Barenboim protégé. Daniel Barenboim, a Towering Maestro Held Back by Illness 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Community and regional theater followed, and he also served as music director for a children’s theater. Meet the Kids Who’ll Make ‘Sing Street’ Rock 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z He has also won accolades as a conductor, serving as music director of the Ensemble Intercontemporain in Paris, a new music group, as well as the Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra in Switzerland. Matthias Pintscher, Evocative Composer, to Lead Kansas City Symphony 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z Of late, Mr. Greilsammer has been immersed as the music director of a chamber orchestra he founded, the Geneva Camerata, which just completed its first season and has announced ambitious plans for 2014-15. At the Piano, and Under the Hood 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z Dudamel’s departure might give the Philharmonic the opportunity to do what the New York Philharmonic did not: to become the biggest major American orchestra to appoint a woman as its music director. In L.A., Dudamel’s Influence Extends Beyond the Concert Hall 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Pappano, the longtime music director of the Royal Opera House in London, offers a lighter, lither reading, not rushed but evenly flowing, airy even when agitated. Review: Wagnerian Comedy Is No Joke in the Met’s ‘Meistersinger’ 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Phil’s fourth female conductor for subscription programs in the last two months and the New Jersey Symphony’s music director starting last season, Zhang is known for her exciting energy. An L.A. Phil reminder that but a mile, and fate, separate Disney Hall from skid row 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z It is the second recent high-profile conducting change at the Met: the company’s music director, James Levine, withdrew earlier this month from the entire run of a new production of Berg’s “Lulu.” Domingo to Miss Several Met Performances 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Looking back, it’s clear that Jane Moss, the artistic director of Lincoln Center, made a smart move in appointing Louis Langrée as music director of the Mostly Mozart Festival in 2002. Encouraging Signs of Freshness at the Mostly Mozart Festival 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z What Mr. Nelsons will talk about is his acquisition, starting in the 2017-18 season, of one of the gaudiest titles in music: Gewandhauskapellmeister, or music director, of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. After Withdrawing From Bayreuth, This Conductor’s Silence Grows Louder 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Leonard Slatkin had his share of critics when he ended his term as music director of the National Symphony Orchestra in 2008, but his subsequent visits have been mostly affectionate reunions. Leonard Slatkin gives himself a 75th birthday present: a reunion with the NSO 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z The Boston Symphony’s concert on Tuesday was led by the orchestra’s music director, Andris Nelsons. Thomas Adès Brings Fresh Wildness to the Boston Symphony 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z For a music director of stature, having more than one ensemble is the norm. Perspective | The secret life of a music director 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z He began to attract attention in the United States in the late 1960s when Eugene Ormandy, music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra, invited him to conduct there. Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor known for his subtle interpretations, dies at 80 The conductor is Gianandrea Noseda, the internationally known Italian who will lead his first official concert as music director of the National Symphony Orchestra on Sunday night. Perspective | After a conductor’s injury, an opera in Scotland became a test run for the NSO’s future 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Alan Gilbert, the orchestra’s music director, led the work, took a bow and then broke for intermission. Alan Gilbert Wanted to Save the New York Philharmonic. What Happened? 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z When Mr. Van Zweden, an exacting Dutch conductor, was named the next music director of the Philharmonic, some critics questioned whether he would be as committed to new music as his predecessor, Alan Gilbert. The 10 Biggest Upheavals of Lincoln Center’s Tumultuous Year 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z In June 1969, the stunning news broke that the New York Philharmonic had appointed Pierre Boulez to succeed Leonard Bernstein as its music director. Recalling Pierre Boulez, a Conductor-Composer With an Ear to the Alternative 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Seattle Festival Orchestra, under the leadership of music director Wesley Schulz, is also welcoming spring at 2 p.m. 6 spring community orchestra concerts 2014-05-01T18:12:10Z She was so taken by the piece that she told the ensemble’s Finnish music director, Mikko Franck, that she wanted to commission another concerto from him. A Composer’s Notes Echo After His Death 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z His longtime music director, Ron Walters Jr., cued the band in the new key. Barry Manilow Just Wanted to Write the Songs. He’s Still Singing Them. 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z Could we have been witnessing the audition of a future Hallé music director? Hallé/Znaider – review 2012-05-25T18:06:41Z When James Levine resigned as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in March 2011, two Carnegie Hall programs scheduled for that month were affected. Met Orchestra With Maurizio Pollini at Carnegie Hall 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z But Hamilton, the revival’s music director, was curious to hear the role sung by a mezzo-soprano. A Spy Opera (or Is It?) Returns to the Stage 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z For this orchestra’s first Carnegie Hall date of the season, its dynamic music director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, is joined by the singers Angela Meade and Sarah Connolly, as well as the Westminster Symphonic Choir. Opera & Classical Music Listings for Oct. 31-Nov. 6 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z After years of ill health, he stepped down as music director two seasons ago. James Levine’s Final Act at the Met Ends in Disgrace 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Schwarz had no idea of taking a job in Seattle — much less staying here for 26 years as music director. In the music's service: Gerard Schwarz reflects on 26 years with Seattle Symphony 2011-06-08T22:23:03Z But you could have seen the same thing at a contemporary music concert in New York, where he’s the music director of Trinity Wall Street. A polymath in D.C.: The long ascendancy of conductor-composer Julian Wachner More crucial, he is music director of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, which paid the Philharmonic to share a concert with it in Central Park in July 2010. New York Philharmonic and Shanghai Symphony Become Partners 2012-11-14T03:00:00Z Nor will we know what direction the new music director takes at the WNO until he or she has been announced. Perspective | The Kennedy Center Honors abandons the arts for pop culture 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z But many contemporary directors also integrate extant music into their stage productions, and none more voraciously than Ben Steinfeld, the music director of Fiasco Theatre. BSO, Folger collaborate on unique staging of ‘Midsummer’ Alan Gilbert, the music director of the New York Philharmonic, was visiting the orchestra next door, conducting a rehearsal of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” in the pit at the Metropolitan Opera. At Lincoln Center, Cultural Institutions Team Up 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z Rob Fisher, the founding music director of the Encores! series, will oversee new orchestrations. Tommy Tune Joins the Cast of 'Lady, Be Good' for Encores! 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z Allen’s music, superbly overseen by music director Bryan Blaskie, aptly propels the proceedings. A joyous West Coast premiere for 'The Boy From Oz' 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z A mammoth project for any opera house, the “Ring” was intended to both celebrate the Opera’s 350th birthday and as a suitably grand farewell to Philippe Jordan, its departing music director. Running the Paris Opera Was Never Going to Be Easy. But Come On. 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z And the program chosen by Kirill Petrenko, the Philharmonic’s music director, spoke to this moment of disruption and fear; plumbed spiritual realms; and offered consolation. The Berlin Philharmonic Tests a Musical Path Out of Lockdown 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z Jeffrey Kahane wraps up 20 seasons as music director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra with a world premiere by Christopher Cerrone, the Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27 and Schubert’s Symphony No. 9. 5 arts picks: Matthew Bourne, 'Drum Summit,' Trump's wall and more 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z Plans to mount one at English National Opera when Elder was music director during the "Power House" years produced only a production of Die Walküre. Wagner: G?tterd?mmerung 2010-05-20T21:05:00Z Whatever one’s take on these issues, it was a pleasure to hear the Oratorio Society’s splendid performance of Mozart’s beguiling arrangement under Mr. Tritle, in his seventh season as music director. Music Review: Oratorio Society of New York?s ?Messiah? - Review 2011-12-20T21:59:08Z In a few months, he will become the first Black music director of the Baltimore Symphony. Review: A Rising Star Debuts With the Philharmonic 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z The director was Ivan Fischer, the music director of the great Budapest Festival Orchestra, which played the New York engagement. Ivan Fischer Returns to Mostly Mozart With ‘Nozze di Figaro’ 2013-08-09T18:45:43Z Now Maxwell Beer, an accomplished composer, a Rainbow and the show’s music director, writes its upbeat pop songs with the lyricist Kenny Harmon. Take a Look: ‘Reading Rainbow’ Goes Live, With New Friends to Know 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z As he focused on Milan, Muti said he had no interest in another music director position in America, with all the attendant extramusical responsibilities. For Riccardo Muti, a Grand Sort-of-Finale in Chicago 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z Not surprisingly, despite the excellent work of the show’s music director and arranger, Mike Ruckles, they suffer in comparison to the great music of Angel Mo’s religion and Roland’s art. | Connecticut: A Review of ‘Breath and Imagination,’ at Hartford Stage 2013-01-26T01:22:56Z We are six seasons into Andris Nelsons’s tenure as music director of this storied ensemble, which appears at Carnegie Hall on Monday, but the answer to that question is still unclear. At the Boston Symphony, Andris Nelsons Still Seeks an Identity 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z As music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, he will lead an abbreviated version of the sprawling “Berlioz Variations” to close the season in June at Heinz Hall and on a short international tour. Silenced Voice, Heard Again 2011-01-09T02:34:14Z “I felt that therefore I should be compensated as a music director separately from as a conductor.” Baton Inflation: American Conductor Salaries Hit a New High 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z As music director for the company, de Cou's duties extend beyond the podium: he'll be kept busy with studio rehearsals, auditions, meetings and assisting the company's other artistic staff with any issues pertaining to music. 'Cinderella': a fairy-tale beginning for PNB's new music director Emil de Cou 2011-02-02T21:13:05Z It was at Mr. Gilbert’s urging that Ms. Fleming performed Messiaen’s song cycle “Poèmes Pour Mi” as part of his debut program as music director of the New York Philharmonic in 2009. Classical Recordings: Renée Fleming’s ‘Poèmes’ With Alan Gilbert and Seiji Ozawa 2012-06-01T14:08:50Z This was Noseda’s first appearance with the Met’s players since he took over as music director of the National Symphony Orchestra last September. Review | The NSO’s Noseda, Met Orchestra show mutual affection at Carnegie Hall 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z For many of the NSO’s players, diplomacy is of far less concern than doing honor to their beloved former music director. ‘There’s still high culture in America’: Why the National Symphony Orchestra went to Moscow 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Colin Fowler, the music director, has vanished from his square. Mark Morris, one of the world’s leading choreographers, takes dance to Zoom 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z Two other major American opera companies are looking: The San Francisco Opera is seeking a successor for Nicola Luisotti, who conducted his final performance as music director there in October. Keeping Score of Who’s in Charge of America’s Orchestras 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z It was astonishing that the Philharmonic selected such a pioneer as its music director. Recalling Pierre Boulez, a Conductor-Composer With an Ear to the Alternative 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Alan Gilbert, the Philharmonic’s music director, felt compelled to respond, distancing himself from the cancellation and promising the concerts’ return. Music Review: New York Philharmonic Concert in Prospect Park 2012-07-12T22:23:49Z The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra announced on Wednesday that it had chosen Nathalie Stutzmann, a conductor and singer from France, as its next music director. A Female Conductor Joins the Ranks of Top U.S. Orchestras 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z It was one short walk for a music director and one surprising leap for an opera company. Booed in Vienna, Dudamel makes revelatory L.A. Opera debut to frenzied cheers 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z Mr. Martin, who was offered the position by Alan Gilbert, the Philharmonic’s music director, will succeed Philip Smith, who retired in 2014 after 36 seasons with the orchestra. New York Philharmonic Names New Principal Trumpet 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Almost every ballet that Balanchine created to Stravinsky’s music, “improves the score,” said Andrew Litton, City Ballet’s music director. To Igor, With Love and Masterpieces, George 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z He is the music director of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the principal conductor of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and the principal guest conductor of the London Symphony. Daniel Harding Brings the Opera ?Billy Budd? to Life 2010-04-30T18:39:00Z So his newest job will bring him full circle, in a sense: Next season, Mr. Litton will take up the baton as New York City Ballet’s next music director. Andrew Litton to Lead New York City Ballet Orchestra 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z After leaving his first stint with the Czech Philharmonic, Mr. Belohlavek founded the Prague Philharmonic and remained its music director until 2004. Jiri Belohlavek, Czech Conductor, Dies at 71 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z This year’s tour, which presents a full orchestra program in four boroughs, is Mr. Gilbert’s last as music director. Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic Tour the Parks 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Another novelty was the world premiere of the latest in a succession of Gund/Simonyi Farewell Commissions, new short works by eminent composers honoring Schwarz in his final season as music director. Live, lyrical and loud: Seattle Symphony program delivers supercharged sound 2011-04-01T17:35:03Z Before coming to the Pops, the Poughkeepsie, New York, native was associate conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony and Cincinnati Pops orchestras and music director of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. High note: Lockhart marks 25 years as Boston Pops conductor 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z During labor struggles, a music director’s position — closely connected to the players, but at the same time part of the administration — is intensely uncomfortable. Yannick Nézet-Séguin Is New York’s Conductor Now 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z “I suspect that the reason Charlie Byrd wanted to record here was the reverberance and the quiet,” Thomas Colohan, a former music director at All Souls, said in an interview in the hall. Blame it on ‘Jazz Samba’: Bossa nova craze started in D.C. Alan Gilbert, the Philharmonic’s music director, said that he considered the partnership a way to make good on a founding goal of Lincoln Center. Lincoln Center and New York Philharmonic to Collaborate on Operas 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z As music director of the New York Philharmonic in the 1970s, he tried to reinvent the orchestra as a late 20th century institution. As Pierre Boulez turns 90, conductor-composer's impact beyond question 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Muti is in his third season as music director of the Chicago Symphony. Music Review: Riccardo Muti and Chicago Symphony at Carnegie Hall 2012-10-07T22:03:08Z The San Francisco Symphony recently made the surprise announcement that in 2020, when Michael Tilson Thomas steps aside after 25 years as its music director, Mr. Salonen will be his replacement. Esa-Pekka Salonen Says Tweak the Orchestra, Don’t Blow it Up 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z I went to my music director’s studio, Music Evolutions, in Sherman Oaks, for two virtual performances. 24 Hours With Andra Day: Afrobeat and the Nixon Tapes 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z And before even taking up the post, she had a falling out with the company’s music director, Karl-Heinz Steffens. Beleaguered English National Opera Announces New Artistic Director 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z His tenure as music director equaled that of the orchestra’s founding music director Emil Oberhoffer for the longest tenure in that position. Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, who led Minnesota Orchestra for 19 years, dies at 93 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z “We need to promote music that deals with these issues,” the orchestra’s music director, Michael Repper, said in an interview. These Young Musicians Made an Album. Now It’s Nominated for a Grammy. 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Mr. Nézet-Séguin, the dynamic music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra, had already been tapped as the Met’s next music director before Mr. Levine’s troubles began. The 10 Biggest Upheavals of Lincoln Center’s Tumultuous Year 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z Andrew Davis, the Lyric's music director, shapes a finely nuanced reading of the fierce score that highlights its more introspective passages to an unusual extent. Goerke stars in Lyric's blood-soaked 'Elektra' 2012-10-07T14:41:09Z Phil got worldwide attention for hiring a young music director, the New York Philharmonic followed suit. How David Geffen's gift to Lincoln Center reflects on Music Center 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z In his final concert as music director in May, he will do what he is perhaps best at: perform a Mozart piano concerto, leading the orchestra from his seat at the keyboard. Jeffrey Kahane to end 20-year run as LACO conductor with his most ambitious project: a festival devoted to tolerance 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z The end of the New York Philharmonic’s season is near and with it the close of Alan Gilbert’s tenure as music director. Review: Squeezing Music Made for One Hall Into the Geffen 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z Now music director of the Hamburg State Opera and its orchestra, Nagano led his local forces in a riveting, inspiring performance that was an idealistic blend of elegance, grandeur, warmth, commitment and passion. At the G-20, Beethoven is played and the world listened (maybe) 2017-07-08T04:00:00Z The work, for soprano, baritone, vocal ensemble and orchestra, will feature the Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra, of which Mr. Fagin, 63, is the music director and conductor. Schimmel Center Season to Feature Musical Work About Gay Rights Battle 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z Cancellations have dogged the career of James Levine, the Metropolitan Opera’s music director, in recent years. The Met's James Levine Won't Conduct New "Lulu" 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z Last season, James Levine, its music director at the time, pulled out of three concerts because of failing health. ArtsBeat: Kurt Masur Withdraws From Performances With Boston Symphony Orchestra 2012-02-23T15:55:04Z Furthermore, Morlot reseated the strings for this concert, dividing the first and second violin sections on opposite sides of the stage in the manner favored by his predecessor as music director, Gerard Schwarz. At Seattle Symphony: Elliott Carter premiere, rousing Rossini | Classical review 2013-02-08T17:56:18Z Audiences, critics and the members of the company are warming to the leadership of its new music director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, who is now in his second year. The Met Opera’s Credit Outlook Darkens After Modest Deficits 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z Also representing the new era is the conductor Robert Spano, who became music director of the festival and school and director of the conducting academy last year. Critic’s Notebook: Aspen Music Festival Embarks on New Era 2013-07-29T21:49:03Z In November 1943, the composer Florence Price wrote to Serge Koussevitzky, the music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, asking him to consider performing her scores. Welcoming a Black Female Composer Into the Canon. Finally. 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z To find some Mahler, you had to go across the Hudson to hear the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, conducted by its music director, Jacques Lacombe, perform the Third Symphony. Music Review: With Subtlety and Power, Observing Mahler?s Moment 2011-05-22T21:35:57Z But it's conductor Jakub Hrůša, the company's departing music director, who steals the show with an account that combines perfect balance with a faultless sense of the score's trajectory. Rusalka – review 2012-10-09T16:47:46Z The conductor is the period specialist Nicholas McGegan, but the ensemble’s music director is Xian Zhang, who leads most of the season’s programs. Finally, a Lot of Classical Music and Opera to Hear This Season 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z The abrupt resignation of a music director is rare for an internationally renowned company. Franz Welser-Most abruptly resigns from Vienna State Opera 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z Christian Thielemann is in command as music director there, but he doesn’t appear to be putting a coherent stamp on the peers he is inviting to join him. In a Wagnerian Whirlwind, One Conductor Breaks Through 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Masur, who is in New York to conduct a Beethoven and Bruckner program with the Philharmonic, was not a particularly innovative music director. Times Critics Remember Philharmonic?s Earlier Days 2010-05-07T20:49:00Z He is to become only the second music director of the Bayreuth festival drawn from outside the Wagner family. Taskmaster 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Shangrow, a familiar figure here, is music director of Orchestra Seattle and Seattle Chamber Singers. Sounds of spring will include Bach, Debussy and Ravel this year 2010-06-10T20:54:00Z At Bowling Green she took a conducting class with Robert Spano, now music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Jennifer Higdon Basks In Her Music Pulitzer 2010-04-21T22:25:00Z And besides, under the excellent stewardships of director Marc Bruni and music director James Moore, the actors are hands-free 95 percent of the time. Review | Trouble? Ya got none in Kennedy Center’s revival of ‘The Music Man.’ 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z The Seattle Opera doesn’t have a music director, and many orchestras in this country are now doing without one. Critic?s Notebook: Ushering City Opera Into a New Era 2011-08-12T22:27:56Z Charlie's father is Edward Gardner, music director of English National Opera; he and Balsom met while working with the Colorado Symphony a few years ago. Alison Balsom: The top brass 2010-10-07T21:45:00Z Mallon, 50, is one of seven conductors auditioning this season to become the new music director of SBO, founded in 1994. SBO conductor candidate Kevin Mallon leads Bach cantatas 2014-03-19T19:52:56Z “I try to accept rejections as part of my reality,” said the conductor Mei-Ann Chen, the music director of the Chicago Sinfonietta and the incoming leader of Recreation — Grosses Orchester Graz in Austria. Asians Are Represented in Classical Music. But Are They Seen? 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z The most noteworthy aspect of the first act was the orchestral playing, with Paolo Arrivabeni, the music director of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie in Liège, Belgium, making a commendable house debut. Music Review: Returning to Realism and Revisiting a Tragedy 2010-10-03T22:15:00Z In the final rounds of music director searches, both orchestras will be led by guest conductors, most of whom are candidates. All of the L.A. arts events and exhibitions to check out this fall 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z Next year, the players will have a new name and a new music director. A Farewell to Mostly Mozart, and to Its Music Director 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z The New York Philharmonic celebrates its iconic former music director with the festival “Bernstein’s Philharmonic,” which will include performances of the composer’s complete orchestral works. Your Week in Culture: Kendrick Lamar, Leonard Bernstein and Crime Scene Dioramas 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z This synergy between the Danish maestro and the city augurs well as Seattle Symphony opens its new season Sept. 14 — its first with Dausgaard as music director. Meet Thomas Dausgaard, Seattle Symphony’s new music director 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z James Levine, the recently retired music director of the Metropolitan Opera, is one of the few conductors whose piano playing is on a par with his baton technique. CD reviews: Two rediscoveries of Brahms and Couperin 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z The conductor, who recently announced that, following tiffs with the Staatsoper’s intendant and Munich’s cultural authorities, he would depart as music director, won a heartily deserved ovation. Review: 'A Silent Woman' With a Big Voice 2010-07-27T11:30:00Z Few conductors are held in higher esteem in Britain — or anywhere — than Pappano, the longest-serving music director in the history of the Royal Opera. 5 Classical Albums to Hear Right Now 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Led by its spirited music director, Louis Langrée, the festival’s orchestra is a skilled freelance ensemble. Music Review: Alice Coote and Jean-Efflam Bavouzet at Mostly Mozart 2013-07-31T21:15:18Z Instead, he arranged to bring the North Korean orchestra to France, where he also serves as music director for the Radio France Philharmonic. South Korean maestro in North Korea for rehearsals 2012-02-28T12:46:04Z He will begin in the 2020-21 season as music director designate, and officially assume the title the following season. Passing the Baton (and Harpsichord) at Philharmonia Baroque 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Pintscher, on the other hand, happens to be music director of Ensemble Intercontemporain, the Parisian new music group founded by Boulez that champions an uncompromisingly edgy European music we rarely hear in the U.S. A great first date for the L.A. Chamber Orchestra and Matthias Pintscher. Will there be a second? 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z Over all, the evening seemed a finely hued collaboration between the Philharmonic and its former music director. Music Review: Kurt Masur and New York Philharmonic 2012-11-17T00:22:56Z “The upbeat is the preparation for any event,” said Alan Gilbert, the music director of the New York Philharmonic. Breaking Conductors? Down by Gesture and Body Part 2012-04-06T12:00:28Z The program, conducted by the music director George Manahan, suited its title in multiple ways, connoting not only the borders among neighboring nations, but also among musical styles. Music Review: American Composers Orchestra Presents ‘Border Vanguards’ 2014-04-07T20:43:21Z It was announced on Wednesday that he will be the next music director of the San Francisco Symphony, succeeding Michael Tilson Thomas. Classical Music’s Chief Visionary Goes West Again 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z In a recent round table in The New York Times, he was several critics’ dream choice to replace the outgoing music director Alan Gilbert. Review: New York Philharmonic Performs Esa-Pekka Salonen’s ‘Nyx’ 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z As in previous installments, the conductor Philippe Jordan, the Opéra’s young music director, savors musical details but the score could stand a higher level of energy. Music Review: On Paris Stages, Intriguing Vivaldi and Novel Wagner 2011-03-15T12:30:07Z This will be Levine's seventh season as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Boston Symphony Orchestra conductor returns 2010-10-03T16:01:00Z Mr. Manahan, in a statement issued through his manager, called his tenure as music director “the most gratifying time of my life,” citing in particular the privilege of working with the orchestra players. City Opera to Lose Music Director 2011-08-02T21:15:11Z But early this month, coping with a lingering back pain and related health issues, Mr. Levine withdrew from the rest of the Boston Symphony season and, as expected, resigned as music director effective Sept. Boston Symphony Shows Verve Even Without Levine 2011-03-16T06:11:47Z To prove that point, Welser-Möst — the music director of both the Cleveland Orchestra and the Vienna State Opera, — has brought the Cleveland ensemble to the Lincoln Center Festival in New York City this week. Bruckner's Second Act 2011-07-16T14:05:00Z He’s heading into his 37th year as its music director, dating to 1979. James Conlon to quit post with Chicago Symphony's Ravinia Festival 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z Opera's music director, and will star tenor Jay Hunter Morris as Captain Ahab. Los Angeles Opera's 30th season to begin with 'Gianni Schicchi' 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Louis Langrée, best known in New York as the music director of the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center, will take the performances of Oct. James Levine Withdraws From Met?s Fall Season 2011-09-07T04:32:44Z He just wrapped up two weeks with the San Francisco Symphony, where he was music director from 1985 to 1995, and will visit other orchestras he once led. This Maestro Is Turning 90. He’s Also Conducting Over 90 Concerts This Year. 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z Michael Tilson Thomas, the music director of the San Francisco Symphony, was part of a new generation of classical musicians who spoke openly about being gay. San Francisco Symphony Cancels North Carolina Concerts, Citing Anti-Gay-Rights Law 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z “We wanted to be absolutely sure that we weren’t just rehashing famous arias of Rossini,” Joseph Colaneri, Glimmerglass’s music director, said on Zoom. Lend Me a Jukebox Opera. Yuks and Tenor Required. 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z In the absence of a music director, the Philharmonic will be conducted by David Robertson for its annual uptown Memorial Day concert. 6 Classical Music Concerts to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z When Wachner took over, the chorus was still recovering from the difficult departure of its longtime music director Robert Schafer, whose dismissal by the chorus’s board prompted something of a schism among the chorus’s members. Wachner to leave Washington Chorus after 9 seasons 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z Bach’s “Easter Oratorio”; Bach Choir and Players; with period instruments; Rick Erickson, music director. Whiffs of Choral Ambrosia 2014-04-10T22:11:55Z It hands the reins to a new music director each year. 2016 Ojai Festival to Feature Kaija Saariaho Premieres 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Its former music director, Victor de Sabata, offered to conduct; the players preferred that Cantelli do so himself, one last time. A Conductor’s Career, Cut Short, Still Blazes on Recordings 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z Opera’s first music director, is now enlivening Hamburg State Opera, where he has rethought Berg’s “Lulu,” incorporating Berg’s Violin Concerto into it. L.A. versus Berlin: Which is king of the classical world? 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Also making her debut: Xian Zhang, the music director of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, who is crossing the river from Newark to conduct. The Met Opera’s New Season: What We Want to See 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z But the Philharmonic’s music director, Alan Gilbert, on past evidence the kind of committed advocate Bruckner requires, could only do so much with the Third. Music Review: New York Philharmonic Plays Bruckner at Avery Fisher Hall 2013-04-25T21:50:09Z The Japanese conductor led orchestras in Toronto, San Francisco, Chicago and Boston, where he spent 29 years as music director of the Boston Symphony. George Lucas and Carole King selected for Kennedy Center Honors 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z He also is music director of the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, and the White Nights Festival there. Munich may fire Russian conductor Gergiev over Ukraine 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z This year, the Met was poised to announce his retirement as music director when he was given a reprieve by his doctor, who thought an adjustment in his medication might better control Mr. Levine’s symptoms. Review: Verdi’s ‘Simon Boccanegra’ at the Met, and a Question of Career Timing 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z Danish conductor Thomas Dausgaard, who has already connected with musicians and audiences here as Seattle Symphony’s principal guest conductor since 2014, will be the orchestra’s next music director. Seattle Symphony picks Thomas Dausgaard to succeed Ludovic Morlot as music director 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Mr. Levine’s outstanding work must result partly from his wise decision to step down as the Met’s music director at the end of last season, because of his continuing health problems. Review: Mozart’s ‘Idomeneo’ Shows the Met Opera at Its Best 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z And it surprised Mr. Gelb, who said in an interview that he had been in talk with Mr. Levine about announcing the conductor’s retirement after this season and making him the Met’s music director emeritus. Adjusting Medication May Prolong Levine’s Tenure at the Met 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z Van Zweden, who was Hong Kong, where he serves as music director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, could not be immediately reached for comment. After New York, Jaap van Zweden Will Lead Seoul Philharmonic 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z The music will be performed by the American Symphony Orchestra, led by Leon Botstein, the ensemble’s music director and the president of Bard. Bard SummerScape to Feature Work of the Composer Carlos Chávez 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z The busy Mr. Nézet-Séguin, 42, already the music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra and booked up years in advance, will not officially start at the Met until 2020. Yannick Nézet-Séguin Will Shake Things Up at the Met Opera 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z Underpinning the evening’s musical strength was Gianandrea Noseda, the music director of the National Symphony Orchestra, who continues to burnish his stature as a darling of the international music world. Review | Blood-and-guts singing dominates Met ‘Adriana’ — and Netrebko was good, too. 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z In August, after just one season as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the dynamic Latvian conductor Andris Nelsons signed an extended contract that will keep him in that post until 2022. Review: Boston Symphony Orchestra Delivers Electric ‘Elektra’ 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Mr. Davis, a former student of Mr. Bolcom’s, had worked with the two men as the music director for their opera “Casino Paradise.” For ‘Red Eye of Love’ Musical, Curtain Will Finally Rise 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z Vim and vigor, though a bonus, are not part of the job requirement for a music director. Music Review: Michael Tilson Thomas Opens Tanglewood 2010-07-11T22:38:00Z It’s a diet the NSO long lived largely without, since neither composer was in the wheelhouse of Leonard Slatkin, the American music director who led the orchestra for 15 years. Review | An old hand shines anew in Bruckner 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z The orchestra's music director threw a little reception party, where he plied the players with Champagne and good news: He announced he was extending his contract, set to expire in 2019, three more years. Gustavo Dudamel 'very happy' with decision to stay in L.A. 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z Of course, the quartet requires no conductor; in a way, though, Mr. Levine was a presence in that he has nurtured these exemplary musicians as music director of the Met. Review: Met Chamber Ensemble Salutes Boulez With a Less Complicated Piece Than Planned 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Even the Italian conductor Riccardo Muti, who will become music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra next season, has appointed two young Americans as his resident composers: Mason Bates and Anna Clyne. Music: Philharmonic in Red, White and Blue? Not Quite Yet 2010-03-01T06:39:00Z After leaving Hollywood in the late '60s, Previn dedicated himself to classical music and served as music director of the London Symphony and Los Angeles Philharmonic. Andre Previn's 'Streetcar' opera will play L.A., but without him 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z The Italian music director and his Windy City players blow through New York, on Friday, for a two-day stint at Carnegie Hall. What to Do in N.Y.C. This Weekend: Raúl Esparza, “Seared,” and Yvonne Rainer 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z “I can no longer provide the level of performance that is rightly demanded of a general music director,” he added. Daniel Barenboim, Titan of Conducting, Steps Down in Berlin 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z Kennedy Center chairman David Rubenstein announced a $10 million gift to the performing arts complex Wednesday to support the National Symphony Orchestra's new music director and the center's programs. Rubenstein gives $10 million to Kennedy Center 2010-09-22T15:27:00Z He made his debut with the Houston Symphony in October and succeeds Hans Graf, who is in his 12th and final season as music director. ArtsBeat: Houston Symphony Chooses New Maestro 2013-01-16T18:56:10Z Alan Gilbert’s tenure as music director of the New York Philharmonic culminates next month with a “Concert for Unity” that will involve musicians from around the world, including Iran and Israel, China and Cuba. Review: An ‘Ode to Joy’ Troubled by Holocaust Memories 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z For Mr. Nelsons, 36, this concert during his first Tanglewood summer as music director of the Boston Symphony represented an encouraging statement of artistic priorities. Review: Tanglewood Orchestra Celebrating Its 75th 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z David Robertson, the music director of the St. Louis Symphony, was seriously considered for the New York post last time. Who Might Replace Gilbert at the Philharmonic 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z When Jaap van Zweden was announced in January as the next music director of the New York Philharmonic, I was at sea. Jaap van Zweden: Before You See Him, Listen 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z And each successive music director, each new initiative, represents a small step toward improvement while failing to address the larger issues, keeping the orchestra on a treadmill of perpetual advancement without actually getting anywhere. The National Symphony Orchestra’s forte for falling flat 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z A decade later, more rumors circulated in Germany, when politicians and media outlets debated his appointment to become the music director of the Munich Philharmonic, beginning in 1999. Met Opera Suspends James Levine After New Sexual Abuse Accusations 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z The weather is balmy, the palm trees are swaying, and Seattle Symphony's new music director is in Palm Springs - on a California tour with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Ludovic Morlot, under the palm trees 2011-12-11T07:16:05Z A glossy photograph of Mr. van Zweden in a black cowboy hat was a souvenir from his last post, as music director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. A High-Pressure Countdown for the New York Philharmonic’s New Maestro 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z The instrumental combo, conducted by the music director Emily Senturia, includes a fiddle, guitars, keyboards and drums, but the style is mainstream Broadway. Review: ‘Das Barbecü’ Is Wagner’s ‘Ring’ With a Side of Brisket 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z In the evening, he conducted the first of two concerts in his last week as music director of the Seattle Symphony. Mahler's majesty a worthy farewell for SSO's Schwarz 2011-06-17T17:54:04Z The appreciative room fell into a hush at all the right moments, though, as when the music director Brian Nash teared up during the spoken opening of “Sunday in the Park With George.” Impromptu Sondheim Wakes Fill Piano Bars With Tears and Tunes 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z And the orchestra, which will be conducted on Saturday and in a tour of China by Ludovic Morlot, the music director of the Seattle Symphony, differs in several respects from the Carnegie models. In These Orchestras, Youth Meets Musical Beauty 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z In the not-so-distant future, the orchestra will also get a new music director to replace its departing conductor. New York Philharmonic Chooses Arts Veteran as Leader 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z The New York and Hong Kong orchestras are not just distant geographically — they are also at very different phases of their development, requiring different types of effort from their shared music director. Jaap Van Zweden Is a Global Maestro of Music and Multitasking 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z This group has had only one Black music director, and just a handful of leaders have been Latino or of Asian descent. Want More Diverse Conductors? Orchestras Should Look to Assistants. 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z The Vienna Philharmonic does not have a music director or any kind of principal conductor. Dudamel live from Salzburg with the Vienna Phil 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z When Murphy heard that Campbell would be the next music director at Encores!, she thought, “What a brilliant choice.” A Conductor Arrives at Encores! With a Jerry Herman Rarity 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Beginning in 1959, the front line of Blakey’s Jazz Messengers was made up of Morgan and Shorter, and within a few years, Shorter was the Messengers’ music director and primary composer. The World’s Greatest Living Jazz Composer Celebrates His Eighty-fifth Birthday 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z How frequent were those terrifying thunderstorms and winds during and after the last years of James Levine’s tenure as music director, rife with illnesses and cancellations? Andris Nelsons Conducts the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z It was also no small thing that he was an openly gay music director when that was, as it still is, a rarity. After 25 Years, San Francisco’s Maverick Conductor Moves On 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z With the Fourth of July still days off, Mr. Tovey, the music director of the Vancouver Symphony, noted that it was in fact Canada Day. Music Review: The New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall 2010-07-02T20:37:00Z Dausgaard brings to the position a highly individual approach to programming, a deep history with recording, and his experience as music director with a number of important European orchestras, Woods said. Seattle Symphony picks Thomas Dausgaard to succeed Ludovic Morlot as music director 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z He was the organist of the Park Avenue Synagogue from 1965 until 2012, and had also long been the organist and music director at the Park Avenue Christian Church. McNeil Robinson II, 72, Organist and Composer, Is Dead 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z The conductor Fabio Luisi became the music director of the Dallas Symphony just last year, but it was recently announced that his contract has already been extended, through the 2028-29 season. 10 Classical Concerts to Stream in February 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z Mr. Noseda is in his third season as music director of the National Symphony and the orchestra seems to be thriving under him. Review: A Conductor and Soprano Test Wagnerian Waters 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z I’m not entirely joking when I say this, but now that the Philharmonic has lined up its next music director, it can start thinking about who Gustavo Dudamel’s eventual successor might be. The Philharmonic’s New Season: What We Want to Hear 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z To put this time lag in perspective, whichever presidential candidate is elected in November will be in the final stage of a re-election campaign when Mr. Nézet-Séguin takes the podium as the Met’s music director. Is Yannick Nézet-Séguin Worth the Wait at the Met? 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Dudamel, 31, became music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 2009 and is now in Caracas with his orchestra for a cycle of the Mahler symphonies. El Sistema, Venezuela?s Plan to Help Children Through Music 2012-02-15T23:42:27Z On Sunday, nearly 10 years later, he led his valedictory performance as the chorus’s music director. Review | Julian Wachner leads his last concert as music director of Washington Chorus 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z He arranged and performed TV and movie scores as a studio musician, spending more than 25 years as pianist and music director for the US series, The Steve Allen Comedy Hour. Paul Smith, US jazz pianist dies 2013-07-03T09:57:39Z Borda tries to say little publicly about the music director search. Mälkki could be 1st woman music director of NY Philharmonic 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z The great Boston Symphony is in crucial need of a new music director. Music Review: John Oliver Leads the Boston Symphony at Carnegie Hall 2012-03-08T22:44:17Z George Manahan, former music director of the New York City Opera, conducted the Manhattan School’s opera orchestra in a polished, elegantly shaped reading of Massenet’s alluring score. Music Review: George Manahan Conducts ‘Thaïs’ at Manhattan School of Music 2012-12-10T22:50:19Z Under Mr. Miller, its music director since 1992, the Albany Symphony has continued its mission to specialize in American music, especially works by living composers. Music Review: Baltimore and Albany Symphonies at Carnegie Hall 2013-05-08T21:11:30Z “When it goes there for the hip-hop feel, it really goes there,” Alex Lacamoire, the original music director and orchestrator of “Hamilton,” said in a phone interview about the show. ‘Hamilton’ Is Known For Its Music, but What Did Alexander Hamilton Listen To? 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z More than ever, as classical music struggles to entice young listeners, it is essential for a music director to be a cultural leader in the community, the proselytizer in chief for the art form. Philharmonic?s Alan Gilbert and the Youth Movement 2010-07-09T22:48:00Z It was Chandler who appointed Mehta music director in 1962, and her original goal was a Memorial Pavilion for the orchestra. How the Music Center broke new ground for major arts institutions 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z San Francisco Opera will next month welcome Eun Sun Kim, a South Korean conductor, as its music director, the first woman to hold such a post at a major American opera company. Asians Are Represented in Classical Music. But Are They Seen? 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z “We support a very collaborative environment,” said Ms. Anderson, a former music director at Rolling Stone. Independent Hair Salons in New York 2012-01-25T22:59:52Z If you are really courting Salonen to be your next music director, as some believe you may be and the New York critics particularly want, do not skimp on rehearsal time. It's nice to have L.A. Phil 'family' like Yuja Wang, Salonen 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z “L’Amour de Loin” will be conducted by another Finn, Susanna Malkki, in a belated Met debut for this formidable, charismatic artist, the new music director of the Helsinki Philharmonic. With Women in Command, the Met Opera Addresses a Gender Gap 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z The blower motor might only need to be rebuilt, a cheaper option than a full replacement, said Eric Miller, St. Paul’s music director. Organ experts try to get the music going again after flood 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z Kent Tritle, the choir’s music director, conducted the other three works in their premieres. Review: Musica Sacra Highlights Living Composers 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z “I started a program when I was music director of the Gothenburg Symphony. Now there are 7,000 children in it throughout Sweden, and Sweden is a small country.” Gustavo Dudamel on why music education matters 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z The first subscription concerts of the music director's brief May residency are this weekend, and Thursday night's opening salvo coincided with the launch of the CSO's Youth in Music Festival. Muti's return to CSO leaves hall abuzz with the excitement of old music and new 2011-05-06T16:26:00Z He announced on March 2 that he would step down as music director of the Boston Symphony, saying he could no longer handle both jobs physically. Levine Cuts Back on Work for the Met 2011-03-21T23:19:01Z Still, most of my work as music director lies in preparing the orchestra in how it’s going to play old scores as well as new. Setting the Tempo With One Eye on the Stage 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z But funders and fundraisers stumbled when faced with the former Los Angeles Philharmonic music director's latest ramble, "Universe of Sound: The Planets," perhaps the most innovative of all. Why Salonen's 'Universe of Sound: The Planets' L.A. stop was canceled 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z Elsewhere, Gergiev is concluding his tenure as music director of the London Symphony Orchestra and moving to the Munich Philharmonic. Valery Gergiev wants to make music, but the West brings up Putin 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z The music, overseen by music director Walter “Bobby” McCoy, sounds fine. Review | Olney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ succeeds with a Belle who brings complexity to the role 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z All this plays into whether the festival might prefer a promising conductor on the rise or an established maestro as music director. Critic?s Notebook: Another Season of Change for Spoleto 2011-06-03T22:42:46Z This program concludes Bernstein’s Philharmonic, a series celebrating the centennial of the orchestra’s still-beloved onetime music director. Review: Son Confronts Father to End a Leonard Bernstein Festival 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z The first finalist to appear here, Jeremy Briggs Roberts, music director of the Washington Idaho Symphony in Pullman, conducted in October. OSSCS heads toward bittersweet future 2012-12-06T21:18:27Z At 10 p.m., with a musical prelude at 9:30 p.m., the music director and organist David Shuler leads the Choir of St. Luke in the Fields for the festive choral Eucharist. 212-924-0562, stlukeinthefields.org. The Season of Joyful Noises 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z He has not only shaped but helped define the modern Metropolitan Opera since becoming its music director 40 years ago, conducting more than 2,500 performances, choosing repertoire, and nurturing many careers. Adjusting Medication May Prolong Levine’s Tenure at the Met 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z If Levine is able maintain a presence on the podium in future seasons—he has been named music director emeritus—that sound will probably materialize from nowhere, merely with the addition of his presence. James Levine’s Accomplishment at the Met 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Its surfeit of quality reminded me that there is probably no current music director in the country I would rather hear conduct on a weekly basis than Mr. Nelsons. Nelsons Turns Tanglewood Into Bayreuth-in-the-Berkshires 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z Those legends include well-known artists such as the choreographer George Balanchine, the opera singer and administrator Beverly Sills, the conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein, and the Metropolitan Opera’s longtime music director James Levine. Lincoln Center Will Create a Performing Arts Hall of Fame 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z The injury was another setback for the ensemble, which welcomed Mr. Muti, 69, with frenzied celebration in September for his first season as music director. ArtsBeat: Chicago Conductor Undergoes Successful Facial Surgery 2011-02-08T01:26:20Z The 33-year-old founder and music director of wild Up describes himself in his program bio as being at “the intersection of classical music, new music, performance art and pop.” A different way to experience John Adams' music: Sitting onstage, next to the musicians 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z And on Friday and Saturday the violin superstar Joshua Bell joins the music director Louis Langrée and the festival orchestra in Brahms’s Violin Concerto 7:30 p.m. The Week Ahead: Aug. 12 — 18 2012-08-11T03:44:19Z Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Met’s music director, conducts this grand score with a sure sense for the elasticity of pace that makes Wagner’s scenes breathe. Review: A Blunt New ‘Lohengrin’ at the Met Stars a Shining Knight 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Under the baton of the music director Rob Berman, the Encores! orchestra plays with its customary vigor and warmth. 2010-02-06T06:35:00Z Still, "Attila" crackles with irresistible raw energy and passion - and music director Nicola Luisotti brought out these qualities in his conducting. 'Nixon' headlines SF Opera's summer season 2012-06-15T18:03:09Z Few composers are lucky enough to have an advocate like the New York Philharmonic’s music director, Alan Gilbert. Rouse’s World Premiere and Batiashvili Plays Brahms 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z They met when they were young, he the music director at the Latvian National Opera, she the singer who was willing to take on virtually anything offered, knowing multiple roles meant multiple paychecks. Beautiful, young Met soprano has a darker past she wants to share 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z The Atlanta Symphony played with rich, varied colorings and incisive control for Mr. Spano, now in his 13th season as music director. Music Review: ‘War Requiem’ by Britten, With an Angelic Touch 2014-05-02T21:20:34Z The concert had ended, and Riccardo Muti, the music director of the Chicago Symphony, was walking out of Orchestra Hall when he saw a banner in the lobby and stopped in his tracks. For Riccardo Muti, a Grand Sort-of-Finale in Chicago 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z Levine, 74, has held music director positions with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Munich Philharmonic and the Ravinia Festival, the summer home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Metropolitan Opera suspends James Levine over sexual abuse allegations 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z The conductor David Zinman, its music director and a founder of its American Academy of Conducting, had left in a serious huff. Critic’s Notebook: Aspen Music Festival Embarks on New Era 2013-07-29T21:49:03Z The centerpiece of the updated team and “face of Hot 97,” Mr. Ferro said, is Ebro Darden, another product of California who came to New York as music director for the station in 2003. Hot 97, a Hip-Hop Pioneer on Radio, Reaches a Crossroads 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z Against all odds, the honeymoon between music director and players has apparently lasted these seven years. Orchestra, Back From the Brink 2011-03-18T23:21:12Z Rodney Bush, the music director, provides solo keyboard accompaniment to Ms. Thompson’s songs, reinforcing the impression that we are at a cabaret evening run amok. Review: ‘R.R.R.E.D’ Is a Bad Hair Day 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z Why is it important to have the music director so heavily involved in new operas? The Met Is Planning a Big Bet on Contemporary Opera 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z The Met, of all companies, should have a music director who can agitate successfully on behalf of living composers and contemporary opera. For James Levine, The Twilight Of a Conductor 2011-05-20T20:25:13Z A graduate of the Boston Conservatory, he later served as an assistant conductor of the Hallé Orchestra in England, under its longtime music director, Mark Elder. Baltimore Symphony’s New Conductor Breaks a Racial Barrier 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z For the main Mozart offering, Louis Langrée, the festival’s music director, conducted the “Haffner” Symphony — though, as was common in Mozart’s day, the movements were performed separately. Review: A Youthful Experiment Kicks Off Mostly Mozart 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z “I never imagined that I would be a long-term music director,” Earle said in an interview the day before the concert. An American Leads the Odesa Philharmonic to Berlin 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z The 74-year-old expects to return to the podium on Sept. 4 for the start of his 25th and final season as music director of the San Francisco Symphony. Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas has heart operation 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z Groups were chosen from cities or states that were directly affected by the attacks, said Julian Wachner, a composer, conductor and Trinity’s music director. Trinity Church Hosts 9/11 Concerts 2011-09-01T22:22:52Z Over the last few years Fayçal Karoui, the music director, has done important work in restoring the general quality of City Ballet’s orchestra. Critic?s Notebook: At City Ballet This Winter, You Could Sometimes See the Music 2011-02-28T23:15:07Z More to the point, during his 17-year tenure as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, he was credited with rejuvenating the orchestra and attracting new audiences. Esa-Pekka Salonen Says Being New York Philharmonic’s Maestro Still Isn’t a Goal 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Last year at age 30, the Lithuanian Grazinyte-Tyla became the first female music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. A little Russian diplomacy saves the day at the Hollywood Bowl 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z I respect Mr. Gelb, but I would feel better if there were a fully engaged music director at the house to balance him out and challenge him. For James Levine, The Twilight Of a Conductor 2011-05-20T20:25:13Z But the NSO isn’t part of the conversation — despite the fact that its players and music director are among the highest paid in the country. Chasing a leader: The great music director search 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Patrick Summers, music director of the Houston Grand Opera, led a flowing performance from the Met orchestra, far more used to Verdi and Puccini than Gluck. Domingo, having turned 70, returns to Met Opera 2011-02-13T20:35:16Z The orchestra’s musicians released a separate statement, expressing the hope that Mr. Vanska would return as music director. ArtsBeat: Minnesota Orchestra, Rebuilding After Lockout, Celebrates a Grammy Win 2014-01-27T22:33:45Z The night after “Onegin,” James Levine, the company’s music director, is set to return to the house after being sidelined by illness and injury for more than two years. Russian Diva to Open Third Met Season in a Row 2013-09-16T14:39:33Z The organist will be Michael Riesman, Mr. Glass’s longtime music director; the Brooklyn Youth Chorus and the Collegiate Chorale will sing the involved, bright-hued vocal music. Philip Glass, a Minimalist Maximized 2011-09-18T01:00:08Z So much so that the orchestra announced on Wednesday that Mr. Bignamini, 43, would become its new music director next season, when he begins a six-year contract. The Detroit Symphony Needed a Fill-In. It Found a Music Director. 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z Eugenia Zukerman is a flutist, writer, video blogger and the music director of Clarion Concerts in Columbia County, N.Y. Bernice L. McFadden’s ‘The Book of Harlan’ is simply miraculous 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z A visit to Texas, checking in on Jaap van Zweden, the New York Philharmonic’s future music director, and his current band. A Met Opera Star is Born: This Week’s 8 Best Classical Music Moments 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z “No one wanted to face the reality that one day support would end,” said Jorge Mester, the orchestra’s current music director, in a telephone interview. Survival Strategies for Orchestras 2011-05-25T18:35:56Z But her tenure was also marked by feuds, including acrimonious negotiations with the orchestra’s musicians over a labor contract, and persistent tensions with Kurt Masur, who was then its music director. A Pioneering Orchestra Boss Had ‘Unfinished Business,’ So She Returned 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z In February, he starts another job, as music director of the venerable Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra in Germany, and is embarking on an unusual collaboration between his two ensembles. Keeping Score of Who’s in Charge of America’s Orchestras 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z But Mr. Volpe said that the orchestra was still devoted to Mr. Levine, and that it would be premature to decide whether he would remain its music director. James Levine Situation Gives View Into Top Deals in Music 2010-04-07T22:57:00Z “One of the hallmarks of the range of any new music director in a major opera house is, at some point, having a ‘Ring’ cycle to call your own,” Gelb said. The Stakes Are Sky-High for a ‘Ring’ Coming to the Met Opera 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Now, it will also be in the market for a new music director. Wachner to leave Washington Chorus after 9 seasons 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z Under Gustavo Dudamel, the ensemble’s charismatic music director, the orchestra begins with a program focused on dance, including Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring.” Classical Music Listings for Sept. 30-Oct. 6 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z The song choices, which collapse periods and are credited to the “Moulin Rouge!” music director Marius de Vries, are mostly distractions. Gary Rydstrom’s ‘Strange Magic,’ From a George Lucas Story 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z “The ‘Resurrection’ Symphony almost chose itself,” James Levine, then the Met’s music director, said at the time. Review: The Met Opera Reunites, With Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’ 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z And it wasn’t — it was the orchestra’s music director Andris Nelsons. After Withdrawing From Bayreuth, This Conductor’s Silence Grows Louder 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z There, she’s also the orchestra’s youngest music director, at 40, and the first Asian American. Conducting’s glass podium: Female music directors are still rare, but the Northwest has nurtured some 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Down in the pit another kind of fairy tale was unfolding: Robin Ticciati, a baby-faced British conductor recently named music director of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera, had an impressive Met debut. Music Review: ?Hansel and Gretel? at Metropolitan Opera - Review 2011-12-18T22:44:20Z In "Mozart in the Jungle," Amazon's new comedy series set in the classical music world, "Hear the Hair" is a cringe-worthy promotional campaign behind Rodrigo, the new music director of a fictional New York orchestra. 'Mozart in the Jungle' plays it close to home in the classical world 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z Mr. Langrée is familiar to New York audiences as the music director of the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra. Carnegie Hall Announces Its 2013-14 Season 2013-01-31T16:59:48Z Martyn Brabbins, the company’s music director, led a lethargic first act that later improved in responsiveness, without ever feeling truly urgent. Review: The Met Opera’s Next ‘Ring’ Will Be a Sea Change 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z Fifteen years later, Bernstein was the Philharmonic’s music director. Want More Diverse Conductors? Orchestras Should Look to Assistants. 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z Louis Langrée, the music director of Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, conducted a brisk, crisp performance, stolid only in an oddly sleepy crowd scene at the start of Act 4. Elina Garanca Reprises Her Role in ‘Carmen’ 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z In a career that saw Bartoletti conduct into his 80s, he served as the first music director of Chicago's Lyric Opera, starting as guest conductor there in 1956, when he was relatively unknown. Italian maestro dies in Florence, famed in Chicago 2013-06-09T15:23:09Z Mr. Levine said that he hopes he is not done yet as music director. Adjusting Medication May Prolong Levine’s Tenure at the Met 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z In tandem with his longtime collaborators, choreographer Karma Camp and music director Jon Kalbfleisch, Schaeffer’s evincing as fine a touch with Sondheim’s lighter motifs as he did with the darker themes of “Passion.” Review | Signature opens season with ‘A Little Night Music,’ one of Sondheim’s precious gems 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Muti, who made his Met debut this season in Verdi's "Attila," becomes music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra next season. Luisi appointed Met's principal guest conductor 2010-04-27T23:37:00Z In the often-restrained tempos he chose and his overall approach, Mr. Tritle, the society’s music director, made a virtue of the chorus’s robust, weighty sound. Oratorio Society of New York Performs ‘St. Matthew Passion’ 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z After a series of conducting posts elsewhere, he was named music director at London's Royal Opera House in 2002. A Minute With:-Royal Opera's Pappano: "No idea I'd be a conductor" 2013-10-16T13:02:56Z The New York Philharmonic’s 2014-15 season, announced on Wednesday, bears the increasingly recognizable stamp of Alan Gilbert, its music director, as he enters his sixth season at the helm. Dvorak, Honegger and Joan of Arc in Philharmonic’s 2014-15 Season 2014-01-22T17:00:00Z But that will change under the leadership of the Met’s new music director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, whose influence on repertoire and performances will take shape in earnest beginning next season. Met Opera Orchestra Plans First Tour in Nearly 20 Years 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Mr. Manahan, 59, was appointed music director in 1996 by Paul Kellogg, then the new artistic and general director of the company, and has been a regular fixture on the City Opera podium since. City Opera to Lose Music Director 2011-08-02T21:15:11Z We became instant friends and I performed with him countless times everywhere he'd become a music director ... Musicians' notes on Gerard Schwarz 2011-06-08T19:32:04Z Early Monday evening, Louis Langrée, the orchestra’s music director, led 13 players in a Mozart masterpiece, the “Gran Partita” Serenade for Winds in B flat. Review: Mostly Mozart Returns to Lincoln Center, Quietly 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z While Handel tailored his score for three trusted opera singers, Master Chorale music director Grant Gershon and stage director Trevor Ross treated Alexander's feast as just that. L.A. Master Chorale's 'Alexander's Feast' is a treat for the ears and eyes 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Noseda, fresh off his triumphant second season as music director of the National Symphony Orchestra, may be best known to New Yorkers for his regular performances with the Metropolitan Opera. Guests Artists Enliven the Mostly Mozart Festival 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z The 41-year-old music director began his journey in Lyon, France, as a violinist. Seattle conductor Ludovic Morlot at the helm of the L.A. Phil for 'Become Ocean' 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Michael Riesman, the music director of Mr. Glass’s group, conducted. Music Review: Glass?s ?Koyaanisqatsi? From New York Philharmonic - Review 2011-11-03T21:41:14Z Presenting a staged production of this challenging modernist work was Mr. Gilbert’s most ambitious project for his first season as the Philharmonic’s music director. Music Review: The Philharmonic?s Challenge: Merely the End of the World 2010-05-28T18:13:00Z Franck’s “Seven Last Words of Christ From the Cross,” with readings and hymns; with soloists and instrumentalists; Michael Crawford, music director. Easter Choral Works in Performance 2010-03-25T20:41:00Z The extension, announced when he was named the next music director of the Metropolitan Opera, reassured Philadelphia that he would not forsake them for the lures of the opera pit. Keeping Score of Who’s in Charge of America’s Orchestras 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z The orchestra said that its search for its next music director would begin this season. New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Music Director to Step Down 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z The shows this fall will be conducted by music director Leonard Slatkin. Detroit Symphony to play 4 community concerts 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Yu took over as music director last year and was given the task of reinvigorating the orchestra, while already the leader of two other major Chinese orchestras, the China Philharmonic and the Guangzhou Symphony. Shanghai Symphony and Philharmonic to Play Great Lawn 2010-07-12T22:15:00Z “Everybody who comes in here is a professional,” the music director says. “We’re all in here to get it right.” A longtime D.C. actress tackles her first musical, and it’s by Sondheim 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z But part of the job description for a music director at a major American orchestra involves fostering the technical skills of the players and giving assured, fresh performances of works in the central repertory. At Avery Fisher Hall, Dudamel on a Joy Ride 2010-05-21T22:43:00Z When the war was over, people were “not willing or able to look back,” said James Conlon, the music director of the Los Angeles Opera and a champion of composers victimized by the Nazis. Schreker's Operas Begin to Be Heard 2010-04-13T10:00:00Z Fabio Luisi has been appointed principal guest conductor of the Metropolitan Opera starting next season, a move that some will see as making him a candidate to eventually succeed James Levine as music director. Luisi appointed Met's principal guest conductor 2010-04-27T23:37:00Z The work, commissioned by Lincoln Center, was performed by Charles and his group, Creole Soul, and the New York Philharmonic under the baton of its music director, Jaap van Zweden. David Geffen Hall Reopens, Hoping Its $550 Million Renovation Worked 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z His communicative performance was matched by Miller, a former Los Angeles Philharmonic associate conductor who has been music director of the Albany Symphony in New York since 1992. American Youth Symphony and National Children's Chorus members rise to 'Heaven Earth Mankind' 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z “I still can’t believe it worked,” said Dudamel, the music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Paris Opera, of he and his fellow conductors getting together. California’s Leading Conductors Come Together for a New Festival 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z As music director of the Berliners for a dozen years, Rattle is the British conductor who has risen higher than any other. Europe concert diary: Rattle and Berlin Philharmonic at London Proms 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z The Met needs a music director on the scene and in charge. The New Season: Fabio Luisi Steps In for Levine at Met Opera 2011-09-16T19:40:59Z Wayne Palsson, music director of Seattle’s NW Seaport Maritime Heritage Center, says he uses both spellings. Did you know Seattle has a thriving sea-shanty scene? Get onboard with singalongs and shows 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Wachner, the group’s music director and conductor, didn’t try to paper over the work’s oddities. Wachner, Washington Chorus give powerful performance of ungainly ‘Missa Solemnis’ Robert Spano, the music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra who once held that position at the Brooklyn Philharmonic, defends the need for audiences to keep silent and listen attentively in the concert hall. Cheers and Claps at Classical Performances 2012-06-08T21:33:37Z Epiphany’s music director, Jeremy Filsell, accompanied with assurance on the pipe and chamber organs and contributed two lively solo numbers by Spanish composers. Church of the Epiphany’s Tuesday concert series closes with Magnificat 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z The reason for the post more often than not is to fill in something lacking in a music director. Susanna Mälkki brings more news to the Los Angeles Philharmonic 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z When asked why he came out for this weekend's show, he cites the chamber orchestra's music director. Joshua Weilerstein, a recent Dudamel fellow, is back in L.A. as maestro 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z When the New York Philharmonic chose Mr. van Zweden as its music director, the orchestra went for a maestro known for powerful accounts of repertory staples. The Best Classical Music of 2018 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z Kirov previously served as associate conductor for the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and music director for the Memphis Youth Symphony Program. Meet Stilian Kirov, SSO’s new associate conductor 2013-08-22T20:57:18Z —Tom Huizenga A few weeks ago Michael Stern, music director of the Kansas City Symphony for the past decade, signed on for another five years with the orchestra. CD Reviews: John Adams’s musical jokes 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Each year this four-day event is programmed by a different music director — it could be a violinist, a conductor, a composer — who leaves a stamp on the offerings. In a Jam-Packed Weekend at Ojai, a Musical Family Gathers 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Still, Chailly quickly rose through the ranks of Europe’s opera houses and orchestras, and just eight years later he became the surprise music director appointment of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam. Why America got it wrong on Riccardo Chailly and how the Italian conductor is proving it 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z What I didn’t know is that he was then going to Henry Hey’s place and working on ‘Lazarus,’ ” Mr. McCaslin said, referring to the show’s music director. David Bowie Allowed His Art to Deliver a Final Message 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z Kent Tritle, now in his sixth season as music director of Musica Sacra, conducted the work on Thursday night at Carnegie Hall, the first of two performances. Music Review: Musica Sacra in Handel’s ‘Messiah,’ at Carnegie Hall 2012-12-21T22:47:06Z It’s an unusual statement coming from a young conductor in demand, especially one whose current appointment — as music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in Britain — concludes this spring. A Conductor in Demand, and in Control 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z For the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the novelty is Andris Nelsons, its new music director, who has responded to his role by intentionally aligning himself with the orchestra’s past. At the Boston Symphony, Andris Nelsons Embraces Tradition but Looks Ahead 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z To Berlin, he seemed sound enough to be appointed general music director of occupied Strasbourg, a city that the Nazis sought to turn into a colony for their idea of German art, in 1941. He Was an Important Conductor. Also a Great One. 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z A former music director for the Modesto Symphony Orchestra, Krajweski has toured exclusively as a pops conductor for the last decade. Seattle Symphony pays tribute to 007 themes 2012-01-26T19:53:24Z Now, as the company’s music director, he has made it so. Review: ‘Don Carlos’ Finally Brings French Verdi to the Met 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z The music director, Matt Castle, plays the piano throughout. ‘Into the Woods,’ Stripped Down by Fiasco Theater 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z That he will soon be stepping down as the company’s music director — just one production left before he goes — is yet another loss the company faces. Review: ‘Meistersinger,’ Wagner’s Playful Paean to Culture, in London 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z The Macao Festival does just two, but as the conductor Lu Jia, music director of the Macao Orchestra, said in an interview, it strives to produce “the best quality opera in China.” Opera Review: East Meets West at Macao Festival 2011-10-25T11:30:08Z This was only subscription program of the season for Grazintye-Tyla, last year named music director of the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in England. The real headliner of the concert: alphorns, blowing a whirlwind of dark emotion through Disney Hall 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z The celebration continued this week, as music director Marin Alsop led the orchestra in two new pieces commissioned for the centennial season. BSO continues centennial celebration with two new pieces 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z The job title is music director, not exalted interpreter of Beethoven, Brahms and Mahler. The New York Philharmonic and the Search for a New Music Director 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z As always, the Encores! music director Rob Berman elicits an appealingly idiomatic rendering of the score from the orchestra. Theater Review: ‘Irma La Douce,’ Back on the Streets 2014-05-08T19:50:34Z When Ms. Jackson became music director of the Reno Philharmonic in Nevada in 2009, there were three women among the five finalists for the position. Female Conductors Search for Equality at Highest Level 2013-12-20T20:33:48Z “My plan was never to be a conductor,” he said, though as a student at Columbia, he was the first music director of the Bach Society Chorus and Orchestra there. Ken-David Masur, Back at Tanglewood, Feels His Father’s Spirit 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z “I wear jeans and a T-shirt, maybe a polo, and I change every act,” Christian Thielemann, the festival’s 59-year-old music director, said in a phone interview before a performance of “Lohengrin” this week. Trade Secrets From the Wagner Festival Whisperer 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z Thomas, the former music director of the San Francisco Symphony, who has spent his career as a musician studying questions of time and existence, knows that his days are limited. A Star Maestro, Fighting Brain Cancer, Finds Peace in Music 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z The only American group scheduled to participate is the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, in the twilight of Riccardo Muti’s tenure as its music director. The Salzburg Festival, Reduced This Year, Roars Back in 2021 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z It was just another afternoon at OrchKids, the free after-school program that the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and its music director, Marin Alsop, started a decade ago with just 30 children in a single school. An Orchestra Adopts a City, One Kid at Time 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z She also said, “I think he is evolving toward a different aspect of his career, and we are evolving toward different needs from a music director.” Opera parts ways with its music director 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z Ms. Swift, one of today’s most popular and powerful pop stars, praised the recording of Mr. Adams’s large-scale, hypnotic, environmentally aware “Become Ocean” in a letter she wrote to the orchestra’s music director, Ludovic Morlot. Taylor Swift Gives $50,000 to Seattle Symphony 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z If all goes according to plan, in six and a half years the Philharmonic will find itself playing its first concerts in a substantially revamped hall under the baton of a new music director. Challenges Mount for the New York Philharmonic 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Instead, she turned to the college radio station, where she became a music director; she also started organizing indie concerts. L’Rain’s Songs Hold Ghosts, Demons and Healing 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z Conductors, even the music director, are not day-to-day fixtures in an opera house. Donald Palumbo, a Met Star in the Wings 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Jaap van Zweden arrived as music director of the New York Philharmonic with a reputation for bold performances of standard repertory. Best Classical Music of 2019 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z His brother Ivan, the music director of the acclaimed Budapest Festival Orchestra, is an outspoken supporter of human rights at home and abroad. Hungary Turned Far Right. That’s Meant Millions for Its Opera. 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z Alan Gilbert has chosen to celebrate the close of his tenure as music director of the New York Philharmonic on a political note, with a program called “A Concert for Unity.” Watch 5 Moments When Classical Music Met Politics 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z And the post in question — the one he was initially skeptical of — is at the Komische Oper Berlin, where he takes over as general music director next year. A Conductor Comes Into His Own in the Opera Pit 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z His new duties as music director will include conducting one or two productions per season and consulting with Francesca Zambello, the company’s artistic and general director, on repertory and casting decisions. ArtsBeat: Glimmerglass Festival Names Colaneri Music Director 2013-06-24T17:40:06Z New York's Metropolitan Opera also is searching for a new music director after announcing last month that James Levine will retire at the end of this season after 40 years. Luisotti to step down as SF Opera music director in 2018 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z “She said to me a year and a half ago, ‘I love musical theater, but I’m going into law,’” her high school’s music director, Marty Gregory, said. A Boot Camp for Broadway’s Starry-Eyed Fledglings 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z Marin Alsop, the music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, is a tireless champion of the new at this contemporary music celebration. 50 Essential Summer Festivals 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z Simon Rattle, who is currently the chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic, will become music director in the 2017-18 season. Gianandrea Noseda Named London Symphony's Principal Guest Conductor 1456-09-08T05:00:00Z So it made sense that Daniele Gatti, now in his second season as music director, led Bruckner’s Ninth and Mahler’s First on these two programs. Review: Concertgebouw Orchestra Shows Off Its Legacy at Carnegie 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Noseda has enjoyed perpetual bridesmaid status with a few other major ensembles that have embraced him eagerly but turned to others as music director. ‘A very not normal life’: Gianandrea Noseda, the NSO’s next music director 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Iran won’t let Daniel Barenboim, the music director of the Berlin State Opera House, enter the country because he holds Israeli citizenship. Iran Bans Famous Conductor For Israeli Citizenship 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z Here was a hint of what Mr. Salonen, currently the Philharmonic’s composer in residence, might have done had he been chosen to succeed Alan Gilbert as the orchestra’s music director. The Best Classical Music of 2016 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z Andrews Sill, who has been the company’s interim music director for the past two years, will become its associate music director. Andrew Litton to Lead New York City Ballet Orchestra 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z You might think that being the music director of a major orchestra provides sufficient challenges and opportunities for any conductor. Review: Juilliard Orchestra, Grabbing the ‘Ring’ Cycle 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Still, Andris Nelsons, the ensemble’s dynamic new music director, and the players, who are clearly excited over his arrival, seemed eager to show off last week at Carnegie Hall. Review: Andris Nelsons Makes New York Debut as Boston Symphony Leader 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z He announced on Thursday that he had extended his contract as music director in Philadelphia through the 2025-26 season. Yannick Nézet-Séguin to Succeed James Levine as Met Opera’s Music Director 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z And what other functions does the music director of a leading ballet company have than to conduct? Setting the Tempo With One Eye on the Stage 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z As the orchestra adapts to its new music director, Jaap van Zweden, who returns to the podium next week, its sound will surely evolve. Memo to the New York Philharmonic: Louder Isn’t Better 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z As it happened, there was little question of blend since the Philharmonic was represented before intermission by only two players, briefly, and by its music director, Alan Gilbert. Review: New York Philharmonic and Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble Join Forces 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z Before taking the podium in Hartford, Mr. Winograd was the music director of the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in Alabama. Arthur Winograd, Hartford Symphony Music Director, Dies at 90 2010-04-28T02:53:00Z When an orchestra is in the market for a new music director, the focus shifts subtly to how it sounds with guest conductors. The NSO starts its regular season with a promising debut 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z At some point the absence of the music director of an company or a major orchestra — even from day-to-day performances, let alone major artistic initiatives — becomes debilitating for the institution. For James Levine, Now May Be a Time to Choose 2010-04-12T22:46:00Z Much of the credit invariably goes to George Szell, the legendarily authoritarian music director from 1946 to his death in 1970. At 100, the Cleveland Orchestra May (Quietly) Be America’s Best 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z What do the musicians of the Metropolitan Opera’s orchestra think about the appointment of Yannick Nézet-Séguin as the company’s next music director? Review: Met Opera’s Next Music Director Captains a Blazing ‘Dutchman’ 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z The hall’s sound was put to the test that night with a three-hour Munich Philharmonic concert — led by the orchestra’s music director, Valery Gergiev — which, while a bit scattered, demonstrated a variety of acoustic possibilities. A Temporary Concert Hall Hopes for a Permanent Audience 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z Christoph Eschenbach’s official tenure as the music director of the National Symphony Orchestra is entering its homestretch, and the emphasis is on “home.” NSO enjoys itself (cue glad trombone) 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z In December, former music director Leonard Slatkin returned with a program built around ideals of amiable new music and American classics. At the Kennedy Center, Eschenbach casts the NSO in standard but staunch roles 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z Oddly, though, it created a bridge to the following work by Mr. Staud, “On Comparative Meteorology,” which was originally written for the Cleveland Orchestra, where Mr. Welser-Möst serves as music director. Music Review: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra at Carnegie Hall 2014-02-28T00:08:27Z Contact! is just one of the ways in which Mr. Gilbert has demonstrated commitment to the music of our time since he became the Philharmonic’s music director in 2009. Music: A Call for More New Music From New York Philharmonic 2012-01-06T17:00:00Z “The dead ones we love, and we play them, and our audience loves them,” Mr. Miller, the orchestra’s music director since 1992, said in an interview. Hell or High Water, an Orchestra Celebrates the Erie Canal 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z Yet nothing in the tangled history of “The Star-Spangled Banner” quite compares to a 1917 incident involving Karl Muck, the music director of the Boston Symphony. The “Star-Spangled Banner” Controversy That Altered the Course of American Music 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z The first order of business will be to appoint a new chief executive to run the orchestra and oversee the search for a new music director. Departures Force Los Angeles Philharmonic to Reinvent Itself, Again 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z In addition to serving as the Met’s music director and later music director emeritus, Mr. Levine oversaw the company’s prestigious young artist development program, which can serve as a career springboard. Met Opera Accuses James Levine of Decades of Sexual Misconduct 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Levine is the music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the New York's Metropolitan Opera. Boston Symphony's Levine out 3 weeks for back pain 2010-03-22T21:01:00Z Philippe Jordan, the Paris Opéra’s music director, led a light and agile, brisk but not rushed, performance. Review: A Starry ‘Don Carlos’ Brings Verdi, in French, to Paris 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z Doing without a music director is not our innovation. Critic?s Notebook: Ushering City Opera Into a New Era 2011-08-12T22:27:56Z Yannick Nézet-Séguin will make his first appearance on the podium at the Met since he was named that house’s next music director, and in a Wagner score that should suit his talents well. Classical Music in NYC This Week 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z In another blow to a beleaguered institution, the English National Opera announced on Tuesday that Mark Wigglesworth would resign as its music director, just months after starting in the position in the fall. English National Opera's Music Director Resigns 1463-12-16T05:00:00Z Whether he is providing all of what the Met needs from its music director is still an open question. A Look Back at a Year of Top Voices 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z Reineke, who just completed his first season as music director for the New York Pops, describes "Broadway Rocks" as a "high-energy program with rocking tunes" from contemporary hit musicals. 'Broadway Rocks' pairs Seattle Symphony with hits from the New York stage 2010-07-08T20:42:00Z Now that she is to be the New Jersey Symphony’s next music director — her tenure begins in September — the orchestra decided it was time everyone learned how to pronounce her name. Review: New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Gives Xian Zhang a Handy Introduction 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z The final choice was made by music director Gustavo Dudamel, based on candidates who had been advanced by a panel that didn't include any members of the orchestra's administration. Robert deMaine's sobering journey to be L.A. Phil's principal cellist 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z Back at the Met for the first time since 2007, Mr. Jordan, 44, currently the music director of the Paris Opera, will assume the directorship of the Vienna State Opera in 2020. Review: The Met’s ‘Ring’ Stops Creaking, but Still Doesn’t Work 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z The man, of course, is James Levine, the music director of both the Metropolitan Opera and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and someone who has missed a lot of time for medical reasons in recent years. Scrambling at the Met Before James Levine?s Surgery 2010-04-05T22:24:00Z Conducted by music director Andrew Carwood, the choir’s 21 boys and 12 men dove into sacred 16th century works by Thomas Tallis and selections from William Byrd’s “Mass for Four Voices.” A triumphant return across the pond 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z There is no more glorious demonstration than this of what makes the partnership between the Cleveland Orchestra and its music director so special. Best Classical Music Tracks of 2022 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z “Across the years, people were trying to avoid talking about politics in Northern Ireland,” said the show’s music director, Katie Richardson, who is 34. A Stage Musical About Belfast’s Punk Oasis 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z But the bulk of the piece involves the Philharmonic players and their music director, Jaap van Zweden, in dialogue with Creole Soul. The Syncopated Sounds of Old San Juan Hill at the New Geffen Hall 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Conducted by the orchestra's music director Christopher Warren-Green, the orchestral playing lacked some of the fizz and suppleness one nowadays looks to hear in this repertoire, but it was an eye-opening evening nonetheless. London Chamber Orchestra/Warren-Green – review 2013-04-19T16:41:24Z This is precisely the attitude the conductor Alan Gilbert has tried to convey as music director of the New York Philharmonic. Just Why Does New Music Need Champions? 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Eugenia Zukerman is a flutist, writer and Internet video blogger and the new music director of Clarion Concerts in Columbia County, N.Y. ‘The Silver Swan,” by Elena Delbanco 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z At one point, a fake tweet in the name of a popular Berlin musician started the rumor that the post was going to Andris Nelsons, the new young music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Chasing a leader: The great music director search 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Rouvali, just appointed music director of the Gothenburg Symphony in Sweden, is Finnish — yet further confirmation that his small country produces more major conductors per capita than anyplace else. The next new Finnish star conductor takes the stand in Disney Hall 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z That future will be guided by a new music director; van Zweden, hardly a driving creative force even before the pandemic break separated him from the ensemble, is leaving after next season. The Philharmonic Tests Its New Home With the Classics 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Note: Awarded third place in the NSO's division was the Yakima Symphony Orchestra, led by music director Lawrence Golan. NWSO honored for adventurous programming 2012-06-25T14:01:09Z He has been music director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra since 2012, a tenure currently scheduled to run until 2024. Van Zweden to leave New York Philharmonic after 2023-24 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z In one of Mr. Welser-Möst’s first concerts as music director, he led Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony, the “Pastoral.” Welser-Möst and the Cleveland Orchestra Head to Lincoln Center Festival 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z In one building at Lincoln Center the music director of the New York Philharmonic plies his trade and is by definition at the pinnacle of the conducting profession. Gilbert to Head Juilliard?s Conducting Program 2011-01-12T22:57:38Z He was also the music director of “The Joey Bishop Show” in the late 1960s. Johnny Mann, leader of Grammy-winning TV singing group, dies at 85 Ndegeocello, this year’s music director, was given a week to get these young artists ready for a concert Friday at the Moore Theatre. Grammy nominee brings young Seattle-area musicians into harmony 2013-05-09T04:34:36Z The Symphony will appoint a search committee — including representatives of musicians, board and staff — to find its next music director, said spokesperson Dinah Lu. Seattle Symphony Music Director Thomas Dausgaard abruptly steps down 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Conducting the lush 40-piece orchestra was the eminent Marin Alsop, music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, who was once a protégée of Leonard Bernstein, the composer of “West Side Story,” of course. Review: Carnegie Hall’s ‘West Side Story’ at the Knockdown Center 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z Morlot, of course, is now the symphony's music director, and the Dutilleux piece will be part of a mostly French program. French accent at SSO: Morlot to lead works by Ravel, Debussy, Dutilleux 2012-03-08T22:02:11Z And the Boston Symphony, led by its music director, Andris Nelsons, executed this opera — plausibly the most influential of the 20th century, with its cinematic flow and stylistic diversity — better than well. When the Orchestra Is the Star of the Opera 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Morlot's first concerts as Seattle Symphony music director will begin Sept. New Seattle Symphony music director to moonlight in Belgium 2011-06-30T02:55:43Z First of all, the music director, Ludovic Morlot, was missing in action, having sustained a leg injury that kept him off the podium. Renée Fleming launches Seattle Symphony season in high style 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z The rumor mill surrounding the search for a new music director of the New York Philharmonic when Alan Gilbert's contract expires in 2017 is ever active. Conductor Pablo Heras-Casado turns on the charm at Hollywood Bowl 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z The music director was conducting his first subscription concert with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since fainting and tumbling from the podium onto his face during a CSO rehearsal in early February. Triumphant 'Otello' marks Muti's return to CSO 2011-04-08T16:30:00Z For this series, part of the orchestra’s centennial celebrations, Mr. Thomas, who has been music director of the San Francisco Symphony since 1995, could have shown off his players in works by Mahler and Beethoven. Music Review: San Francisco Symphony?s American Mavericks Series 2012-03-29T21:34:57Z Mr. Gergiev, apart from his other roles as artistic and general director of the Mariinsky Theater and principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, is the music director designate of the Munich Orchestra. ArtsBeat: Maazel Withdraws From Two Carnegie Hall Concerts 2014-04-08T17:48:57Z “I think that is going to be well indicated by how engaged and active in this community our next music director is.” A Conductor’s Tumultuous, Invaluable Tenure Ends in Minnesota 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z If during that youthful period he was also often perceived as bratty and rebellious, he had innovative results as music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic and principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra. After 25 Years, San Francisco’s Maverick Conductor Moves On 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z During his tenure as music director of the New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert often encouraged the orchestra to bring more playfulness into its playing. Concert Choreography: When Musicians Get Up and Move 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z A large classical music institution, on the eve of a major anniversary, suddenly loses its beloved music director. After its leader’s death, the Cathedral Choral Society rallies 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Levine, in his time as the orchestra’s music director, has dispensed with a further trademark: Mr. Oliver’s favored seating plan, a complex interweaving of high and low, male and female, voice types. Music Review: Michael Tilson Thomas Conducts Mahler at Tanglewood 2010-07-18T21:49:00Z With no full-time music director, the Philharmonic is tapping a roster of distinguished guest conductors. New York Philharmonic Announces New Season as It Faces Upheaval 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z When he took over as music director, Dausgaard was generally well regarded among the orchestra’s musicians. Seattle Maestro Resigns by Email and Says He Felt ‘Not Safe’ 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z On the podium was Miguel Harth-Bedoya, formerly the orchestra’s associate conductor, now chief conductor of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra and longtime music director of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. Long-neglected music gets a fresh L.A. Phil spin at the Hollywood Bowl 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z The highlight of last season, Mr. Gilbert’s first as music director, was the Philharmonic’s presentation of Ligeti’s apocalyptic comic opera “Le Grand Macabre,” also directed by Mr. Fitch. Music Review: An Impish Creature That Won?t Be Fenced In 2011-06-23T22:21:40Z Still, the new release is a vivid portrait of probably the world’s best orchestra at the peak to which its longtime music director has brought it. CD review: Rattle’s second Sibelius is opulent package of dour masterpieces 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z What’s more, the “Otello” performance next Thursday will be only Mr. Muti’s seventh concert with the Chicago Symphony in the Symphony Center since he became the orchestra’s music director in September. After Convalescence, Muti Leads the Chicago Symphony With Fresh Physicality 2011-03-31T21:30:10Z She was resident composer with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in the 1990s, where she wrote several works for orchestra and chorus which were premiered by the then music director, Sir Simon Rattle. Weir named as Master of the Queen's Music 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z The company's music director, George Manahan, conducted the orchestra, which sounded terrific in this difficult music. Review: NYCO mixes familiar with far-out 2011-03-28T16:46:04Z Early in his career, he worked as a music director and actor in the British theater and joined Branagh's Renaissance Theatre Company in 1987. When it comes to Shakespeare, composer Patrick Doyle knows the score 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z Clearly doing well since being freed of his day-to-day duties as music director — his arm and hand movements look more precise and controlled than a year ago — Mr. Levine guided the number with flowing grace. Review: James Levine and Plácido Domingo, Storming the Met Anew 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z It’s been months since van Zweden, the music director of the New York Philharmonic, led this orchestra in a furious burst of activity as it opened the renovated Geffen Hall. Review: Jaap van Zweden Returns to a Changed Philharmonic 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z He was just six months away from conducting his first official program as that eminent orchestra’s music director, a performance of Mahler’s sprawling “Symphony of a Thousand.” Critic?s Notebook: A Maestro?s Unfinished Legacy 2011-03-03T23:23:55Z But despite their emotional weight and the impassioned conducting of Edward Gardner, the National’s music director, there was something arid about the production. Critic?s Notebook: Where Opera Is Stretched Yet Unbroken 2011-07-05T21:30:26Z Orchestras around the world are celebrating the centennial of Leonard Bernstein’s 1918 birth next season, so it is only fitting that the Philharmonic, where he was music director, will do so in a big way. New York Philharmonic Announces New Season as It Faces Upheaval 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z The Philharmonic is catering to both sets of constituents with this series, led by David Zinman, the music director of the Tonhalle Orchestra of Zurich. Music Review: Philharmonic?s ?Modern Beethoven? at Avery Fisher Hall 2012-03-10T00:43:09Z “So I’m grateful to be the first ‘female music director,’” Ms. Kim said. San Francisco Opera Names a New Conductor. She’s Making History. 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Mr. Muti, who is in his first season as the orchestra’s music director, flew to Italy on Oct. ArtsBeat: Muti's Ailment Said to Be Caused by Exhaustion and Stress 2010-10-12T19:50:00Z The only opera on tap is Wagner’s “The Flying Dutchman,” on Aug. 15, 2015, which will be Conlon’s final bow as music director. James Conlon to quit post with Chicago Symphony's Ravinia Festival 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z Levine, who turns 73 on June 23, was music director or artistic director of the company from 1976-77 through the season that just ended. Nezet-Seguin to become Met Opera music director in 2020-21 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z This is a sensitive moment for the Met, which is trying to recover from the firing of James Levine, its longtime former music director, over allegations of sexual misconduct. The Met Opera and Two Unions Reach a Deal, Very Quietly 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Its relationship with its music director, the iconic Italian conductor Riccardo Muti, is accounted one of the happy pairings in an industry. Review | Romantic tropes for the 21st century: the Chicago Symphony on tour 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z He spent more than 25 years as pianist and music director for "The Steve Allen Comedy Hour." Jazz pianist, music arranger Paul Smith dies at 91 2013-07-02T16:06:02Z The chorale announced Monday that Robert Istad, its assistant conductor for the last 10 years, will succeed Alexander as music director. Pacific Chorale's John Alexander to retire after 45 years 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z But now she has the chance to set a new direction for this storied orchestra by appointing a new music director. The New York Philharmonic Returns, in the Midst of Transitions 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z In 2019, a musicians’ strike lasted nearly seven weeks; in an unusual move for a music director, Muti publicly sided with the players, and appeared with them on the picket line. For Riccardo Muti, a Grand Sort-of-Finale in Chicago 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z He was the Oregon Symphony's music director from 1980 until 2003, transforming it from a part-time group into a full-time professional ensemble. Conductor, Julliard emeritus James DePreist dies 2013-02-08T21:28:11Z The Boston Symphony Orchestra will give its first New York concerts led by its new music director, Andris Nelsons, three performances that will include the music of Gunther Schuller, Mozart, Strauss, Beethoven, Shostakovich and Mahler. Carnegie Hall Plans South Africa Festival in 2014-15 2014-01-29T16:31:50Z The New York Youth Symphony opened its 53rd season with a concert at Carnegie Hall conducted by Joshua Gersen, the ensemble’s energetic music director. From New York Youth Symphony and the Chamber Music Society, Odes to Experience 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z Mr. Greilsammer, also the music director of the Geneva Chamber Orchestra, is fascinated by musical connections. Music: Two Young Pianists, Forging Connections 2010-02-25T22:49:00Z In 1958, when Leonard Bernstein was the Philharmonic’s music director, he tried to get the orchestra to wear more modern Nehru jackets for some concerts. Women of the Philharmonic Can Play It All. Just Not in Pants. 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z I agree that the Philharmonic needs a music director who will, as you say, “stay put.” Who Should Lead the New York Philharmonic? Readers Respond. 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z I was the director, the producer, the music director, co-technical director, and I was also the switcher. Erykah Badu Is Blazing a New Trail (From Badubotron) 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z “It’s been 16 months of singing in your shower, which is different than singing with multiple people,” said Evan Roider, the tour’s music director, “but they came back ready to go.” ‘Wicked’ Hits the Road, Carrying the Hopes of Broadway Tours 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z A composite of images of Alan Gilbert, music director of the New York Philharmonic, as recorded by computer in a motion-capture sequence. Breaking Conductors? Down by Gesture and Body Part 2012-04-06T12:00:28Z Going forward, Dudamel will add a second title -- artistic director -- to music director. Gustavo Dudamel's contract with LA Phil extended 3 years to 2022 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Michael Kosarin, the music director and conductor of the original production, will return to lead the New York City Chamber Orchestra. Major Roles Cast in 'Secret Garden' Concert 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z Summers, the music director of the Houston Grand Opera, one of America’s leading companies, would be conducting the finals concert. Sing for Your Life 2011-05-20T16:00:31Z Internal struggles followed, resulting in the appointment of Cressida Pollock, a management consultant, as chief executive, and the recent resignation of Mark Wigglesworth, the music director. English National Opera Names New Artistic Director 1465-12-04T05:00:00Z The said on Monday that Mr. Levine, who is music director of both the Met and the symphony, will cut back on opera performances in the spring. ArtsBeat: James Levine to Cut Back On Met Spring Performances 2011-03-21T17:40:43Z Later the various options were sorted and edited in yet more Zoom sessions involving Mr. Morris, his rehearsal director, Sam Black, and his music director, Colin Fowler. The Pragmatist’s Progress: Mark Morris Adapts to Creating Online 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Petrenko has just two more years remaining on his contract as music director at the Opera. 52 Places to Go in 2019 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z “Our generation was defined by a generation gap,” says Van Zandt, who was the music director on the film. Q&A: Not Fade Away‘s David Chase, James Gandolfini and Steven Van Zandt 2013-01-03T13:00:30Z Andris Nelsons, the music director of the Boston Symphony, will conduct a performance of “Fancy Free” danced by the Boston Ballet. Bernstein in the Berkshires: Tanglewood to Celebrate a Local Hero 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z To celebrate returning home, the New York Philharmonic will perform Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with its music director, Jaap van Zweden. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ and ‘Below Deck Adventure’ 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z Rob Fisher, the founding music director of the Encores! series, will return to direct the production. Early Gershwin Musical to Open City Center's Encores Season 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z It said that it was terminating its relationship with Mr. Levine, who is currently the company’s music director emeritus and the artistic director of its young artists program. James Levine’s Final Act at the Met Ends in Disgrace 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z It’s the second year in a row that this devoted Wagnerian has withdrawn from performances there, after a spat — sorry, a “differing approach in various matters,” as he said — with Bayreuth’s music director, Christian Thielemann. Nelsons Turns Tanglewood Into Bayreuth-in-the-Berkshires 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Chailly, who is also the music director of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, will start at the Lucerne festival next summer, with a performance of Mahler’s monumental Symphony No. 8 on Aug. 12. Riccardo Chailly to Take Over Lucerne Festival Orchestra 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z It wasn’t love at first sight when Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the new music director of the Metropolitan Opera, and his partner, Pierre Tourville, met as students at the Montreal Conservatory almost 25 years ago. The Met Opera Has a Gay Conductor. Yes, That Matters. 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z The other two concerts are Joshua Bell’s appearance with the orchestra as conductor and soloist on Feb. 11 and Christoph Eschenbach’s final concert as music director on June 17, with Beethoven’s 9th. American music for an inaugural week 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z Taken together, these immersive opportunities are ideal training, as they were for Morlot, to become a music director of a major orchestra. Meet Stilian Kirov, SSO’s new associate conductor 2013-08-22T20:57:18Z The distinguished, 52-year-old Cascade Symphony Orchestra — Michael Miropolsky, music director — brings its season to an end with a performance at 7:30 p.m. 6 spring community orchestra concerts 2014-05-01T18:12:10Z He conducted in knee pants at the Hollywood Bowl and went on to become music director of three major American orchestras — the Cleveland Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony and New York Philharmonic. An Appreciation: Lorin Maazel conducted himself inimitably 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z He serves in multiple roles in each production: location manager, music director, sound effects supervisor, editor, lighting designer, set designer, special effects designer, prop master, stunt coordinator, even legal and accounting services. What Distinguishes a Neil Breen Film? Neil Breen. 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z Morlot assumes the title of "music director designate" this fall, at the beginning of the 2010-11 concert season, and becomes music director a year later, when he starts an initial six-year contract. Rising French star Ludovic Morlot chosen to replace Schwarz at Seattle Symphony 2010-06-29T22:07:00Z This season’s four-performance run, which began on Friday conducted by James Levine, the company’s music director emeritus, was not intended for any such occasion. Review: Verdi’s Requiem Recast as Memorial for Dmitri Hvorostovsky 2017-11-26T05:00:00Z Though still relatively little known in America, Mr. Denève is chief conductor of the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra and music director of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and he made a mostly favorable impression here. Music Review: The Boston Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall 2012-03-12T22:16:17Z In Tuesday’s performance though, presented by Washington Performing Arts, the Seventh emerged, more than anything, as a testament to the Philadelphia Orchestra’s near-peerless virtuosity and the electrifying leadership of its music director. Review | Philadelphia Orchestra triumphs in epic Seventh Symphony 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z It will be the Met debut of the German conductor Hartmut Haenchen, 76, who has been praised for his Wagner performances at the Bayreuth Festival and at Dutch National Opera, where he was music director. The Met Opera’s New Season: What We Want to See 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z He wants to grow as a music director.” Orchestra, Back From the Brink 2011-03-18T23:21:12Z Generally, each piece improved significantly as it unfolded, suggesting that music director Hall needs to hold a firmer rein as bandleader – right from the opening downbeat. New Orleans singer Stephanie Jordan thrives with Chicago Jazz Ensemble 2011-02-19T16:43:00Z Mr. Gilbert plans to return to help program the third Biennial in the 2017-18 season, after he steps down as music director. Alan Gilbert to Leave New York Philharmonic in 2017 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z Yes, there may be some encores, and the rest of the program includes a Sibelius curtain-raiser and Mozart’s “Jupiter” Symphony, with new music director Thomas Dausgaard on the podium. 9 Seattle-area classical music performances to go to this fall 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z Orchestra officials declined to comment on their search for a music director. ArtsBeat: Boston Symphony Announces New Season 2013-04-23T04:01:57Z But Mr. Manahan still has plenty to occupy him, including his work as music director of the American Composers Orchestra and director of orchestral studies at the Manhattan School of Music. Manhattan School of Music Symphony - Review?The Penal Colony? by American Opera Projects - Review 2011-10-03T22:40:28Z He praises the Philharmonic’s new leadership, including Matthew VanBesien, its president, and writes that Alan Gilbert, its music director, “understood what it takes to be a cultural leader.” Reynold Levy’s New Book Names Names, Including the Met and Peter Gelb 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z He adds, “I have not found a weakness . . . I think he’s the best music director I have worked with.” Yannick, unique: Philadelphia Orchestra hopes it’s found its savior. 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z On Monday, the fallout continued, with the Verbier Festival in Switzerland saying it had asked for and accepted the resignation of Mr. Gergiev as music director of the festival’s orchestra. Valery Gergiev, a Putin Ally, Fired as Chief Conductor in Munich 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z Eschenbach stepped down from the music director post so recently — at the end of last season — that it was as if he had never been away. Review | Two ways of looking at a canon: the NSO goes Romantic 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z He has worked with the Israel, Vienna, and Berlin philharmonic orchestras and was the music director of the New York Philharmonic for 13 years. Security tight as conductor Zubin Mehta faces the music in Indian Kashmir 2013-09-05T12:14:07Z I want a music director with clear ideas about what a major American orchestra should be. A First for New York: New Conductors at the Met Opera and Philharmonic 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z This season Mr. Levine, who now conducts from a wheelchair, took on a full schedule at the Metropolitan Opera House, where he is the music director. Levine Withdraws From Verbier Festival 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Most notably, she started this season as the music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra — making her, regrettably, the lone female conductor among the 25 largest American orchestras. Review: At the Philharmonic, a Guest Challenges Common Wisdom 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z “My theory about it was that the administrative part of being a music director is different than the conducting part,” Mr. Schwarz said. Baton Inflation: American Conductor Salaries Hit a New High 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z “Nurturing young composers to write for big orchestras presents a challenge, but it’s a real opportunity,” says Ludovic Morlot, music director of the Seattle Symphony. The next ‘Become Ocean’? Seattle Symphony to unveil new commissions 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z It did so through the 1970s; but as inertia took its toll, installed Gerard Schwarz as music director, presumably hoping he would bring consistency to the festival orchestra’s performances and freshen up its programs. Music Review: Ax and Blythe Open Mostly Mozart at Lincoln Center 2010-07-28T21:34:00Z Days after it was finalized, Mark Wigglesworth, the company’s new music director, resigned. English National Opera C.E.O. to Step Down 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z On Friday it presented the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and May Festival Chorus, conducted by James Conlon, the dynamic music director of this renowned choral festival, which began in 1873. Critic’s Notebook: The Pittburgh Symphony Orchestra Plays at Carnegie Hall 2014-05-11T21:00:39Z “Lola Montez Does the Spider Dance” was commissioned last year by California’s Cabrillo Festival to honor Alsop’s 25th anniversary as music director, and her departure. Review | A gleeful resumption of routine: Standard program makes for diverting evening 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z When New York City Opera announced its new season last month, the name of George Manahan, the company’s music director, was conspicuously absent. City Opera to Lose Music Director 2011-08-02T21:15:11Z It was striking that the performance marked the first official concert of Steven Fox as music director of the Cathedral Choral Society — and he didn’t even conduct. Review | After 100 years, a gentle Requiem has its premiere 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z He will become music director of the Zurich Opera in 2012. Fabio Luisi Is to Be Met Opera?s Principal Guest Conductor 2010-04-27T21:07:00Z In other roles, the production’s music director, Joseph Walsh, has created a droll cheery-pianist character to interact onstage with Callas, while Michael Sharp is priceless as a glowering stagehand. Review | A first lady and a diva show their vulnerability in two productions 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z Eugenia Zukerman is the music director of Clarion Concerts in Columbia County, N.Y., as well as the artistic director of Classics on Hudson. ‘The Skin Above My Knee,’ by Marcia Butler 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z The presentation was more polished this year, too: instead of a CD of songs he sang himself, Mr. Kess submitted a CD featuring hired singers and recorded by the show’s music director, Ted Cruz. In a Theater Mecca, ‘Fringe’ Tends to Mean Choosy 2013-08-09T21:08:51Z You would think a music director would be eager to put his name on new works, to prod his company to foster the future. Taking Stock of James Levine’s Tarnished Legacy 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Gilbert, who, it was just announced, will step aside as music director of the New York Philharmonic in the summer of 2017, drew a richly detailed and shapely performance from the great Met orchestra. ‘Don Giovanni’ at the Met Opera and in Two Other Stagings 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z That will double the workload that Mr. Levine, the Met’s music director, took on this season, when he first returned to the opera house to conduct three productions from his wheelchair. Levine to Tackle Six Operas for the Met 2014-02-12T22:42:40Z Alan Gilbert, the Philharmonic’s music director, will once again lead the greatest pit orchestras in town. Theater Listings for Feb. 28-March 6 2014-02-27T22:46:12Z The Met needs a music director who can make similarly courageous new works happen. For James Levine, The Twilight Of a Conductor 2011-05-20T20:25:13Z The Metropolitan Opera said on Monday that Mr. Levine, who is music director of both the Met and the symphony, will cut back on performances in the spring. Levine Cuts Back on Work for the Met 2011-03-21T23:19:01Z It removes him from consideration at the New York Philharmonic, which is seeking a new music director to succeed Alan Gilbert when he steps down in 2017. Dudamel Extends Contract With Los Angeles Philharmonic 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Andris Nelsons celebrates his first Tanglewood season as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in grand style with Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousand.” 50 Essential Summer Festivals 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z Before the performance on Monday, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Met’s music director, left notes on the music stands and desks of performers. A Historic Night as the Metropolitan Opera Tries to Ensure Its Future 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z He first conducted the Dallas Symphony back in 2002, but did not return until March, when the music director search was already well underway. Fabio Luisi Will Follow Jaap van Zweden as Conductor in Dallas 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z He was in New York five years later, conducting the Metropolitan Opera in Camille Saint-Saëns’s “Samson and Delilah,” and returned to Paris in 1970 to briefly serve as music director of the Paris Opera. Georges Prêtre, French conductor who recorded with Maria Callas, dies at 92 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z The Philharmonic, still searching for a music director to replace Mr. Gilbert, remains silent. Review: New York Philharmonic Performs Esa-Pekka Salonen’s ‘L.A. Variations’ 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Hamlisch also served as music director and arranger for Streisand's historic 1994 tour, marking her return to the concert stage after 27 years. Hamlisch leads Seattle Symphony in salute to Streisand 2011-06-02T20:15:16Z Salonen, the former music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, will hold the title for the next three years. Esa-Pekka Salonen named composer in residence at New York Philharmonic 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z The recently unemployed Paul Shaffer serves as the music director and accompanist. A Very Murray Christmas: Bill and friends' happy hipster holiday 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z Yannick Nezet-Seguin will conduct the Philadelphia Orchestra, of which he is music director — a role he also plays at the Met, where he will lead the staged version next fall. Fleming returns to Met in new opera based on ‘The Hours’ 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z Opening with Beethoven," says music director Ludovic Morlot, "was very important to me, to express my gratitude at working in such a beautiful environment. Symphony opens season with Beethoven, Gershwin, Gulda 2011-08-31T20:58:04Z Arranged around his own image in rows of little boxes he can see who’s on this recent videoconference call: his rehearsal director, music director and three Mark Morris Dance Group performers. Mark Morris, one of the world’s leading choreographers, takes dance to Zoom 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Nagano, who became music director in 2006, is reaping much credit for his leadership in bringing the orchestra’s dream to fulfillment. Music Review: Montreal Symphony at La Maison Symphonique - Review 2011-09-08T22:00:33Z But it was left to Rob Fisher, the founding music director of Encores!, to conduct the heart of the program, a series of show tunes. Critic's Notebook: Mayor Bloomberg Leads City Center Re-Opening Gala 2011-10-26T13:54:06Z Mr. Mickelthwate, who is in his seventh season as music director of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, drew lively and sensitive performances from the St. Luke’s players. Music Review: Young Concert Artists Gala at Alice Tully Hall 2013-05-17T21:18:15Z We reach a lot of unchurched people,” said Sharon Reagan, Central Baptist’s music director. Welcome to a Texas hell house, where wayward Christians are scared straight 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z That the orchestra continues to thrive under Carlos Kalmar, its dynamic Uruguayan music director, is clear from this exciting recording, taken from live performances at its home hall. Classical Playlist: Carlos Kalmar, Alexander Lingas and More 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z In January, Nézet-Séguin, the Met’s music director, agreed to give up to $50,000 in matching donations to the orchestra and chorus. Met Opera Players to Meet an Old Friend for a Gig, and Aid 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z Mr. Nelsons’s initial platform was the Latvian National Opera, where he became music director at the age of 23. Young Conductor at the Forefront of His Field 2010-04-20T11:45:00Z Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, who recently became the music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in England, will conduct Sibelius, Ravel and Dvorak. The New York Philharmonic’s Fresh Start: A Season Spent at Home 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z Hrusa is not the first relatively lesser known option to become the opera house’s music director. Jakub Hrusa Set to Lead Royal Opera House 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z Last month he was named the Met’s principal conductor, becoming, as Anthony Tommasini wrote in The New York Times, “the company’s music director in all but name.” Old-Fashioned Approach to Met?s New ?Don Giovanni? 2011-10-09T03:45:05Z The next music director should be a brilliant musician with impeccable credentials, experienced and World Famous in the way New Yorkers expect — but also daringly young and up-and-coming. The New York Philharmonic and the Search for a New Music Director 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z The orchestra released its programs for 2013-14, which will be the third season since James Levine stepped down as its music director for health reasons after already missing a number of concerts in previous years. ArtsBeat: Boston Symphony Announces New Season 2013-04-23T04:01:57Z If Mr. Krämer’s direction is backed by experience, the gifted conductor Philippe Jordan, the Opéra’s new music director, has youth on his side. Review: A Promising Start to 'Ring' Cycle 2010-03-23T17:10:00Z The situation did not immediately change when the music director decamped a few months later, nor did Mr. Schiller expect it to. Gene Schiller, Music Director for Hawaii Public Radio 2012-06-24T01:23:03Z Jeffrey Milarsky, the group’s music director, is a percussionist by training, which may be a reason for the easy facility with which he navigated the twists and rhythmic turns of these thorny, changeable scores. Music Review: Axiom Plays Boulez and Stockhausen at Alice Tully Hall 2014-04-21T21:49:17Z He is currently music director of the London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Simon Rattle receives Germany’s highest honor 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z He is the music director of the Tonkünstler Orchestra in Vienna, where he studied conducting, and leads the Basque National Orchestra in San Sebastián, Spain, as well. ArtsBeat: Houston Symphony Chooses New Maestro 2013-01-16T18:56:10Z A year earlier he had taken the symphony on his first European tour with the orchestra, a bold move for a conductor under 30 and in just his second season as music director. Mahler lives! Dudamel gives his most impressive performance yet with L.A. Phil 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Todd Ellison: Broadway’s Greatest Hits The veteran music director is joined by several musical-theater stars. L.A. theater openings, Oct. 19-26: 'Doctor Faustus' and more 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z He will serve as music director designate in 2021-22 with a five-to-six week commitment, then spend 14 to 16 weeks annually as music director, in addition to 10 weeks a season in San Diego. Rafael Payare to head Montreal Symphony starting in 2022-23 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z He appointed Mr. Nézet-Séguin, the Met’s first new music director in over four decades. Peter Gelb’s Contract Is Extended at the Metropolitan Opera 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Hall said he quipped that Salonen, then the Los Angeles Philharmonic's music director, had revved the orchestral volume so high that it was blowing the voices out of the building -- and Toyota concurred. Placido Domingo, Deborah Voigt to headline opening of Chapman's new arts center 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Thomas C. Crawford, the group’s founding music director, conducts. Classical & Opera Listings for Oct. 30- Nov. 5 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z While the Philharmonic and its music director, Alan Gilbert, certainly did not create this trend, they have not done enough to resist it. Music Review: New York Philharmonic, With Itzhak Perlman 2012-09-28T21:31:09Z Mr. Nelsons, 37, who is the music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and will be the next music director of the storied Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, has a special fondness for Wagner. More Operatic Drama at Bayreuth as Andris Nelsons Pulls Out 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Jakub Hrusa, the Czech conductor who was recently named music director of the Royal Opera House in London, has a neat taste for wandering from the beaten path of music history. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z The next year he was named principal conductor; a few years later, music director; and in 1983, artistic director. Ronald A. Wilford, Manager to a Host of Legendary Maestros, Dies at 87 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z Jimmy is James Levine, the Met’s music director and artistic backbone. On Deck,The Met?s Pinch-Hitter 2011-04-21T13:39:32Z Before the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra appointed Manfred Honeck as its music director in 2008, it went through an unsettled period that included an experiment in which three conductors shared its podium. Music Review: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra at Avery Fisher Hall 2012-02-27T23:13:45Z Mitropoulos was announced as the music director within a couple of weeks, and would stay for 12 years. A Monkish Conductor Who Expressed His Faith Through Music 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Gimeno became the music director of the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra in 2015, and has conducted the Cleveland Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Toronto Symphony Taps Gustavo Gimeno as Its Music Director 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z This is the orchestra’s second year with Ludovic Morlot as music director, and it continues in the same eclectic vein that marked his first season. SSO’s 2013-14 season spiced with variety 2013-01-19T00:48:05Z The conductor Marin Alsop has just ended her tenure as the music director of the Baltimore Symphony, the first woman in that position at one of the largest American ensembles. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z For this program, the music director Alan Gilbert conducted the orchestra in just one work: Bruckner’s 60-minute Symphony No. 3 in D minor. Music Review: New York Philharmonic Memorial Day Concert 2013-05-28T20:23:42Z The music director for the show is Don Was. Recording Academy to Honor Dylan 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z So it made sense that Lady Gaga hired Rodgers as the music director for her tribute to Bowie at the Grammy Awards in February. Nile Rodgers — defender of disco 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z In the history of American orchestras, only one woman has risen to lead a top-tier ensemble: Marin Alsop, whose tenure as music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra ended last month. Top Orchestras Have No Female Conductors. Is Change Coming? 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z While still in his 20s, he was named music director of Arthur Lithgow’s “Shakespeare Under the Stars” festival at Antioch College in Ohio, responsible for providing the incidental music for its productions. John Duffy, a Composer Who Gave His Peers a Platform, Dies at 89 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z For nearly two decades he’s been its summer tenant as music director of the Mostly Mozart Festival. Review: A Conductor Makes His Philharmonic Debut, at Last 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z The Philadelphia Orchestra and its audience are counting the months until next fall, when Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes over as music director. Music Review: Philadelphia Orchestra at Carnegie Hall - Review 2011-10-26T23:41:47Z He is the music director of the venerable Paris Opera — and inspired the wild-haired maestro protagonist of the Amazon series “Mozart in the Jungle.” Will Gustavo Dudamel Be New York’s New Bernstein? 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z A Program Served With a Side of Wings Dino Anagnost, the music director of the Little Orchestra Society, had some big programming ideas for his ensemble’s concert at Alice Tully Hall on Monday evening. Music Review: Little Orchestra Society Takes Flight at Tully Hall 2010-04-27T22:12:00Z The opening concert will be on Nov. 13, with the music director, Robert Spano, leading the orchestra and chorus in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Agrees to a New Labor Deal 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z These days, splashy contemporary operas and new productions get the spotlight — and get the music director. Review: In ‘La Bohème’ at the Met, the Star Is in the Pit 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z He is in his fifth season as music director of the Orchestre National de Lyon, and third season as principal conductor and artistic director of the MDR Symphony Orchestra Leipzig. SSO plans a romantic weekend with conductor Jun M?rkl, German classics 2010-05-05T22:17:00Z In recent years, Mr. Tao has caught the attention and admiration of Jaap van Zweden, the Philharmonic’s new music director, who invited Mr. Tao to write a new work for the orchestra. 5 Classical Music Faces to Watch This Season 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z Louis Langrée, the music director of the festival, who will conduct “Mozart Dances,” suggested recently. Does Mozart Defy the Limits of Dance? Mark Morris Begs to Differ. 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z “Like a vir-ir-ir-ir-gin,” the Met’s new music director sang, channeling Madonna. ‘La Traviata’ Opens a New Era at the Metropolitan Opera 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z The stakes are high for Kim, who in August became the first woman to hold the post of music director at one of the country’s largest opera companies. She’s Making History in Opera. Can She Help Ensure Its Future? 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z One hopes for a broader outlook from the incoming music director. As NSO returns from tour, the program is more tired than the musicians 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z Boulez, who will turn 90 in March, has served as the festival's music director seven times over the years. Ojai Music Festival to fete Pierre Boulez, but without Boulez 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z Over the years his name surfaced as a likely candidate in music director searches for the great orchestras of Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and Boston. Why America got it wrong on Riccardo Chailly and how the Italian conductor is proving it 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z Her appointment in San Francisco, under that ensemble’s modish music director, Seiji Ozawa, “projected a forward-looking vision of classical music,” the scholar Grace Wang has written. Elayne Jones, Pioneering Percussionist, Is Dead at 94 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z The pit is raised to give the musicians prominence, and music director James Conlon could sometimes be seen reflected on the shiny surfaces on stage. Joffrey Ballet dazzles in L.A. Opera's 'Orpheus and Eurydice' 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Louis Langrée, Mostly Mozart’s music director, is adept at cheer, and led the festival’s house orchestra in a tender performance, in English, on Friday evening. Review: Haydn’s ‘Creation’: The Birth of All, With High Hopes at Mostly Mozart 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z There have been changes at the Hollywood Bowl since Esa-Pekka Salonen's last appearance at the amphitheater six years ago as the Los Angeles Philharmonic music director. Salonen leads Yuja Wang, L.A. Phil through Russian turmoil 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z And he is scheduled to return to the Met next season to conduct several operas — as music director emeritus. James Levine Conducts Final Opera at the Met as Its Music Director 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z Will he be a music director who, at long last, makes the company a proving ground for new opera? Review: Yannick Nézet-Séguin Offers a Glimpse of the Met Opera’s Future 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z On evidence of its appearance at the Valley Performing Arts Center in Northridge on Friday night, the London Philharmonic Orchestra appears to be thriving, thanks mainly to its mesmerizing music director, Vladimir Jurowski. London Philharmonic Orchestra's Jurowski a hypnotic force 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z A lovely miniature is supplied by the music director Steven Edis, who as the pianist signals disdain by a mere drop of his musical wrists. A Chorus of Disapproval; Mademoiselle Julie – review 2012-09-29T23:05:39Z The money from the foundation linked with billionaire businessman Sam Zell and his wife, Helen, will help endow the music director position. CSO receives gifts worth $32 million 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z He may want to focus his attention on the thriving Seattle Symphony where, this fall, he steps up from principal guest conductor to music director, succeeding Ludovic Morlot. Review: Thomas Dausgaard Should Be a Philharmonic Regular 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z It all promises to be a welcome burst of energy, as well as a fond farewell for Mr. Gilbert, a few months before his final season as music director begins. A Powerful ‘Elektra,’ Sheep at the Armory and Other Spring Classical Highlights 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z After ill health forced Mr. Levine to repeatedly cancel performances and miss two full seasons, he had reluctantly agreed to become music director emeritus. The Met Opera Fired James Levine, Citing Sexual Misconduct. He Was Paid $3.5 Million. 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z Simon Rattle, outgoing music director of the Berlin Philharmonic, has been a Sibelius devotee for his entire career and has released a new recorded cycle of the symphonies. CD review: Rattle’s second Sibelius is opulent package of dour masterpieces 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z “As music director, you’re the music director, not a spiritual leader,” he said. A Conductor Whose Worship Stands Apart 2010-02-19T16:42:00Z Mr. Levine, 71, the Met’s music director, has led more than twice as many performances at the Met as the company’s next busiest conductor, Artur Bodanzky, who conducted there in the early 20th century. James Levine Leads His 2,500th Met Performance Saturday 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z Not so for James Levine, the music director of the Metropolitan Opera, who has been plagued by health problems for the past five years. James Levine Withdraws From Met?s Fall Season 2011-09-07T04:32:44Z He is scheduled to lead two upcoming programs with the San Francisco Symphony, where he ended a quarter-century tenure as music director last year. Review: Michael Tilson Thomas, a Podium Hero, Returns 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z In 2008 the conductor Mark Wigglesworth, who had been named music director there, announced that he would not take up the post. La Monnaie, in Brussels, Names New Music Director 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z After 21 years, Louis Langrée’s tenure as music director of the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra has ended. A Farewell to Mostly Mozart, and to Its Music Director 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z “Could this be the next music director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra?” the critic Scott Cantrell wrote in the Dallas Morning News, calling it “one of the most compelling guest conductor appearances in recent memory.” Fabio Luisi Will Follow Jaap van Zweden as Conductor in Dallas 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z “And I certainly never planned on being a music director in a time of war.” An American Leads the Odesa Philharmonic to Berlin 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z In September, Mr. Welser-Möst abruptly resigned after four years as music director of the Vienna State Opera and withdrew from all of his scheduled performances there. Welser-Möst and the Cleveland Orchestra Head to Lincoln Center Festival 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z “On the surface they seem like a country or bluegrass band, but they understand the dynamics of rock,” said Rita Houston, WFUV’s music director. The Lone Bellow Releases a New Album 2013-01-21T22:28:54Z So the news that Mr. Salonen, 60, will become the next music director of the San Francisco Symphony, which the orchestra announced on Wednesday, is sure to stun the classical music field. San Francisco Symphony Lands a Disrupter: Esa-Pekka Salonen 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z Now he has started outlining his post-New York plans: He will begin a five-year contract as music director of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra in January 2024, the ensemble announced on Sunday. After New York, Jaap van Zweden Will Lead Seoul Philharmonic 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z Mercifully, the excellent work of the music director, Ted Sperling, is preserved in Marc Salzberg’s understated and naturally balanced sound design. Review: Whose ‘Fair Lady’? This Time, Eliza’s in Charge 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z Led by the Philharmonic’s star music director, Gustavo Dudamel, this program spoke to the great strength of this invaluable orchestra: embracing the new in a way that makes the canon, too, feel vibrant. Review: Los Angeles Philharmonic Makes the Familiar Feel Fresh 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Currently music director at La Scala in Milan, the Berlin State Opera, and the Staatskapelle Berlin, Barenboim said his main goal was human development and music education rather than financial profit. Conductor Barenboim launches classical label with Universal 2014-05-01T06:46:06Z Mr. Villaume, the music director of the Dallas Opera, recently completed a successful run of Massenet’s “Thaïs” at the Met. James Levine’s Replacements Named for Met Opera’s ‘Tosca’ 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z The Metropolitan Opera is not the only major American company in the market for a new music director. Music Director of San Francisco Opera to Step Down 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z When Michael Krajewski became that ensemble’s music director in 2013, he jettisoned light classics for pop- and rock-themed programs, which this season will include tributes to the Beatles and 1970s arena bands. What’s Lost When Pops Orchestras Tap Pop Culture 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z Long a prominent figure in Boston’s musical culture, he moved across the country to serve as the music director of the Utah Symphony Orchestra from 1983 to 1998. Joseph Silverstein, Longtime Boston Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster, Dies at 83 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z Ms. Fleming and the company’s music director, Andrew Davis, were both elected vice presidents of the board of directors. Fleming Adds New Role, Helping Guide Opera Troupe 2010-12-09T22:13:00Z In a generational change at the United States’ largest musical institution, the 41-year-old Canadian will be music director desigate starting in 2017-18 and start to collaborate on planning the company’s schedule. Nezet-Seguin to become Met Opera music director in 2020-21 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Still, his stepping down is a big moment — another major changing of the American operatic guard this year, following James Levine’s retirement as the music director of the Metropolitan Opera. David Gockley, Opera Impresario, Hangs Up His Cloak 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z Daniel Barenboim, 80, the longtime music director of the Berlin State Opera, had just announced he would step down at the end of the month because of his declining health. Review: A Philharmonic Contender Returns to the Podium 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z The orchestra performs the score, under the music director Ted Sperling, with sumptuous, idiomatic style, and the production’s design elements, as is customary in Mr. Sher’s revivals, are exemplary. Review: A ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Revival With an Echo of Modernity 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z She joined remotely, watching the action from a “very weird camera angle on the side of the stage” and listening through the music director’s feed. Covid, the Musical? Jodi Picoult Is Giving It a Try. 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z But it was an extraordinary conversation to be having with the music director of the nation’s largest performing arts institution. The Met Opera Has a Gay Conductor. Yes, That Matters. 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z She found one in Robert Erickson, a prominent composer, who as the music director of KPFA-FM, a Berkeley radio station, introduced Bay Area listeners to the latest trends in European avant-garde composition. Pauline Oliveros, Composer Who Championed ‘Deep Listening,’ Dies at 84 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z “It’s very seasonal,” said Warner, who also is the organist and music director at Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church. Organ experts try to get the music going again after flood 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z Abel Pereira, the NSO’s outstanding principal horn player and Eclipse’s new music director, handled the conducting duties admirably, allowing the solo episodes to unfold on their own like chamber music. Review | Everyone’s a soloist in Eclipse Chamber concert 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z “It will be good for him,” Riccardo Muti, the Chicago Symphony’s music director, who extended the invitation, said in an interview. One of the World’s Great Maestros Is Suddenly a Free Agent 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Petrenko, the diminutive, Omsk-born general music director of the Bavarian State Opera, and the future chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic, is spoken of with quiet awe in these parts. In a Wagnerian Whirlwind, One Conductor Breaks Through 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z Eugenia Zukerman is a flutist and the music director of Clarion Concerts in Columbia County, as well as the artistic director of Classics on Hudson. The enchanting history of Ben Franklin’s glass armonica — ‘the first musical instrument ever invented by an American’ 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Still, simply being there is essential to a music director’s success. Music Review: Michael Tilson Thomas Opens Tanglewood 2010-07-11T22:38:00Z It was wonderful to find the Volksbühne’s longtime music director Sir Henry back on the main stage and at his piano. Review: Byronic Heroism Can’t Save ‘Sardanapal’ in Berlin 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z It said the music director, Antonio Pappano, was withdrawing from a production next month because of tendinitis in his right elbow. ArtsBeat: Tendinitis Sidelines a Royal Opera Conductor 2012-11-12T20:44:18Z Thomas became music director of the San Francisco Symphony in 1995 and will step down next year. ‘Sesame Street,’ Sally Field and Linda Ronstadt are among this year’s recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z This past August, Ohlsson went on tour with the National Youth Orchestra of China, led by a conductor very familiar to Seattle: Ludovic Morlot, who recently stepped down as the Seattle Symphony’s music director. Pianist Garrick Ohlsson, a local favorite, is back in Seattle to open the President’s Piano Series 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Dudamel is the most famous graduate of El Sistema, Venezuela’s music education program, and he continued to be the music director of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela. Dudamel Extends Contract With Los Angeles Philharmonic 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z The church’s choral program, which has endured disarray since the sudden departure of its longtime music director, Owen Burdick, in 2008, seems finally to have landed on its feet. Music Review: Handel?s Old Testament Dramas Revived in New York 2010-10-17T22:25:00Z Mr. Zukerman, now in his 15th season as music director of that Canadian orchestra, and Ms. Forsyth recently celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary. Music Review: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Visits Carnegie Hall 2014-03-21T21:42:06Z Mr. Zukerman used to be music director of the chamber orchestra and Mr. de Waart held the same position at the Minnesota ensemble. ArtsBeat: Classical Music Big Names Head to Twin Cities Amid Contract Disputes 2012-11-12T21:11:58Z For his sixth season as music director, Muti will conduct 11 weeks of subscription concerts, distributed over five residencies. CSO goes back to the future for 2015-16 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z But the orchestra’s really serious business begins next week, when Andris Nelsons, its incoming music director, arrives. Opera & Classical Music Listings for July 4-10 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z On both nights the ensemble — ninth-best, according to Gramophone — played works by Haydn and Stravinsky at Avery Fisher Hall, under the inspired leadership of its music director and one of its founders, Ivan Fischer. Music Review: Serious ?Rite,? Sultry Tango and Skillful Solos 2011-01-28T23:11:00Z The announcement came more than a month after the members of the orchestra, who select their own music director, failed in a 12-hour session on May 12 to settle on a choice. Berlin Philharmonic Chooses Kirill Petrenko as New Conductor 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Menkis said that the orchestra members were “disappointed when our music director is not here, but the major concern is for his health.” Scrambling at the Met Before James Levine?s Surgery 2010-04-05T22:24:00Z Vienna does not have a music director, but Dudamel just finished a monthlong residency with the orchestra, touring in Europe and Asia. After five years of Gustavo Dudamel, what's next? 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z “I’m learning so much,” Andrew Litton, the company’s music director, told Ms. Farrell in front of the dancers and other staff before discussing aspects of tempo and phrasing with her. A Balanchine Muse and Star Returns to New York City Ballet 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z Bringing out piquant details all over, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Met’s music director, luxuriated in the score — a bit too rhapsodically, as momentum kept slackening. Review: A Soprano’s Sound Floods the Met in ‘Ariadne’ 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z This spring Jeffrey Kahane helped to bring his tenure as music director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra to a close with a moving talk about Beethoven’s unique ability to convey democratic ideals. Dudamel and Beethoven — and Vin Scully — for the common man 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z Hrusa’s long resume includes stints as associate conductor of the Czech Philharmonia, music director of the Royal Danish Opera and Orchestra, and principal guest conductor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. Czech conductor will lead SSO in Beethoven ‘jewel’ 2013-05-23T20:27:07Z She had conducted the New York Philharmonic in a challenging program, perceived as a possible prelude to becoming the first woman music director of an orchestra that started in 1842. Mälkki could be 1st woman music director of NY Philharmonic 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Thursday night at the Kennedy Center, the National Symphony Orchestra and its music director, Gianandrea Noseda, commemorated the centenary of the end of World War I with a performance of Benjamin Britten’s “War Requiem.” NSO brilliant in performance of Britten’s ‘War Requiem’ 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z The orchestra will tour Europe in February, making stops in Berlin, Munich, Madrid, Vienna and Wroclaw, Poland, the birthplace of music director Christoph Eschenbach. Kennedy Center’s 2015-’16 season features big names, small series 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z The new theater would also be used by local groups, including the Lucerne Theater and the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, whose music director is the rising young American conductor James Gaffigan. The Lucerne Festival’s Ultimate Remake: Itself 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z In "Gustavo Dudamel: Conducting a Life," the Los Angeles Philharmonic music director discusses the importance of music in young lives, including his own childhood in Venezuela. Dudamel, Smiley special highlights music education 2010-12-29T09:01:05Z And, as a guest, he will lead a “much-reduced repertoire” that he wants to explore more deeply than he could as a music director. Louis Langrée Wraps Up a Quietly Transformative Era of Conducting 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Speaking of “West Side Story,” there’s a new recording of that, too, from Michael Tilson Thomas, another of Bernstein’s most successful protégés, music director of the San Francisco Symphony and the New World Symphony. Marin Alsop and Michael Tilson Thomas on why Leonard Bernstein and his music live on One would-be elder statesman, Daniel Barenboim, the music director of the Staatsoper in Berlin, recently announced that he was not a candidate. Berlin Philharmonic Prepares to Vote on New Chief Conductor 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z What’s more, he is still new to the position of music director of the orchestra, conducting only his 12th concert in a first season twice disrupted by physical ailments. Critic?s Notebook: More Drama for an Opera, Not All of It From the Singers 2011-04-14T22:02:56Z “I once fell upon a New Year’s Eve performance of ‘Wonderful Town’ in Berlin,” says Morlot, Seattle Symphony’s music director. Seattle Symphony to perform ‘Wonderful Town’ in honor of Leonard Bernstein’s centennial 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z If you had said just a few years ago that the company’s music director would be conducting two recent American operas — this and “Fire” — in two months, no one would have believed you. Review: The Met Opera’s ‘Eurydice’ Tries to Raise the Dead 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z This is the debut of music director Ludovic Morlot with the symphony; the program will include Beethoven's "Consecration of the House" and Gulda's rip-roaring Concerto for Cello and Wind Orchestra, featuring soloist Joshua Roman. KING FM broadcasts SSO's big night 2011-09-12T22:25:01Z The company announced April 14 he was stepping down because of Parkinson’s disease and last month he took the title of music director emeritus. Nezet-Seguin to become Met Opera music director in 2020-21 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Jordan, 42, is the music director of the Opera National de Paris and chief conductor of the Vienna Symphony. A Wagner 'Ring' sampler: Short, but still so much to savor 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z The Norwegian company’s music director, Karl-Heinz Steffens, left before Miskimmon even started, and she “had a fight with its ensemble system” when she wanted to use more guest singers, Mellor said. For This Opera Director, a Lot Is Riding on a ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Now the Metropolitan Opera is weighing the future of James Levine, 72, its music director of four decades. Amid Tension, Met and James Levine Mull Last Bow 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z Now 82, the former music director of the Cleveland Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and New York Philharmonic conducted an alternately elegant and disjointed opening of the revival Friday night. 50 seasons after debut, Maazel returns to Met 2013-02-24T23:01:04Z But the company’s music director’s job, of course, also involves leading performances of staples like “La Traviata.” Review: ‘La Traviata’ Opens a New Era at the Met Opera 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z It said its musicians were "ecstatic" that the "world-renowned maestro" would be staying on as their music director. Muti to conduct in Chicago until 2020 2014-02-04T11:43:44Z When they were making the film of “Hair,” the music director was subletting my apartment, and they asked me to sing the first four lines in “Walking in Space.” ‘The Cool Guy’: Pop and Theater Stars Celebrate the Composer of ‘Hair’ 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z What’s more, as the orchestra’s music director from 1990 to 1994, he was able to instill in many of these players his notions of proper period style, including a studied avoidance of string vibrato. Music Review: Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall 2014-03-11T21:07:14Z The music director of Canada's Windsor Symphony Orchestra will take up the baton as conductor of the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. Canadian to be new conductor of Cincinnati Pops 2010-12-06T20:44:00Z Unfortunately the music director's touch turned rather mushy when faster pacing and firmer rhythmic point were called for. Hints of tarnish on Lyric's 'Golden West' 2011-01-24T00:43:00Z This year instead the music director yielded the Benaroya Hall podium to a guest conductor from just down the road, who presented by contrast a program devoted exclusively to Austro-German classics. Carlos Kalmar leads SSO in fresh take on Beethoven 2013-12-29T19:43:19Z A new music director would never be announced as a surprise in the middle of a concert. ‘Mozart in the Jungle’ and entertainment’s classical-music problem 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Now, for his first concerts here as music director of the London Symphony Orchestra, he plans to lead that ensemble in three of Mahler’s final works in May 2018. Lincoln Center’s Great Performers: A Peek at Next Season 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z The news release said that Mr. Wigglesworth would continue as music director until the end of the season; conduct a production of Janacek’s “Jenufa,” opening in June; and return for two operas next season. English National Opera's Music Director Resigns 1463-12-16T05:00:00Z Two days later Hans Graf, music director of the Houston Symphony, will lead a program of Strauss family waltzes, polkas and marches, as well as Richard Strauss’s tone poem, “Don Quixote.” Tanglewood Batons: Thomas, Dohnanyi and Mena 2010-07-08T22:06:00Z Several months ago Gianandrea Noseda withdrew as music director of the Turin Opera because of artistic differences with that company’s general manager. Muti quits as Rome Opera conductor 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z "We are all pleased and excited about the decision," said Sir Mark Elder, the music director of Manchester's Hallé Orchestra. Radio 3 rolls back the years with a return to broadcasting live concerts 2011-02-17T00:01:01Z Morlot, who came to the Seattle Symphony as music director in 2011, says he tries not to think too much about the fact that this is his farewell season. Seattle Symphony’s opening night marks 2 milestones 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z Dudamel, who is music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, will be composing music for the production. Gustavo Dudamel, Eloisa Maturen teaming up for 'Death and the Maiden' 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z Attention must also be paid to the work here of music director Victor Simonson, who whips the gospel chorus into effervescent shape. Review | See ‘The Amen Corner’ and feel the power of James Baldwin 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z Jacques Lacombe, in his third year as music director, will lead 16 weeks of traditional classical programs, four pops programs in Newark and New Brunswick and three family concerts. ArtsBeat: New Jersey Symphony to Mark Jazz Age and Wagner Next Season 2012-01-30T19:58:45Z It’s not just that the voice rises in hot sweeping passion, although it does, especially as catapulted by the piano accompaniment by music director Darius Smith. Review | ‘Nina Simone’ raises a fist at Arena Stage 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Met’s music director, gave the work its premiere in March in concert with the Philadelphia Orchestra, which he also leads, and whose strings blossom in a way that sumptuously rewarded Puts’s score. Review: In ‘The Hours,’ Prima Donnas and Emotions Soar 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z Brooks’s score may be a bucket of Broadway knockoffs, but he pushes the genre to brassy, frenzied extremes that sometimes overtax music director Darius Smith’s nine-piece orchestra. Hitler musical caper rides again in ‘The Producers’ at Olney 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z The Yannick Nézet-Séguin era at the Metropolitan Opera will begin in earnest next fall, when he assumes his full workload as the company’s music director — conducting six productions, half of them new. The Met Opera’s New Season: What We Want to See 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Yet it is entirely fair to expect more from a music director at America’s most prominent opera house. Review: The Met Orchestra’s Season Concludes Under James Levine’s Soaring Baton 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z Ms Longstreth, who founded this amateur choir in 1968 and remains its music director, led a chamber ensemble in a handsome performance. Music Review: New Amsterdam Singers at Church of the Holy Trinity 2010-06-06T22:16:00Z If a conductor’s job is hard for the uninitiated to understand — what exactly does she do up there beyond wave her arms? — a music director’s job can be even more so. Perspective | The secret life of a music director 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z For the first time in four decades, the Metropolitan Opera has a new music director. Yannick Nézet-Séguin to Succeed James Levine as Met Opera’s Music Director 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z He became music director of the Cathedral Choral Society, a 145-voice choir that rehearses and often performs at the cathedral, in 1985. J. Reilly Lewis, organist, choral director and Bach authority, dies at 71 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z With Jaap van Zweden, the orchestra’s music director, having announced in September that he will depart in 2024, every guest conductor now takes the podium with the search for his replacement looming. Review: A Conductor Adds Her Name to Philharmonic Contenders 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z George Szell, the autocratic music director of the Cleveland Orchestra, invited him to be a guest conductor. Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Conductor Who Fled Poland, Dies at 93 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z Around the time Dausgaard was named music director, the symphony underwent a series of personnel changes. Seattle Maestro Resigns by Email and Says He Felt ‘Not Safe’ 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Some months later it was announced that he would be the next music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra, a position he takes up in September. Music Review: Yannick Nézet-Séguin at Mostly Mozart Festival 2012-08-05T21:43:45Z “If you want to check the depth of a conductor to choose a music director,” he said, Brahms may be the best test. Andris Nelsons Gets Ready to Lead the Boston Symphony 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z Bell is only the second music director of the Academy, leading and playing with the ensemble in a growing repertoire of contemporary as well as Baroque and Classical works. Joshua Bell to play ‘tasty’ menu at Benaroya Feb. 5 2014-01-31T21:18:57Z A free 1 p.m. lecture about the program by the former longtime conductor and music director of the Cascadian Chorale, Philip Tschopp, precedes the matinee performance. A little Brahms, a lot of young composers and a festival of women's choirs 2010-04-22T21:15:00Z With Alan Gilbert ending his tenure as music director this spring, the orchestra knew it would be between maestros next season. New York Philharmonic Announces New Season as It Faces Upheaval 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z A: I work with many people on that, primarily the music director, executive director and marketing department. The woman behind the 'puzzle' of planning an SSO season 2012-08-23T20:51:06Z Once the choir was warmed up, Andrew Nethsingha, its music director, called upon boy after boy to sing a couple of lines of a psalm solo. After 350 Years of Tradition, a Boys’ Choir Now Admits Girls 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z But lacking a consistent practice for transcribing her work, she found a priceless collaborator in the music director Ben Moss, who also performs in “Oratorio.” Heather Christian’s Choral Work Is a Study of Time. Patience, Too. 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z But the Oratorio Society of New York, under its music director, Kent Tritle, certainly did so on Monday night at Carnegie Hall with a vibrant performance of the piece in the seldom-heard arrangement by Mozart. Music Review: Oratorio Society of New York?s ?Messiah? - Review 2011-12-20T21:59:08Z Alan Gilbert, approaching the end of his tenure as music director of the New York Philharmonic, briefly revisited an early triumph last week in the orchestra’s subscription concerts at David Geffen Hall. Review: The Philharmonic Revisits an Early Triumph of Its Director 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z “Lost in the Stars” definitely meets this criterion, and Weill’s eclectic score, part chamber opera and part Broadway musical drawing on African-American influences, is expertly served by the music director, Rob Berman. | ?Lost in the Stars?: Pursuing a Prodigal Son, Who?s Strayed to the City 2011-02-04T23:55:30Z Even then, he is committing to only five productions during that season, since he will continue to hold another time-consuming post as the music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Is Yannick Nézet-Séguin Worth the Wait at the Met? 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Ms. Alsop, 56, is also the music director of the São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra, which upgraded her title from principal conductor this month. ArtsBeat: Baltimore Symphony Extends Director’s Contract 2013-07-24T20:04:05Z He lured the Italian maestro Carl Maria Giulini, promising to keep to a minimum the administrative and fund-raising chores typically attendant on a conductor and music director. Ernest Fleischmann, Impresario of Los Angeles, Dies at 85 2010-06-16T05:24:00Z He described his job as principal cellist as being an "immediate connection to the music director" for his section. Robert deMaine's sobering journey to be L.A. Phil's principal cellist 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z The pair was quietly growing apart, mostly over musical disagreements that had gone unaddressed, and after a series of half-confrontations, Jackson decided to step away from the role of music director. Brian Jackson, a Key Gil Scott-Heron Collaborator, Reintroduces Himself 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Ms. Queler stepped down as music director of the Opera Orchestra last year. Music Review: Wagner?s ?Rienzi? From Opera Orchestra at Avery Fisher Hall 2012-02-01T00:07:03Z “Well, thank you,” he said, leaving the podium immediately with the music director Philippe Jordan and the director of dance, Benjamin Millepied. Benjamin Millepied Opens Up on Leaving Paris Opera Ballet 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z Instead of the starry posts foreseen for him, Thomas became music director at the midsize Buffalo Philharmonic. Perspective | Michael Tilson Thomas was once the ‘bad boy of classical music.’ Now, at 74, he still conducts with childlike delight. 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Mr. Maazel, who began conducting orchestras at 9 and went on to serve as music director of the New York Philharmonic and several other ensembles around the world, died of complications from pneumonia in July. Memorial Service Scheduled for Lorin Maazel 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z Last month, Kim made history at the San Francisco Opera as the first woman music director of a major American opera company. Review: In Her Met Debut, a Conductor Leads a Fresh ‘La Bohème’ 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z That includes such obvious years as those when Mahler and Toscanini and Bernstein and Boulez were music director. In Costa Mesa, the New York Philharmonic runs through the routine 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z The music director of the New York Youth Symphony is often a rising star, and the talented, energetic Joshua Gersen, who currently holds the post, is no exception. Youth Isn’t Always Wasted 2015-03-07T05:00:00Z Opera music director James Conlon, a late addition to the judging panel on Saturday. Placido Domingo says Operalia prizes 'went to the right people' 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z Conducted by its new music director, Joshua Gersen, it was precise in attack in the first movement and, aside from hiccups in the brasses, focused later on. Music Review: New York Youth Symphony at Carnegie Hall 2012-11-26T22:52:58Z It took months for National Symphony Orchestra officials and musicians and Kennedy Center executives to target rising star Gianandrea Noseda to be the orchestra’s music director. Kennedy Center president lures high-priced stars yet sparks an exodus among senior staff 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z Members of the St. Louis Symphony played sublimely for Stephen Lord, the company’s music director. Critic?s Notebook: An Orphan, a Libertine and the Walking Dead 2011-06-19T22:11:24Z This will be the second straight season without ailing music director James Levine, who is recovering from multiple back surgeries. Met abandons Bondy `Rigoletto' for Vegas version 2012-02-24T00:15:09Z Not long after Andris Nelsons finished his first season as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra earlier this year, he was also appointed to the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra in Germany. Review: Juilliard Orchestra, Grabbing the ‘Ring’ Cycle 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Weeks of performances under the Philharmonic’s music director, Jaap van Zweden, had begun to form a portrait of Geffen’s sound: clear, clean and adroitly balanced, but a little colorless and cool, even chilly. The Philharmonic Tests Its New Home With the Classics 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z He said he did not envision pursuing the top job at the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam, which has been searching for a music director since 2018. Jaap van Zweden to Step Down as New York Philharmonic’s Maestro 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z The Cathedral Choral Society announced last fall that Steven Fox would be its new music director, starting with the 2018-2019 season. Review | Guest conductor leads Cathedral Choral Society with sure hand 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z That was Master Chorale music director Grant Gershon's choice for the Disney premiere because it offers greater clarity to the text. West Coast premiere of 'Anthracite Fields' by L.A. Master Chorale mines the depths of American music 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z The Finnish conductor served as the music director of the orchestra from 1992 to 2009, and currently holds the title of conductor laureate. Esa-Pekka Salonen, Yefim Bronfman cancel Hollywood Bowl appearance 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z Riccardo Muti, music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, is scheduled to undergo surgery for the "multiple" facial and jaw fractures that were sustained when he fainted during a Thursday rehearsal with the orchestra. Muti to have surgery after fall during CSO rehearsal 2011-02-04T21:40:00Z In 2007, Marin Alsop, probably the most prominent female conductor in the world, became the music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the first time a woman had led a major ensemble. Female Conductors Search for Equality at Highest Level 2013-12-20T20:33:48Z He will be the next music director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, the orchestra announced on Monday. Gianandrea Noseda to Lead National Symphony Orchestra 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z A Little-Known Guest Arrives to Make an Impression As the Boston Symphony Orchestra enters a second year without a music director, a parade of guest conductors continues to cross its podium. Music Review: The Boston Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall 2012-03-12T22:16:17Z Not quite two weeks after turning 60, Jeffrey Kahane began his 20th and final season as music director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra last weekend. Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra serves up a sandwich of sad and sweet 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z By contrast, 10 years ago, before he became music director in Boston, he conducted 65 Met performances, almost as many as 10 years before that, when he conducted 71. Scrambling at the Met Before James Levine?s Surgery 2010-04-05T22:24:00Z But with Franz Welser-Möst as music director, the Cleveland Orchestra has retained its lofty artistic profile while relying on major gifts and on residencies in Miami, Vienna and elsewhere. The Big Five Orchestras No Longer Add Up 2013-06-14T12:00:01Z On Wednesday, music director Robert Spano told the New York Times that "this is a dire and critical juncture for the city of Atlanta, which is in danger of losing the flagship of its culture." Atlanta Symphony cancels performances as lockout drags on 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z It is more common for orchestras to attempt to reinvent themselves with each new music director. L.A. Philharmonic breathes fire into Saariaho world premiere 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z He is continuing the search for a new music director, and the festival season opens on July 1. Aspen Music Festival?s Board Leader Is Voted Out 2010-06-09T00:13:00Z He acknowledged that James Levine, the music director who has been sidelined because of health problems, is still being paid his salary as music director. Metropolitan Opera?s Donations Hit a Record $182 Million 2011-10-11T02:17:33Z Going with the show to New York is 5th Avenue music director Ian Eisendrath, who also provided music direction and supervision for the Seattle production. 5th Avenue Theatre sends 'Christmas Story' to Broadway 2012-07-26T23:28:05Z In Houston he also oversaw the contract extension of Hans Graf, the music director, and dealt with the aftermath of a strike. Matthew VanBesien Named Philharmonic?s Executive Director 2012-01-04T15:59:42Z Paul Leavitt, the music director, executed a marathon of his own, playing the entire piano part and conducting when he had a hand free. Review | Art, exposed: In Series strips away convention, and hits a nerve 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z To be a music director is to be a bigger part of the community. Guest conductor approaches 'Messiah' anew 2011-12-15T20:59:11Z A few brief testimonials from her music director and her longtime manager later, the show begins. Barbra Streisand’s Misty, Water-Colored Memories in a Netflix Concert Film 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z The Philharmonic, led by Jaap van Zweden, its music director, sounded more aggressive than ardent, and crisp where another ensemble might have been grand. Review: Igor Levit Arrives at the Philharmonic, at Last 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z There, she ushered the orchestra into a cool new concert hall; introduced a new music director, Gustavo Dudamel, and made him a star; and proved a prodigious fund-raiser who whipped the orchestra’s finances into shape. Cloning Yo-Yo Ma: This Week’s 8 Best Classical Moments 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Besides composing for film, he was a music director and baritone recording artist who found wide audiences performing in concert and on television music shows. Ravindra Jain, Bollywood Film Composer, Dies at 71 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z The concert will be conducted by the Halle's music director, Sir Mark Elder, at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall. Britten war scores get live premiere 2013-09-25T09:21:04Z It was difficult to fairly evaluate the BPO because of artistic choices by its music director, Muhai Tang — an experienced opera conductor in Europe. Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra offers enthusiasm, but program is lacking In 1978 he played the Triple Concerto for his New York Philharmonic debut, and then returned a few months later to perform the Third in Zubin Mehta’s inaugural weeks as music director. Bronfman Braces for the Five Piano Concertos 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z In their choices and preferences, each conductor has implicitly put forward an idea of what it means to be the very model of a modern music director. At the Boston Symphony, Andris Nelsons Embraces Tradition but Looks Ahead 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z As with the last two seasons, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s will perform, live, under the baton of Donald York, the Taylor company’s music director, and Ted Sperling. Paul Taylor American Modern Dance Plans 3 Premieres for Lincoln Center 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z Alan Gilbert will not step down as music director of the New York Philharmonic until 2017, and has yet to announce what he plans to play at his farewell concert. New York Philharmonic's Archive Expands 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z The various titles Mr. Okun held at any one time — music director, publisher, producer — did not fully reflect his range of responsibilities. Milt Okun, music impresario who spanned pop, folk and opera, dies at 92 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z Gilbert, 47, was the first native New Yorker to be named music director at the orchestra. Alan Gilbert to step down as music director of New York Philharmonic 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z What is surprising, though, and concerning, is how long the Met is willing to go without a music director, even an interim appointment. Is Yannick Nézet-Séguin Worth the Wait at the Met? 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Some concertgoers may hesitate to give a three-night stand the same degree of commitment one invests in a long-term relationship with an ever-present music director. Review | Yan Pascal Tortelier and the NSO find their own voices in ‘Daphnis et Chloé’ 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z In its performances this week at the David H. Koch Theater, concluding this year’s Mostly Mozart Festival, the pianist Garrick Ohlsson is featured, and Louis Langrée, the festival’s music director, conducts. Review: Choreographers Should Stay Away From Mozart. Except Mark Morris. 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z "This is quite simply the future of music," Berlin Philharmonic music director Simon Rattle famously exclaimed in 2004 after conducting a student orchestra in Venezuela. Gustavo Dudamel, Gabriela Montero sound 2 different notes on Venezuela 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z The organization said Levine, Met music director for 40 years until his retirement in 2016, would not be involved in any Met activities, including conducting scheduled performances this season. New York Met opera suspends conductor on sexual misconduct allegations 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z After serving as the music director in the late 1980s at a nightclub in Miami Beach, Fla., owned by Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood, Mr. Keys settled outside Nashville. Bobby Keys, longtime saxophonist with the Rolling Stones, dies at 70 That the brilliant Canadian conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, 41, will become the next music director of the Metropolitan Opera is not much of a surprise. Is Yannick Nézet-Séguin Worth the Wait at the Met? 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z In 2012, amid persistent deficits, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, which appears at Spring for Music on Wednesday, fired its music director in the middle of his contract, and has not yet hired a new one. Orchestras in Albany, Rochester and Buffalo Stay Nimble 2014-04-30T12:32:12Z And also to accept praise from the now popular music director of Los Angeles Opera. 'The Poet in Exile' at the Wallis lacks full picture of Walter Arlen 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Davis’s deep experience in opera includes a 15-year tenure as music director of the Royal Opera at Covent Garden in London. Alt-Verdi: ?Otello,? Differently 2010-12-24T14:54:24Z Presiding over the lengthy and well-chosen program was the choir’s genial music director, Stephen Cleobury, who occasionally offered some charming informal commentary on the music. In Seattle concert, King’s College Choir shows why it’s been a hit for 5 centuries 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z He will be music director designate in St. Louis for the 2018-19 season and will officially take up the post in 2019-20, for an initial term of three years. A Frenchman Is Named Next Conductor of the St. Louis Symphony 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z The new music director has big shoes to fill, and a big wound to heal. ‘La Traviata’ Opens a New Era at the Metropolitan Opera 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z Newly formed by the music director Virginia Luque, an admired classical guitarist, the ensemble serves as a performing arm for Music for Life NYC, Ms. Luque’s nonprofit organization aimed at cultural and humanitarian outreach. Music Review: New York Women?s Ensemble at Carnegie Hall - Review 2011-12-01T23:46:05Z “I always find it amazing how what is normally an open space turns into a concert venue,” said Alan Gilbert, the orchestra’s music director. Small Army, Philharmonic in Tow 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z A half-century ago, with Pierre Monteux a distant memory as music director and Charles Munch a recent one, the Boston Symphony was one of the greatest ensembles in the world in French music. Music Review: Boston Symphony’s Two Nights at Carnegie Hall 2014-02-13T21:25:01Z Christopher Martin, the orchestra’s principal trumpet, who helped lead the search for a music director, embraced him. Gustavo Dudamel, Superstar Maestro, Meets New York 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z “Susan’s still in her prime after 30 years,” said Stephen Lord, the production’s conductor and the festival’s music director emeritus. Susan Graham, Opera’s Sweetheart, Tries Something New: Being Nasty 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z As Detroit’s music director laureate — a new title — Mr. Slatkin will remain with the orchestra through at least the 2019-20 season. Leonard Slatkin Stepping Down as Music Director of Detroit Symphony 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z "Renga" happens to be the work that Tilson Thomas chose at the end of his first season as San Francisco Symphony music director to symbolize his desire to transform American orchestral life. San Francisco Symphony interprets John Cage, with great results 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z The evening also provided a warm welcome from an enthusiastic and large crowd for the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s music director, returning to the Bowl after a monthlong absence and a disheartening weekend. Gustavo Dudamel taps into the power of sound at the Hollywood Bowl 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z Abbado also became founding music director of the European Union Youth Orchestra. Conductor Claudio Abbado, 'champion of music', dies aged 80 2014-01-20T16:36:52Z And there was wide, if wild, speculation at the time that he was perhaps being groomed for the job of music director when Colin Davis retired. Prodigy Ages Into a Merely Young Conductor 2011-02-25T14:57:07Z He will be replaced by former "American Idol" music director Rickey Minor, who arrives with his own troupe June 7. Bandleader Kevin Eubanks ends 18 years with Leno 2010-05-29T03:03:00Z Jaap van Zweden, the New York Philharmonic’s music director, surprised cultural leaders and audiences last year when he announced he would leave his post in 2024, saying the pandemic had made him rethink his priorities. After New York, Jaap van Zweden Will Lead Seoul Philharmonic 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z Though Mr. Gilbert has one season left as the Philharmonic’s music director, this biennial was his last. Review: NY Phil Biennial’s Ambitious Wrap-Up, From Boulez to Bolcom 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z He was just 28 in 2009, when he led his first performance as music director in Los Angeles. Gustavo Dudamel Extends Contract With Los Angeles Philharmonic 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z Career: Has conducted many of the world's major orchestras; music director of English National Opera since 2007. Portrait of the artist: Edward Gardner, conductor 2012-06-12T18:00:01Z That's one way SPO's engaging music director and conductor, Adam Stern, characterizes the ensemble's bill, called "Beethoven: Defiance Incarnate," taking place on Sunday afternoon at Meany Hall. Preview: Seattle Philharmonic stocks Meany concert with 'royalty' 2011-01-20T22:25:04Z Simone made her first appearance on 'From the Top,' a showcase for talented young musicians, in 2007, after the show's music director heard her live audition at the Aspen Music Festival and promptly booked her. Teen violinist from Seattle catches NPR's ear 2012-06-29T18:16:04Z The Metropolitan Opera last named a new music director in May of 1975. The Met Chooses Yannick Nézet-Séguin 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Finally, Alan Gilbert’s inaugural concert as music director was an inspiring evening. Times Critics Remember Philharmonic?s Earlier Days 2010-05-07T20:49:00Z Then, at the concert that opened Jaap van Zweden’s tenure as music director of the New York Philharmonic, came “Filament,” a slyly ominous drone of a fanfare. The Best Classical Music of 2018 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z A big question mark is the status of James Levine, 72, the company’s longtime music director, who has been struggling with health problems. Met to Stage Its First Opera by a Woman Since 1903 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z In a Chicago Symphony season brochure he is quoted as saying, “I believe the music director should be a leader, a father, a brother, but not a dictator.” Music Review: Chicago Greets Its New Maestro, Who Arrives With Unusual Fare 2010-09-24T16:47:00Z Berlin’s outgoing music director, Simon Rattle, who served as an L.A. principal guest conductor in the 1980s, has modernized the institution with significant help from Sellars and Adams. L.A. versus Berlin: Which is king of the classical world? 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Apart from one installment of the Contact! new-music series, new and recent works are being presented exclusively by the orchestra’s music director, Alan Gilbert. Music Review: Bernard Haitink and New York Philharmonic - Review 2011-11-11T22:39:40Z Recently given the essentially new title of music director at the festival, Mr. Thielemann, rather than Ms. Wagner, was the one to bear some scattered boos at his bow. Review: Cheers, but Modest Impact, for Revisionist ‘Tristan’ 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z The lawsuit accuses the Met of issuing a public statement in Mr. Levine’s name that “suggested that Levine agreed with the decision to stop serving as music director, even though Levine emphatically disagreed.” James Levine, a Fractured Partnership and a Met Opera Lawsuit 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z In that season he will conduct the orchestra for only seven weeks, which is low for a music director, but he plans to expand his time commitment through the course of his five-year contract. Fabio Luisi Will Follow Jaap van Zweden as Conductor in Dallas 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z When he began at the orchestra, in 1997, Seiji Ozawa was nearing the end of a 29-year reign as music director, and some critics were calling for change. The Man Behind the Boston Symphony’s Quiet Success Will Retire 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z Marin Alsop is the sole female music director among the 26 U.S. orchestras the LAO ranks by budget as top tier, or Group 1. Why are there so few women at the top in classical music? What’s being done about it in Seattle and elsewhere? 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director Riccardo Muti will undergo surgery Monday to repair what the CSO is now characterizing as "multiple facial and jaw fractures" sustained from a fall from the podium Thursday. Muti to have surgery for fractured jaw 2011-02-05T02:39:00Z The strike was settled, the musicians made concessions in rehearsal rules, and a gifted new music director, the British conductor Andrea Quinn, soon came to the rescue. New York City Ballet Uses Contemporary Classical Music 2010-06-11T14:17:00Z Tuesday night the orchestra began a short West Coast tour at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa with its music director, Alan Gilbert, and a program that included Brahms Second. In Costa Mesa, the New York Philharmonic runs through the routine 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z If Carnegie were to lose faith in the orchestra’s ability to perform adequately and thus cancel the concerts, he added, “I will be forced to resign my position as music director.” Critic’s Notebook: Lockout for the Minnesota Orchestra Grows More Painful 2013-05-12T21:48:05Z After the adventure of last week’s ambitious staging of “Erwartung” and “Bluebeard’s Castle,” two operas the New York Philharmonic doesn’t dust off every day, the orchestra and its music director, Jaap van Zweden, exhaled. Review: After Ambitious Operas, the Philharmonic Exhales 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z Phil associate conductor, was back at the Bowl, exactly one month before she begins her potentially historic tenure as music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Mirga's majestic moments at the Bowl before her big one in Birmingham 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Even so, just as the Met needs an exemplary music director, it could use a comparably experienced artist to oversee productions. Peter Gelb?s Tenure at Metropolitan Opera 2011-11-25T15:13:27Z James Levine, the music director of the Metropolitan Opera, withdrew from a matinee performance of “Don Pasquale” on Saturday because of illness, the house said. ArtsBeat: Levine Misses ?Don Pasquale? Matinee 2011-02-19T21:16:31Z At the Hollywood Bowl, Gustavo Dudamel, the music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, must sometimes contend with the roar of passing helicopters. San Diego Gets Its Answer to the Hollywood Bowl, Just in Time 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z Orchestras across the country are experimenting with this kind of outreach program, but you don’t always see your marquee music director leading the concerts. Perspective | A world-famous conductor performed in a D.C. public school. The result? Mixed marks. 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z Morlot assumes the title of music director designate this fall, and becomes music director a year later. Symphony's new conductor to make appearance Friday 2010-07-08T21:15:00Z Bicket, after all, is the music director of the English Concert, once in the vanguard of that movement and still one of its eminent groups. Nico Muhly Modernizes Monteverdi With ‘Irreverent Veneration’ 2023-07-22T04:00:00Z Summers, the music director of the Houston Grand Opera, said that he senses trouble, though, especially for female voices, in the convergence of society’s stress on thinness with opera’s wish to heed societal standards. Sing for Your Life 2011-05-20T16:00:31Z The violinist is the music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and principal conductor of the São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra. AUDIO: Female conductor awaits Proms finale 2013-08-07T14:04:37Z Already in his fourth season as music director of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Urbanski cut a dashing, nerveless figure in front of an orchestra featuring just six players younger than himself. Krzysztof Urbanski Leads the Philharmonic in Dvorak 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z Downloading scores for study or performance saves about 30 or 40 pounds of luggage while on the road, said Mr. Kahane, who is music director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Jeffrey Kahane Conducts New York Philharmonic Using iPad 2011-11-23T23:13:25Z As it turned out, Slatkin had ample time on his hands, since musicians of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, of which he is music director, have been on strike since Oct. CSO goes to the mat for sub conductor 2011-01-21T17:34:13Z America’s finest orchestra makes just a single appearance next season, but with a program that draws fascinating parallels between the two favorite composers of its music director, Franz Welser-Möst. Carnegie Hall’s New Season: What We Want to Hear 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z The veteran maestro Joseph Colaneri, the festival’s music director, conducted knowingly here, on Friday, as he did again on Saturday afternoon in “Candide.” At Glimmerglass Festival, ‘The Magic Flute’ Is Among the Reimagined 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z On Sunday afternoon the orchestra’s music director Andris Nelsons will conduct Copland’s pensive “Quiet City” then take on Beethoven’s mighty Ninth Symphony with four appealing vocal soloists and the excellent Tanglewood Festival Chorus. Classical Music Listings for Aug. 26-Sept. 1 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z Instead, Taveniere would play bass and serve as “music director” for a band he built. Woods Became David Berman’s Band. Then They Picked Up the Pieces. 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z There are no plans at this time to appoint an interim music director. Seattle Symphony Music Director Thomas Dausgaard abruptly steps down 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Kurt Crowley, an original member of “Hamilton” music team — he was an associate conductor and then the Broadway music director — became the point person for the project. They Translated ‘Hamilton’ Into German. Was It Easy? Nein. 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z While the search began for another music director, Mr. Dutoit accepted the newly created position of chief conductor, also serving as artistic adviser. Music Review: Charles Dutoit Conducts Philadelphia Orchestra, Carnegie Hall 2012-05-21T04:01:15Z The company announced on Thursday that it was passing the baton long held by James Levine to Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra known for his vital, visceral brand of music making. Yannick Nézet-Séguin to Succeed James Levine as Met Opera’s Music Director 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z The Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra will be conducted by the festival’s music director, Louis Langrée, who recently led the program with his other ensemble, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. At Mostly Mozart Festival This Summer, Lots of Beethoven 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z “What’s palpably different is that the commitment and the vitality of the group have been ignited again, and it functions very, very thrillingly,” James Levine, the Met’s music director, said in a phone interview. Donald Palumbo, a Met Star in the Wings 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Then, in 2001, that music director died young of a heart attack, and Mr. Schiller stepped in. Gene Schiller, Music Director for Hawaii Public Radio 2012-06-24T01:23:03Z But the Berlin case offers pertinent information for the NSO — and all the other orchestras, including the Philharmonic, hoping to welcome a new music director in 2017. Chasing a leader: The great music director search 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Louis Langrée, Mostly Mozart’s music director, has thoughtfully approached the Requiem’s possibilities. Mostly Mozart’s Final Notes Include ‘Passion’ 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z “Fred was a genius at controlling and maximizing the potential of very large pipe organs,” the organist John Walker, who succeeded Mr. Swann as music director at Riverside, said in a phone interview. Frederick Swann, Master of the Pipe Organ, Is Dead at 91 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Intent on a major international celebration, he and Fayçal Karoui, City Ballet’s music director, set about dreaming up happy marriages between composers and choreographers. City Ballet Readies Architecture of Dance Festival 2010-04-24T02:16:00Z He was a genial music director who put the attention on his players first and who was committed to community engagement and education. Jeffrey Kahane leaves L.A. Chamber Orchestra as master musician and mensch 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z Players must rapidly learn new repertoire and, in the absence of a general music director, adapt to the style of different conductors. The Vienna Philharmonic Looks to a New Generation 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z And it could have renewed questions about what the Met knew, or should have known, about the behavior of its longtime music director, given the misconduct it said it had found evidence of. James Levine and Met Opera Settle Suit Over Sexual Misconduct Firing 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z “We knew it would be a compromise,” said Patrick Summers, the company’s artistic and music director. Forced Out By Flooding, Houston’s Opera Gets On With the Show 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z At first, even the longtime Bond collaborator Thomas Bartlett — who is the show’s music director and producer of the album version of “Octave,” which comes out in January — was skeptical. A Cabaret Star and an Opera Star Walk Onto a Stage … 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z The new music director is planning some larger scale projects, including touring and recording. Rubenstein gives $10 million to Kennedy Center 2010-09-22T15:27:00Z James Levine plainly loves this music: a DVD of a 1978 Metropolitan Opera performance that he conducted is included in a recent boxed set celebrating his 40th anniversary as the company’s music director. Opera Review: ?Bartered Bride? a Fine Start to Marriage of Met and Juilliard 2011-02-16T13:36:30Z Morlot, the music director of the Seattle Symphony, has a particular affinity for French music, and he showed it here with detailed conducting and attention to the richness of the scores. Ludovic Morlot brings a pretty French touch to NSO concert 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the music director of the Metropolitan Opera and the Philadelphia Orchestra, deserves credit for consistently leading this richly gifted composer’s works with both organizations over the past few years. Review: A Composer’s ‘Lear’ Freshens a Shakespeare Evening 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z And for the first time in its history, a percussionist — Schick — is music director. Percussionist Steven Schick plans a big bang for Ojai Music Festival 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z At the same time he, was also seeking to balance the orchestra’s sound to resemble the historically informed approach he takes at the Donizetti Festival in Bergamo, Italy, where he is the music director. Risking Boos, the Met Opera Puts Present-Day America Onstage 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z It was his reputation as an avant-garde composer and as a crusader for new music that prompted his unexpected appointment as music director of the New York Philharmonic, succeeding Leonard Bernstein. Pierre Boulez, French Composer, Dies at 90 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z But in the interview, he made it clear that he hoped to continue as music director for as long as he could do the job. Amid Tension, Met and James Levine Mull Last Bow 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z The orchestra’s executive director, Simon Woods, said the appointment “demonstrates the growing international profile” of the Seattle music director. ArtsBeat: Seattle Symphony Director Gets Brussels Post 2011-06-30T20:28:15Z In Europe he led orchestras in Vienna and in Dresden and Leipzig, Germany, before being named general music director of the Zurich Opera in 2012. The Met Conductor Fabio Luisi Seduced by Creating his Own Perfumes 2014-03-06T00:46:01Z In his final season as music director, he is scheduled to conduct five classical concerts in the main pavilion and a sixth in Ravinia’s 850-seat indoor venue. James Conlon to quit post with Chicago Symphony's Ravinia Festival 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z David Zinman, the festival’s music director and a founder of its respected conducting institute, quit in anger. Sweet Sounds of Truce at Aspen Music Festival 2010-08-11T18:43:00Z “I think the notion of curation is often thought of as too narrow,” says Thomas W. Morris, the artistic director of the Ojai Festival, which features a different artist-curator as music director every year. Perspective | When artists take over programming, do audiences benefit? 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z The program, led by the orchestra’s music director, Thomas Crawford, also features the “Concerti a Due Cori” and the “Utrecht Jubilate.” Opera & Classical Music Listings for March 14-20 2014-03-13T22:51:05Z The company said in a news release that Mr. Wigglesworth “feels unable to continue as music director despite the best efforts of the board and senior management to persuade him to remain.” English National Opera's Music Director Resigns 1463-12-16T05:00:00Z Nothing out of the ordinary for him, as the music director of both institutions. After a Punishing Sprint, Yannick Nézet-Séguin Can Celebrate 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z “When you have musicians and an administration that want a collaborative working model, a music director who is too easily threatened could potentially be a huge impediment,” Bergman said. A Conductor’s Tumultuous, Invaluable Tenure Ends in Minnesota 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Gaffigan, the music director of the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra and who conducted the New York Philharmonic’s free parks concerts this summer, is no stranger to the neighborhood. A Frenzied Run-Up in a House Full of Divas 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z In 1969, he became the first music director of the newly established Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, a position he held until 1978. Neville Marriner, who led renowned Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, dies at 92 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z In a way, the New York Philharmonic is also taking part through the participation of its music director, Alan Gilbert, who drew a flowing, clear-textured performance of this long from the orchestra and cast. Music Review: ‘Così Fan Tutte,’ at Peter Jay Sharp Theater 2012-11-16T23:12:47Z On Thursday, the Met said Mr. Slatkin, the music director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, had withdrawn from the production. Leonard Slatkin Withdraws From Met?s ?Traviata? 2010-04-01T22:30:00Z He will become music director of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra in 2022-23. Stutzmann to follow Spano as Atlanta Symphony music director 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z This opening night, saluting the start of Gerard Schwarz's 26th and last season as music director of the Seattle Symphony, was very much a family occasion. Review: A last opening night for Gerard Schwarz at the Seattle Symphony 2010-09-12T20:31:00Z As always, Mr. Schwarz, best known as the music director of the Seattle Symphony for 26 years and for two decades at the helm of the Mostly Mozart festival, proves a skilled and efficient conductor. Critic’s Notebook: TV Lets the All-Stars Play Together 2013-09-06T21:33:14Z He has been a music director before, he noted, and served as general director of the Saxon State Opera in Dresden, a major company. On Deck,The Met?s Pinch-Hitter 2011-04-21T13:39:32Z “Doing ‘Traviata’ as a music director is like going into a big symphony orchestra and doing Beethoven Five,” said Mr. Nézet-Séguin, who is also the music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra. ‘La Traviata’ Opens a New Era at the Metropolitan Opera 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z “Sexy and dangerous” — adjectives used to describe Rodrigo on the show — presumably aren’t in the job description for the New York Philharmonic’s next music director. The New York Philharmonic and the Search for a New Music Director 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z Alan Gilbert inaugurated the admirable series this season, his first as music director of the Philharmonic. Music Review: Contact! ? Philharmonic New-Music Series at Symphony Space 2010-04-18T22:58:00Z Opera's music director, is set to conduct with a cast that includes tenor Jay Hunter Morris as Captain Ahab. Placido Domingo teaming up with Woody Allen for L.A. Opera's new season 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z Andris Nelsons, the orchestra’s music director, is scheduled for frequent presences on the podium. Singing Will Return to Tanglewood This Summer 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z He resigned as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in early 2011 because of his condition. James Levine to Return to Conducting in 2013 2012-10-12T00:00:06Z Serge Koussevitzky, it seems, owed his appointment as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1924 to Thomson’s reviews. ‘Virgil Thomson: The State of Music & Other Writings’ Paints a Troubling Portrait 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z For all the recent clamor over Simon Rattle, who will become the London Symphony’s music director in 2017, theirs is a partnership that continues to thrive. Review: Yuja Wang and the London Symphony Get Jazzy 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z The keeper of this flame is the Philharmonic’s new Russian music director, Semyon Bychkov, one of the finest conductors working today. Review | Czech Philharmonic showcases musical birthright 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z Haley Bennett was working as an associate music director on “Diana,” a musical that was in previews, when Broadway shut down. The Virus Cost Performers Their Work, Then Their Health Coverage 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z The opening was meant to feature the Britten requiem with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra from England, which premiered it in 1962, and its chorus, under its music director, Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla. The Salzburg Festival Opens in Search of Elusive Peace 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z In September, the National Symphony will welcome its new music director, Gianandrea Noseda, an Italian conductor with a dynamic international profile and big plans for his new assignment. Perspective | From Bernstein to Bonds, fall season offers orchestral highlights 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z The Bavarian State Opera’s music director and the next chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic, Mr. Petrenko embraces the awkwardness, and blazes through it. Review: Opera Lovers, Make a Pilgrimage to Munich for ‘Tannhäuser’ 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z When the State Opera, where Mr. Petrenko is finishing an acclaimed period as music director, wanted a portrait of him, it went with a video installation that showed only his hands, conducting Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung.” The Berlin Philharmonic’s Anti-Anti-Maestro 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z Guest conductors are often viewed with extra scrutiny when an orchestra is searching for a music director, although it is risky to consider them all candidates. ArtsBeat: Boston Symphony Announces New Season 2013-04-23T04:01:57Z Her seven seasons as the music director of Ensemble Intercontemporain, a French group founded by Pierre Boulez, earned her a profile as a new music specialist. Malkki at helm of Finnish orchestra cracks glass ceiling 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Marin Alsop, the music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, said the ensemble would use its grant to find ways to connect with young professionals in Baltimore who do not attend concerts. $52 Million Push to Help Arts Institutions Find New Audiences 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z He had been a great music director of the Chicago Symphony at its summer festival in Ravinia, a great music director of the Boston Symphony, a great music director of the Munich Philharmonic. On the Met's James Levine, and the age-old debate of separating the art from the artist 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Alan Gilbert also has chosen the Ninth next month for one of his farewell concerts as music director of the New York Philharmonic. Beethoven, politics and a Ninth Symphony for all 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z That their reputation as one of the world's great ensembles is richly deserved was borne out by the second of their Edinburgh concerts with their music director Franz Welser-Möst. Cleveland Orchestra/Welser-M?st 2010-08-19T21:01:00Z Mr. Nézet-Séguin, who became the Met’s music director in 2018, succeeding James Levine, who led the company for four decades, said the company would remain committed to the classics even as it embraced innovation. Pandemic Woes Lead Met Opera to Tap Endowment and Embrace New Work 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z She made a spreadsheet of some 110 composers and explored their music with Andrew Davis, the company’s music director. Ren?e Fleming With the Met and Chicago?s Lyric Opera Company 2012-01-27T19:30:47Z Mr. Gaffigan’s evident rapport with the orchestra may well argue in his favor as the festival looks for a new music director. Critic?s Notebook: Another Season of Change for Spoleto 2011-06-03T22:42:46Z Thomas Dausgaard with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra: Dausgaard, the Seattle Symphony’s principal guest conductor, takes over as music director next season. Best bets for classical music in Seattle this fall 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z I got to sub for the music director. Gene Schiller, Music Director for Hawaii Public Radio 2012-06-24T01:23:03Z Phil, Lin is now seldom found north of San Diego, where he is music director of La Jolla's summer chamber music festival. Mark Swed hits the road for a weekend of SoCal orchestra listening 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z In his general championship of contemporary music, Alan Gilbert, the music director of the New York Philharmonic, has stepped up to the challenge once posed by one of his predecessors, the composer-conductor Pierre Boulez. Cultural Clicks: Caitlyn Jenner's Predecessors, Bryan Ferry's New Video 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Recently installed as music director of her hometown Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, she also led the New York Philharmonic for the first time last year. Your Guide to a Met Opera Milestone 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z Another comes from a group of settings of poems by Rilke, which will have their premiere at the San Francisco Symphony in January, as part of Thomas’s last season as the orchestra’s music director. Perspective | Michael Tilson Thomas was once the ‘bad boy of classical music.’ Now, at 74, he still conducts with childlike delight. 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z She found a place for the piece on a program with Dvorak’s “New World” Symphony, conducted by the orchestra’s new music director, Thomas Dausgaard. A Composer’s Final Work Contains ‘Visions’ of an American Master 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z And Chen served as music director for the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Review: A Chinese Concerto and a Romantic Classic Gaze Back 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z This was his first return to the podium since Alan Gilbert became the orchestra’s music director. Music Review: Kurt Masur as a Philharmonic Guest Conductor 2010-05-13T20:30:00Z He was previously principal conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in England and music director of the Berlin Comic Opera. Yakov Kreizberg, Orchestral Conductor, Dies at 51 2011-04-11T22:49:58Z Mr. Shilvock, who will become general director of the San Francisco Opera in August, said in a statement that choosing a new music director would be one of his chief tasks. Music Director of San Francisco Opera to Step Down 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z Leon Botstein, the president of Bard College and music director of the American Symphony Orchestra, will lead the ensemble in five performances, July 28 through Aug. 6. Chopin Is the Focus of Bard’s Summer Music Festival 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z Ojai has an unusual structure: Its artistic director picks a different music director to plan the programming for each festival. Ojai Feels the Aftershock of Los Angeles Philharmonic Upheaval 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Lewis, the chorus’s second music director in those 75 years, declared the season “requiem-free,” meaning that he was avoiding a lot of the standard symphonic-choral fare. After its leader’s death, the Cathedral Choral Society rallies 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Christoph Eschenbach’s tenure at the National Symphony Orchestra is drawing to a close, with his term as music director set to end at the close of next season. Eschenbach and NSO find coherence elusive in Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z But the orchestra and its music director are off to an exciting start. At Seattle Symphony, an exuberant jaunt to Rome and a Debussy salute 2012-09-21T14:47:03Z “So, 20 years later, this is the first production I do as music director of the Met,” Mr. Nézet-Séguin said. ‘La Traviata’ Opens a New Era at the Metropolitan Opera 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z On that occasion, he split the conducting tasks with his father, Kurt Masur, the former music director of the New York Philharmonic. ArtsBeat: Kurt Masur’s Son Named Assistant Conductor in Boston 2014-05-08T19:56:33Z At one point, there was a proposal to appoint an artistic director: a third figure who could help keep the peace between the music director and the general manager. Turin Opera’s Music Director Threatens to Leave 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z Then Ms. Zhang, a rising conductor with a dynamic podium presence, began polishing the all-Tchaikovsky program that she will play this weekend when she conducts her debut concerts as the orchestra’s 14th music director. New Jersey Symphony’s New Director on Defining Her Own Sound 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z The San Diego Symphony is also looking for a music director for 2017-2018. Eschenbach to leave NSO, Kennedy Center music directorship in 2017 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z Without interrupting his work in New York, he was the first music director of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, from 1971 to 1975. Julius Rudel, Longtime City Opera Impresario, Dies at 93 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z In March, however, they played under the banner of their former music director, Mstislav Rostropovich — showing their continuing allegiance to a great Russian musician. Perspective | The concert was about unity; the message was all Russian 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z My main commute is between Baltimore and São Paulo, as I am the music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, and the time zones almost line up. Orchestra conductor Marin Alsop: ‘I commute between the US and Brazil – the time zones almost line up’ 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z In 1979 he was named music director of Radio City Music Hall, a post he held for years. Donald Pippin, Conductor on Broadway and Beyond, Dies at 95 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Spencer Liff's choreography incorporates signing and movement into perfectly coordinated sequences that seem completely organic to the narrative, while music director Jared Stein exploits the show's young singers to spine-tingling effect. An emotionally charged 'Spring Awakening' by Deaf West Theatre 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z The Philharmonic’s music director, Alan Gilbert, is in the third season of a five-year contract, and its musicians and management are in tense negotiations over a new contract. Matthew VanBesien Named Philharmonic?s Executive Director 2012-01-04T15:59:42Z The biggest news in the conducting world this year has been Los Angeles Philharmonic assistant conductor Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla's appointment as music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony. Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla takes the lead in an inspired women's night with the L.A. Phil 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Earlier this month, Levine stepped down as Boston Symphony Orchestra's music director due to his health problems. Levine cuts back on productions at NY Met Opera 2011-03-22T12:02:07Z A few weeks earlier, there’s a chance to hear Mr. Gilbert’s replacement as music director, Jaap van Zweden, who takes the Dallas Symphony to the hillside for works by Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev and Stravinsky, among others. 10 Spring and Summer Classical Festivals 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z The evening, led by music director Marin Alsop and devoted to Beethoven and Mahler, never quite shook off that sense of disappointment but nonetheless offered some compensations. A reshuffled Baltimore Symphony Orchestra can’t quite fill the void after headliner’s exit As the music director of the Washington Chorus, Mr. Wachner conducted a nearly identical program of Ms. Ruehr’s works at the Kennedy Center in April. Music Review: New Territory, With Hues of Nature 2011-05-20T23:04:06Z In New York, meanwhile, an uproar greeted the news that Wilhelm Furtwängler had been tapped to succeed Toscanini as music director. Battle of the Bands: At 175, New York and Vienna Face Off 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z “It’s sometimes strange that it all does work,” said James Judd, the society’s music director, who helped Ms. Armitage choose the compositions and will conduct them on Saturday. Spare Times for Children for Nov. 21-27 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z If the deal is ratified, it will remove the threat of a work stoppage as the company prepares for its first season with the conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin as its music director. The Met Opera and Two Unions Reach a Deal, Very Quietly 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z He will soon be in a spotlight of a different sort as the new music director of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields in London, with which he first played in 1986. Sam Haywood and Joshua Bell at Carnegie Hall - Review 2011-11-16T22:38:31Z Oregon Symphony music director Carlos Kalmar will marshal, for five performances, the many talents and forces — including the Seattle Symphony Chorale and guest soloists — involved in performing Beethoven’s exhilarating last completed symphony. Seattle Symphony’s year-end plans: traditional and the new 2013-12-27T01:00:06Z Since his successor has not yet been named, he will be continuing as a kind of shadow music director next season, and possibly longer. For Riccardo Muti, a Grand Sort-of-Finale in Chicago 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z The Los Angeles Philharmonic music director will lead two performances of "La Bohème" next year. Los Angeles Opera's 30th season to begin with 'Gianni Schicchi' 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z As orchestras are finding new life and sold-out audiences with live-to-picture film concerts, they have an intensely passionate music director with cinema in his blood. While you're 'Singin' in the Rain' at the Hollywood Bowl, he's keeping the musicians in sync 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z A year later, the orchestra upgraded his title to music adviser and principal guest conductor, and in 1988, he became its music director. Lorin Maazel, an Intense and Enigmatic Conductor, Dies at 84 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z Alan Gilbert was on the podium, nearing the end of his first season as the orchestra’s music director and eager to show Philharmonic audiences the friendlier face of contemporary music. Philharmonic to Present H. K. Gruber?s ?Frankenstein!!? 2011-12-04T04:23:05Z She oversaw major festivals of Latin American music with the American Composers Orchestra, served as music director of the Broadway production of “The Wiz,” and testified at city hearings about the integration of pit orchestras. A Composer Puts Her Life in Music, Beyond Labels 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z The news again raised the question of whether the increasingly frail Mr. Levine, 68, can continue as music director. James Levine Withdraws From Met?s Fall Season 2011-09-07T04:32:44Z Another major task will be to decide the future of Alan Gilbert, the Philharmonic’s music director, who is in the third season of a five-season contract. New York Philharmonic Finds Filling Top Job Is Tough 2011-11-20T22:47:47Z “George” is the late George Shangrow, a revered figure in the Seattle music community and the longtime conductor and music director of OSSCS. OSSCS heads toward bittersweet future 2012-12-06T21:18:27Z How does your job as music director work with other premieres? Setting the Tempo With One Eye on the Stage 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z One stop was at the New York Philharmonic, which was negotiating with several conductors to succeed Mr. Masur as music director. Lorin Maazel, an Intense and Enigmatic Conductor, Dies at 84 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z Bach and his contemporaries, played by music director J. Reilly Lewis and assistant Todd Fickley, the latter was more assured in execution and more varied in registration. Marking Johann Sebastian’s birthday with a tribute to the Bach family 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z At the Gewandhaus, where Nelsons is the music director, she is the featured composer through next season. At 90, a Composer Is Still Sending Out Blasts 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z But as music director of the Hallé, Elder now seems determined to conduct the complete tetralogy, at least in concert. Wagner: G?tterd?mmerung 2010-05-20T21:05:00Z Mass departures from orchestras are sometimes signals that a music director is cleaning house. National Symphony Orchestra says farewell to 7 members and their 251 years of service Gustavo Dudamel's two-week stint at the Hollywood Bowl, which ends with a Mozart program on July 30, will be the culmination of his sixth season as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. For Gustavo Dudamel, El Sistema remains a source of joy and hope 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z They engaged in two days of workshopping their songs in their hometowns, under the supervision of their music director mentors and with the accompaniment of local musicians. Government support for a song? How seven teens won their own piece of the American Dream. 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Those brasses now blend into a deeply cultured overall sonority, plush and nuanced, not unlike the one Mr. Muti left behind at the Philadelphia Orchestra when he stepped down as music director there in 1992. Chicago Orchestra at Carnegie Hall and Beyond 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z And conducting has been important to Mr. Greilsammer since he became the music director of the Geneva Chamber Orchestra in 2009. David Greilsammer and H J Lim, Pianists Stepping Out 2012-08-26T02:43:13Z As he enters his final season as music director, he leads the Philharmonic in two programs in Central Park to start this summer’s tour. Classical Music Listings for June 10-16 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z He’s back: After six weeks of guest conductors — including some prominent contenders to succeed him as music director when he leaves in two years — Jaap van Zweden returned to the New York Philharmonic on Thursday. Review: The Philharmonic’s Conductor Returns to His Perch 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z Shown here is Scott Teske, music director of the Seattle Rock Orchestra. Seattle Rock Orchestra plays Radiohead 2011-02-17T21:31:16Z Märkl's appearance is one of many as the symphony continues its search for a new music director. SSO plans a romantic weekend with conductor Jun M?rkl, German classics 2010-05-05T22:17:00Z While honing his skills as music director in Birmingham, Mr. Nelsons has developed an even more prominent sideline as a guest conductor at the highest level. Andris Nelsons Gets Ready to Lead the Boston Symphony 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z In his first season as music director of the , Alan Gilbert is pursuing a more experimental, potentially more exciting, agenda. Music: New York Philharmonic Stages Ligeti?s ?Grand Macabre? 2010-05-21T19:40:00Z James Levine, the Met’s music director, will conduct a new production of Berg’s “Lulu,” which he described in an interview was “an inspired work, from beginning to end.” Metropolitan Opera Unveils a Season of Big Stars and 6 New Productions 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z But the time has come for Mr. Levine to make his next contribution to the company he loves and step aside as music director. For James Levine, The Twilight Of a Conductor 2011-05-20T20:25:13Z She shared it with her husband, who happened to be the music director of a small opera company in the Seattle area. He Quit Singing Because of Body Shaming. Now He’s Making a Comeback. 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla’s appointment as music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in England made the front page of the London Times. Can 2016 really be called the year of the woman? Look to the arts world, and the answer is yes 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z Stiff cultural competition did not prevent Simon Rattle, whose tenure at the helm of the Berlin Philharmonic is nearing its end, from signing on as the next music director of the London Symphony Orchestra. The New York Philharmonic and the Search for a New Music Director 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z She may not quite be ready for a world tour, but with the Symphony and its music director, Andris Nelsons, in support, she captured more of the composer’s characteristic elegance than an amateur might. Boston’s Mayor Trades City Hall for Symphony Hall 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z Patrick Summers, the artistic and music director of the Houston Grand Opera, conducted some of her earliest successes in Mozart and Handel. A Soprano Survived a Vocal Crisis. The Met Found Its Brünnhilde. 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z Julian Wachner, the chorus’s previous music director, set out to change that perception. Review | Christopher Bell strikes soundly in his first D.C. outing 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z In the late ’80s Newman became music director of the Sundance Institute, and he conducted film music including his own new score for the silent classic “Sunrise.” While you're 'Singin' in the Rain' at the Hollywood Bowl, he's keeping the musicians in sync 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z On Nov. 3 and 4, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, who was recently appointed the next music director of the Metropolitan Opera, will lead concerts of music by Bartók, Mendelssohn and Beethoven. Opera, Ballet and More Treats for Fall: Global Arts Guide 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z He composed some 10 pieces of incidental music for this unsuccessful play, and in this Seattle Symphony concert, music director Ludovic Morlot conducted six of them. Rare Schubert gems sparkle in hands of Seattle Symphony 2012-03-23T16:53:04Z Ideally, being the music director of a major symphony orchestra involves more than planning seasons and conducting concerts: it offers a chance to be a cultural leader and educator. Critic?s Notebook: Alan Gilbert and New York Philharmonic?s 2012-13 Season 2012-03-04T23:06:44Z The first and most obvious culprit is the music director. The National Symphony Orchestra’s forte for falling flat 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z More companies are hiring more musicians to make the scores sound good, and music director Jake Null’s 11 instrumentalists are fairly reliable at delivering this show’s vaudeville colors, including the jaunty banjo and laughing horns. Review | ‘Chicago’ finds legroom at Keegan Theatre 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z “I think this is going to be about much more than a music director deciding, ‘What are my 11 weeks of concert programs going to be,’” Mr. Morris said. San Francisco Symphony Lands a Disrupter: Esa-Pekka Salonen 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z Raphael Fusco, the music director, led an effective arrangement of the score for piano, which he played with a light touch and sensitivity, and five strings. Review: ‘¡Figaro! (90210),’ a California Love Triangle 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z He will be replaced in Philadelphia by Michael Tilson Thomas, the music director of the San Francisco Symphony. James Levine Cancels Philadelphia Concerts 1455-11-16T05:00:00Z The orchestra lacks a music director at the moment, but Michael Christie, who conducted here, offered a well-prepared and meticulously executed performance. Music Review: Spring for Music, a Festival of Orchestras, Plays Carnegie Hall 2014-05-09T22:21:55Z Alsop’s regular association with it goes back several seasons and she now serves as its music director. Boisterous, novel effects on Prokofiev by Baltimore Symphony programmer 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z "I became involved with every stage of the music," he said, "right from the conception to sitting with the lyricist and music director to the recording of the song." Shammi Kapoor obituary 2011-08-15T14:28:46Z Alan Gilbert, the music director, vanquished any “Nutcracker” fatigue with a delightfully vivid rendition. Music Review: A Chopin Competition Winner Collects Her Reward 2011-01-05T23:15:23Z The question on many critics lips is how much of Gilbert’s progressive spirit will incoming music director Jaap van Zweden be able to, or even care to, sustain? In Costa Mesa, the New York Philharmonic runs through the routine 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z The Teatro Regio appears to be dealing with the current austerity better than most Italian opera houses, perhaps because it is the only one with an Italian conductor of international stature as music director. In Italy, Even Verdi Has His Say 2011-03-22T13:00:07Z The will present the “Missa” this week for only the third time since 1978. , the orchestra’s music director, chose the work for the final program of his first season in the job. Philharmonic to Perform Beethoven?s ?Missa Solemnis? 2010-06-18T14:41:00Z In addition to extending Mr. Dudamel’s contract another three seasons, the Los Angeles Philharmonic announced that it would add “artistic director” to his title of music director. Dudamel Extends Contract With Los Angeles Philharmonic 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Joshua Gersen, music director of the ensemble, led a confident performance of Mr. Glover’s appealing work, scored for ensemble and solo baritone. Music Review: New York Youth Symphony at Carnegie Hall 2013-05-28T21:07:40Z Hovering over the performance, however, was the Boston Symphony’s missing music director, James Levine, who continues to recuperate from back surgery and has withdrawn from all his Tanglewood commitments this summer. Music Review: Michael Tilson Thomas Opens Tanglewood 2010-07-11T22:38:00Z Their appearances — and those of other Philharmonic guest conductors this season — are being closely watched since the announcement in September that Jaap van Zweden would be stepping down as music director in 2024. Review: Another Week, Another Philharmonic Podium Candidate 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z "If the nation forgets its roots then it will be in trouble in the future," the Neapolitan maestro who is music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra said in an interview with Reuters. Riccardo Muti - back on the podium with a warning 2011-03-16T20:01:54Z He was the music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 2004 until 2011, when he resigned because of his health problems. James Levine Cancels Philadelphia Concerts 1455-11-16T05:00:00Z It will mark the first time that the conductor, who is the music director the the L.A. Placido Domingo teaming up with Woody Allen for L.A. Opera's new season 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z “It’s always bothered me that we wear the same clothes we wore 100 years ago,” said Marin Alsop, the music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Orchestras Get in Tune With Modern Black-Tie 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z The arrival of a music director is always momentous for an orchestra. Andris Nelsons Begins Tenure Leading Boston Symphony 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z Berry also served as music director for vocalist Peggy Lee at the fair. Beloved Seattle jazz pianist Overton Berry dies at 84 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z That passion was clearly present in the fine performance by the Seattle Symphony on Thursday night under music director Ludovic Morlot. At SSO, remarkable Wagner, majestic Saint-Saëns 2013-06-28T19:54:33Z But I did on Thursday — and hopefully will more often in the future, whether Rouvali returns next as the orchestra’s music director or, at the very least, as a welcome guest. Review: A Guest Conductor Reveals the Philharmonic’s Potential 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z James Conlon, who has been the opera’s music director since 2006, after being recruited for the job by Domingo, said that the opera was “working very hard to regain that audience.” The Los Angeles Opera, Post-Plácido Domingo 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Nézet-Séguin, the Met’s music director, was running through the first act of Wagner’s “Lohengrin,” which opens in a new staging on Sunday. A New ‘Lohengrin,’ Threatened by War in Ukraine, Comes to the Met 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Earlier this week the Met said James Levine, the orchestra’s music director, would not take part in the tour because he was to take time off to recuperate from continuing back problems. ArtsBeat: Met Opera Singers Pull Out of Japan Tour 2011-05-12T22:11:56Z This year’s first parks concerts will be held June 17 on Central Park’s Great Lawn with Alan Gilbert, the Philharmonic’s music director, conducting the orchestra in an all-American program featuring the violinist Joshua Bell. New York Philharmonic Names Opening Acts for Parks Concerts 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z A barrage of health problems have forced Mr. Levine to scale back his conducting and give up the music director’s job at the Boston Symphony after this summer. On Deck,The Met?s Pinch-Hitter 2011-04-21T13:39:32Z Jeffrey Kahane, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s music director for 20 years, now the ensemble’s conductor laureate, was back — if only for a weekend. For Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the welcome return of some familiar faces 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z While the music director plays the biggest role in shaping a vision for the orchestra, it's the concertmaster's duty to help keep that vision on track. Meet Seattle Symphony's new concertmaster 2012-06-18T05:15:12Z The Philadelphia Orchestra is struggling with financial challenges and searching for a music director. Music Review: Philadelphia Orchestra Plays Carnegie Hall 2010-04-14T21:59:00Z His San Diego Symphony debut next month presumably puts him in the running for the orchestra's music director search, in competition with the L.A. Cristian Macelaru gets a big sound from the L.A. Phil as it plays Rachmaninoff 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z Notwithstanding success in Wagner and Strauss, the credentials of a Munich general music director would be incomplete without Mozart expertise. Opera Review: No Beauty Goes Unexplored in ‘La Clemenza di Tito’ 2014-02-17T16:05:54Z In addition to serving as music director of La Scala for two decades, Abbado led the Vienna State Opera, the Berlin Philharmonic and made guest appearances throughout the world. Conductor Claudio Abbado, 'champion of music', dies aged 80 2014-01-20T16:36:52Z Few programmers mine hidden corners of the orchestral repertory as avidly and shrewdly as Leon Botstein, the orchestra’s music director and conductor. Music Review | American Symphony Orchestra: Loosening the Reins on Composers After Stalin 2010-03-01T05:50:00Z Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Philadelphia ensemble’s music director, called the concert, which sandwiches those two pieces between classics by Ravel, an example of varying artistic perspectives. Clara Schumann and Florence Price Get Their Due at Carnegie Hall 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z For his first outing as the music director of the English National Opera in 2007 Mr. Gardner led a gripping account of Britten’s “Death in Venice” in a new production starring Ian Bostridge. Music Review: Britten’s ‘Billy Budd’ at the English National Opera 2012-06-25T22:16:47Z As part of the extension, he was given the title of artistic director to go with that of music director. Gustavo Dudamel and L.A. Philharmonic agree to contract extension 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z When I started being a music director someone said it was two jobs. Portrait of the artist: Edward Gardner, conductor 2012-06-12T18:00:01Z Ludovic Morlot, now in his fourth year as the orchestra’s music director, kicks things off at the Opening Night Concert & Gala, Sept. Yuja Wang, Yo-Yo Ma to appear in SSO’s 2014-15 season 2014-01-22T23:55:38Z As Stasevska’s profile rises, she has been mentioned as a contender for a music director position in the United States. A Conductor on a Mission to Help Ukraine 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z The San Francisco Symphony’s season opened with a premiere in tribute to its outgoing music director, Michael Tilson Thomas. When Coronavirus Cancels Concerts, Critics Put on Headphones 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z When Eschenbach led his inaugural concert as the music director of the NSO, hardly a media outlet outside of Washington took notice. Chasing a leader: The great music director search 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z The San Francisco Opera announced Wednesday that its music director, Nicola Luisotti, would step down when his contract is up at the end of next season. Music Director of San Francisco Opera to Step Down 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z That means a good dose of French music, particularly from the start of the 20th century, performed by an array of resident ensembles, under the watchful eye of music director Robert Spano. 15 Classical Music Festivals to See This Summer 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z The performance was the first chance for New York audiences to hear this impressive orchestra under its exciting new music director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, now in his second season. Music Review | Yannick N?zet-S?guin: Youthful Intensity, Onstage and in the Program 2010-02-19T04:51:00Z In December, he was appointed music director of the Rome Opera. Two Star Conductors Faced #MeToo Allegations. Now They’re Back. 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z He is the chief conductor of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and was, until February, the general music director of the Saxon State Opera and its orchestra, the Dresden Staatskapelle. Fabio Luisi Is to Be Met Opera?s Principal Guest Conductor 2010-04-27T21:07:00Z His writing for a 23-piece instrumental ensemble, gorgeously colored and pulsating with ritualistic percussion, suits the milieu and the vocal complement; Corrado Rovaris, the company’s music director, elicited a fine account from his players. Music Review: In Philadelphia, an Operatic Portrait of a Stepmother for the Ages 2011-06-05T22:02:22Z Heyward, in his first concert with the orchestra since being named its next music director, displayed a natural rapport with the audience, an appealing podium manner and a crisp way with downbeats. Mostly Mozart’s Repertoire Broadens With Its Audience 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z “Everything is on the table,” said Mr. Gilbert, the Philharmonic’s music director. Lincoln Center and Philharmonic Extend Contract 2010-04-19T19:04:00Z Mr. Rattle, who has been the orchestra’s chief conductor since 2002, will step down in 2018, shortly after he takes up his new post as the music director of the London Symphony Orchestra. Simon Rattle: The Maestro With the Busy Baton 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z The LSO toned down their usual brashness to produce playing of far more warmth and generosity for their former music director. LSO/Davis 2010-05-09T22:00:00Z He held the position for 13 years, until he resigned amid a rift between BSO music director Seiji Ozawa and a number of the center’s administrators. Leon Fleisher, sublime pianist undaunted by mysterious hand malady, dies at 92 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z Andrew Howell, the group’s music director, said the chorus was looking to create a “nonsectarian prayer of hope and peace” that would maintain the spirit of Tchaikovsky’s music, but also reflect opposition to war. Amid Ukraine War, Orchestras Rethink ‘1812 Overture,’ a July 4 Rite 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z Bernstein, who was named music director of the New York Philharmonic in 1957, also had a deep love of theater and Broadway. Seattle Symphony to perform ‘Wonderful Town’ in honor of Leonard Bernstein’s centennial 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z Written and directed by Derek Goldman, based on the novella by Jerome K. Jerome; sound design, Thomas Sowers; music director, Joshua Morgan. Synetic Theater’s ‘Three Men in a Boat’ works hard for its comedy For his part, Andrew Litton, City Ballet’s music director, thrilled to be taking up the Copland scores. Justin Peck’s New Americana, Set to Copland’s Old 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Welser-Möst also holds the post of music director of the Cleveland Orchestra. Franz Welser-Most abruptly resigns from Vienna State Opera 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z The Bowl’s rituals are shared and ingrained: Gustavo Dudamel, the music director of the Philharmonic, walking onto the stage and using his arms to gesture the crowd to rise for “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The Hollywood Bowl Is Now on Plan C: Filling All 18,000 Seats 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z “We should not only keep the tradition alive, but establish a new tradition,” he said in a phone interview from Switzerland, where he is general music director of the Zurich Opera. Fabio Luisi Will Follow Jaap van Zweden as Conductor in Dallas 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z If Gustavo Dudamel, the 42-year-old superstar maestro who on Tuesday was announced as the next music director of the New York Philharmonic, is known for anything, it’s the sheer energy of his performances. Gustavo Dudamel: An Introduction in 10 Recordings 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z She will conduct the New Jersey Symphony in seven subscription classical programs in her first season as music director. Xian Zhang Is New Jersey Symphony’s New Music Director 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z And stretching back to his performances of the Requiem as the Chicago Symphony’s music director designate in 2009, Verdi has provided a series of exclamation points on his tenure here. Review: Before Riccardo Muti Leaves Chicago, a Verdi Farewell 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z Mercurio, the festival’s music director, picked Johnson to serve as concertmaster of the orchestra’s grand finale concert, a performance of Berlioz. After 35 years, a stolen Stradivarius finds its way home 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z The versatile Batiste, music director on Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show,” also won Sunday for his song “Cry,” the video for “Freedom” and his work with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross on the soundtrack for “Soul.” Batiste, joyful performances highlight Grammy Awards 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Yu, a Shanghai native, is music director of the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra and artistic director of the China Philharmonic and of the Beijing Music Festival. New York Philharmonic and Shanghai Symphony Become Partners 2012-11-14T03:00:00Z Mr. Eskin remained in New York until 1961, when George Szell, the music director of the Cleveland Orchestra, invited him to become its principal cellist. Jules Eskin, Cellist With Boston Symphony Orchestra, Dies at 85 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z She began her professional career with the Gothenburg Symphony; a decade later it was this Swedish orchestra that made an unproven Dudamel its music director. Susanna Mälkki brings more news to the Los Angeles Philharmonic 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z Officials in Toulouse, where Mr. Sokhiev has served as music director of the orchestra since 2008, said they were saddened by his decision. Pressed About Putin, Russian Conductor Quits Bolshoi and French Posts 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z It’s probably safe to say that Herbert Blomstedt will not be the New York Philharmonic’s next music director. Review: At the Philharmonic, a Conductor Is the Star 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z The program is part of the late-season venture Gilbert’s Playlist, a series in which Alan Gilbert, the Philharmonic’s music director, is presenting works that are especially meaningful to him. Music Review: Philharmonic and Gerald Finley in ‘Il Prigioniero’ 2013-06-07T20:26:14Z When asked if Mr. Luisi was equipped for the position of Met music director, Mr. Gelb said, “Yes,” and then held a long pause. Fabio Luisi Is to Be Met Opera?s Principal Guest Conductor 2010-04-27T21:07:00Z Borda declined to comment on the music director search, except to say that the upcoming season was “obviously an opportunity to see some returning talent and some wonderful new talent as well.” The Philharmonic Plans Its Return to Geffen Hall, With Fanfare 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z Fifteen years ago, as music director of the Santa Rosa Symphony, Kahane spearheaded two collaborative projects with a local high school. Jeffrey Kahane to end 20-year run as LACO conductor with his most ambitious project: a festival devoted to tolerance 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Duke and Miller worked on the Miles Davis album "Tutu," and each served as music director for Sanborn's legendary TV show, "Night Music." David Sanborn, Marcus Miller, George Duke team up 2011-08-11T21:03:04Z This was Mr. van Zweden’s first performance in New York as the Dallas Symphony’s music director. Music Review: Strife of ?64, in Somber Tones 2011-05-12T22:00:06Z Dudamel is familiar with the complexities of leading an orchestra, singers and a choir; he is also the music director for the Paris Opera. Singing, and Signing, Beethoven’s ‘Fidelio’ in Los Angeles 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z Van Zweden’s six-year tenure will be the shortest of any Philharmonic music director since Pierre Boulez, the French composer and conductor who led the orchestra for six seasons in the 1970s. Jaap van Zweden to Step Down as New York Philharmonic’s Maestro 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z The sadly ailing and absent Mr. Levine is still officially the company’s music director. New Operas at the Met Prove to Be Rare Breed 2012-09-09T04:55:01Z The series provides further proof of the festival’s lively growth and diversification under the watch of Jane Moss, Lincoln Center’s artistic director, and Louis Langrée, the festival’s music director. Music Review: International Contempory Ensemble at Rose Theater 2012-08-06T22:19:56Z On Sunday, his Carnegie Hall performance was with the NSO — after not quite two seasons as music director, a chance to show New York what he was up to. Review | Noseda and the NSO rise to ‘Unexpected’ challenge at Carnegie Hall 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z Andris Nelsons, the 35-year-old Latvian conductor who this month became the venerable orchestra’s music director, and who doesn’t even drive a car, had come upon a new toy. Andris Nelsons Gets Ready to Lead the Boston Symphony 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z For the occasion, the company decided on nothing less than a world premiere conducted by Daniel Barenboim, who remains the Staatsoper’s music director. Review: The New Opera 'Metanoia' Goes On, but Without Its Provocateur 2010-10-12T13:30:00Z Still, I hold Mr. Gilbert to the high standard he set with his first concert as the orchestra’s music director in 2009. New York Philharmonic Begins Season at the Movies 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z James Conlon, the company's music director, was overseeing the sung passages. L.A. Opera goes for the epic with 'The Ghosts of Versailles' 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z Next season, his second as music director, he leads just three works by living composers, of just four that are a part of the season. Critic’s Notebook: Andris Nelson Is Latest of Orchestras’ Young Leaders 2013-05-19T21:50:33Z And that is where “Dear World” will return to the stage on Wednesday, as the first production to be conducted by the series’ music director, Mary-Mitchell Campbell. A Conductor Arrives at Encores! With a Jerry Herman Rarity 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Including Mr. Salonen was serendipitous, since it was announced last fall that he would be the next music director of the San Francisco Symphony. Review: A ‘Dreamers’ Oratorio Tries to Transcend the Trump Moment 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z It will be conducted by David Robertson, music director of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Metropolitan Opera cancels 'Klinghoffer' cinema broadcasts 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z If a music director is not fit, prepared and on the job, the project is compromised, and the hole in the director’s legacy can never be filled. Critic?s Notebook: A Maestro?s Unfinished Legacy 2011-03-03T23:23:55Z For the second program, on Thursday, Andris Nelsons, the orchestra’s music director, led a concert performance of Act II of “Tristan und Isolde.” Review: Jonas Kaufmann Takes a Big Step Toward ‘Tristan’ 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z It had not been a centerpiece of his previous job, as music director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, which made him the best-paid conductor in America, paying him a record $5.1 million in 2013. The 10 Biggest Upheavals of Lincoln Center’s Tumultuous Year 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z Mr. Langrée, of course, is also the music director of the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, which plays each summer in Geffen Hall. As Geffen Hall’s Renovation Stumbles, Cincinnati Shows the Way 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Anna Edwards, music director at the Saratoga Orchestra on Whidbey Island, earned a doctorate in conducting at the University of Washington and wrote her dissertation on “Gender and the Symphonic Conductor.” Why are there so few women at the top in classical music? What’s being done about it in Seattle and elsewhere? 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z Though his title is principal conductor, Mr. Luisi has essentially been functioning as music director all season. Peter Gelb?s Tenure at Metropolitan Opera 2011-11-25T15:13:27Z Opera music director James Conlon said, “born with the great voice where strength predates technique. It’s a round, large voice.” The accidental opera star: 'A lot of the purists, they don’t believe my story' 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z Between choreographer Cassie Crump’s specificity, music director Stephan Terry’s sizzling arrangement and the ensemble’s abandon, resistance is all but impossible. A rollicking remembrance of Hollywood's place in pop history 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z In crucial ways, the charismatic conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, now in his fourth season as music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra, is excelling in the job. Review: Philadelphia Orchestra Plays Music From Vienna 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z As in prior years, musical selections reflect the passions of the music director. Jeremy Denk, in words and music 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z Alan Gilbert, the Philharmonic’s music director, has been preparing for the performances on Friday and Saturday by studying the film and soundtrack, which his parents played on as members of the orchestra. The Philharmonic Accompanies ‘Manhattan,’ Just as It Did in 1979 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Charles Simonyi, another prominent donor, said that he was worried the orchestra would be without a music director during a vulnerable time, but that he believed it could weather the crisis. Seattle Maestro Resigns by Email and Says He Felt ‘Not Safe’ 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z The 1996 composition “LA Variations,” by the former Los Angeles Philharmonic music director Esa-Pekka Salonen, was designed as a showcase for this orchestra, and it continues to sound marvelous in its hands. Review: A Sublime New Direction for Andrew Norman in Los Angeles 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z An orchestra of 15 made a big impression in a small Arlington space, and Schaeffer thinks it was a decade before the troupe used a music director other than Jon K., as Kalbfleisch is known. Jon Kalbfleisch tunes up ‘A Little Night Music’ 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z Mark Wigglesworth, the music director, who had only been in the job for six months, immediately resigned, saying “the company is evolving into something I do not recognize.” A Newcomer to Opera Tries to Tame a Tempest 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z During his tenure as the orchestra’s music director, Mr. Ozawa called Mr. Firth “the single greatest percussionist anywhere in the world.” Vic Firth, Who Gave Drummers Their Sticks, Dies at 85 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z You could be forgiven, recently, for not remembering that Jaap van Zweden is the music director of the New York Philharmonic. Review: The Philharmonic’s ‘Passion’ Is a Surprising Achievement 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z When Mr. Levine stepped down as music director in 2016, the suit claims, that the Met released a public statement in Mr. Levine’s name that he had not wanted to issue. James Levine, Fired Over Abuse Allegations, Sues the Met Opera 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z In Chicago, Rutter tactfully oversaw the departure of another well-known European pianist turned music director who wasn’t always connecting with audiences: Daniel Barenboim. Eschenbach to leave NSO, Kennedy Center music directorship in 2017 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z The announcement that Los Angeles Philharmonic music director Gustavo Dudamel will conduct members of Youth Orchestra Los Angeles in the Super Bowl halftime show is big news for the world of classical music. Gustavo Dudamel and Youth Orchestra L.A.'s Super Bowl halftime show will be a win for the arts 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z "American Idol" music director Rickey Minor is headed for "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." Rickey Minor replacing Eubanks on 'Tonight Show' 2010-04-14T01:27:00Z In recent years, there has been only one Black music director in the top tier of American orchestras, and just a handful of leaders have been Latino or of Asian descent. Baltimore Symphony’s New Conductor Breaks a Racial Barrier 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Grant Gershon, music director of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, is another close Adams colleague. A different way to experience John Adams' music: Sitting onstage, next to the musicians 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z That will go further than my tenure as music director, but it’s something that will keep me close to the house. After 24 Years, a Conductor Returns to the Met Opera 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z How do you see your role as music director as you work with Mr. Gelb, who holds artistic powers as well as administrative ones at the Met? Yannick Nézet-Séguin Will Shake Things Up at the Met Opera 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director Riccardo Muti took the rare step to address the audience before a performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at Orchestra Hall on Thursday night. Munich may fire Russian conductor Gergiev over Ukraine 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z The orchestra has never had a female music director. In a ‘Sea Change,’ Women of the Philharmonic Now Outnumber the Men 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Calls for a new pipe organ for the Philharmonic date to the days when Kurt Masur was its music director in the 1990s and Ms. Borda was serving her first stint there, as executive director. Pipe Dreams: Will an Organ Roar in the New Geffen Hall? 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z There is also a clash over who had ultimate authority to let the musicians go: Mr. Zinman, as music director, or Mr. Fletcher, as chief executive. Sweet Sounds of Truce at Aspen Music Festival 2010-08-11T18:43:00Z In the early 1990s, Segerstrom’s acoustician, the late Russell Johnson, worked on a new hall in Birmingham, England, for Rattle when he was music director of the city’s orchestra. Is Berlin the world's best orchestra? Answer is irrelevant in two concerts of ferocity and finesse 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z Or, notice who’s the music director of your local orchestra, and see what you think of his or her approach. Perspective | A beginner’s guide to enjoying classic music. No snobs allowed 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z “We must work together with music director Robert Spano and our musicians to get more people in Symphony Hall and more donors willing to support our extraordinary orchestra.” Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Agrees to a New Labor Deal 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z Iyer is the first jazz musician to be the festival’s music director. Vijay Iyer jazzes up the Ojai Music Festival 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Mehta, its music director, is a revered figure in Israel. Gustavo Dudamel and Valery Gergiev Face National Issues 2014-04-03T12:00:01Z In his acceptance speech, Mr. Andriessen promised to write a “beautiful piece” for Mr. van Zweden’s first season as music director. New York Philharmonic’s Next Leader Gives a Taste of Things to Come 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z The organization said Levine, Met music director for 40 years until his retirement in 2016, would not be involved in any Met activities, including conducting scheduled performances this season. New York Met opera suspends conductor on sexual misconduct allegations 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z The vocalist Charenee Wade will sing the signature works of Holiday, whose centennial is this year, and the pianist Aaron Diehl will function as music director. Spare Times for Children for Feb. 6-12 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z It was not immediately clear if Ms. Opolais’s withdrawal would have ramifications in the orchestra pit: “Tosca” is scheduled to be conducted by her husband, Andris Nelsons, the music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Adding a Note of Turmoil, the Met Opera Loses Its Tosca 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z She joined the Harvard faculty and was asked to become one of eight collaborative partners of the San Francisco Symphony under its music director, Esa-Pekka Salonen. Claire Chase Is Changing How People Think of the Flute 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z When she thought a joke in “Not Funny” wasn’t landing as well as it might, she asked that the piano part, performed by her music director, Joseph Thalken, be rerecorded. With Her Final Album, Rebecca Luker Bids a Fond Farewell 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z The extension means that Dudamel, who's also music director of the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra in his home country of Venezuela, will lead the Phil for at least 13 seasons. Gustavo Dudamel's contract with LA Phil extended 3 years to 2022 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z This year marks Tilson Thomas' 20th anniversary as its music director. L.A. Phil gets theatrical with Beethoven's Missa Solemnis 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Met’s music director, brought engagement and energy to the podium, drawing out the colors and character of the music, the nuances and brassy brilliance. Review: ‘Fire’ Brings a Black Composer to the Met, Finally 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z On Wednesday the orchestra opens Carnegie Hall’s season with Ms. Mutter, playing Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1, with its music director, Simon Rattle, conducting. The Berlin Philharmonic Comes to New York 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z This was his last concert as music director of Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Jeffrey Kahane leaves L.A. Chamber Orchestra as master musician and mensch 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z These changes are a sign of something more profound: this is an orchestra and music director on a frontier. Gustavo Dudamel and London: a special relationship 2012-06-19T16:43:02Z Let’s hope that such visits continue; there is no need for the music director to reserve the juiciest works to himself, and there is no reason to think that the collegial Nézet-Séguin will do so. The Met Chooses Yannick Nézet-Séguin 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z "It's been fun to watch his progress. I knew him from the time he was 6 or 7 years old," says Alan Gilbert, the New York Philharmonic music director who hired Weilerstein. Joshua Weilerstein, a recent Dudamel fellow, is back in L.A. as maestro 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z Andrew Davis, the Lyric’s music director, led an assured and colorful performance. Review: ‘Bel Canto’ Opera Arrives at an Unsettling Time 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z For a year, the East Coast music press tried to press the New York Philharmonic into hiring Esa-Pekka Salonen as its next music director. A hero's welcome for Esa-Pekka Salonen at Disney Hall 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z Last year, when the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s tour to Carnegie Hall was put in jeopardy because of financial difficulties, its music director, Robert Spano, helped pay the way with a personal donation. At Baltimore Symphony, a Cello and a Violin Make More Than Music 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z Patrick Summers, Houston Grand Opera’s artistic and music director, conducts. ‘The Snowy Day,’ a Children’s Classic, Becomes an Opera 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z He will start his tenure at the same time as Gianandrea Noseda, who will officially be welcomed as the NSO’s music director at a free concert on the Mall on July 29. NSO announces new executive director 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z The noted British conductor Richard Farnes, who was music director of Opera North in England for 12 years, led this “Falstaff” in his Met debut, with mixed results. Review: Ambrogio Maestri Returns for Another Round as ‘Falstaff’ 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z James Ross is already making a mark as the new music director of the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra. Review | Ross emphasizes the new and the forgotten with Alexandria Symphony 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z Musica Sacra and its music director, Kent Tritle, do this better now than when I last heard them, three years ago, but theirs is still a work in progress. Kent Tritle and Musica Sacra Bring ‘Messiah’ to Carnegie 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z Michael Repper, the New York Youth Symphony music director, said he was honored to have Tishyn audition in early fall and play as second bassoonist. Ukrainian Teenager Who Fled War Will Play at Carnegie Hall 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z Up in the air is the ultimate fate of the Mostly Mozart orchestra, a high-quality, carefully built and expensive group whose music director, Louis Langrée, has been on its podium since 2002. Classical Music Has a Hazy Future in Lincoln Center’s Summers 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z That musicality was all the more appreciable after an opening presentation by City Ballet’s music director, Fayçal Karoui, as part of an occasional new program called “See the Music.” Dance Review: The Sailor Who Fell Into Grace With the Wig-Wearing Nymphs 2010-09-19T22:07:00Z “Wagner is my favorite, but you don’t conduct Wagner unless you’re either a star or the music director of the theater,” Mr. Crutchfield said. Music: Will Crutchfield, Preaching the Gospel of Bel Canto 2010-07-03T17:17:00Z The production’s assured music director, James Moore, strikes up the band—actually a full, rich orchestra—and they launch into “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Two Musicals 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z One reason might be because the days of the autocratic, all-powerful music director are over. Opera reviews: why does no one write about the music? 2011-03-01T12:56:43Z Michael Riesman, Mr. Glass’s keyboardist and music director, produced a fresh orchestration, with lines originally played on electronic keyboards transferred to woodwinds and horns. Brad Lubman Revives Philip Glass?s ?Glassworks? 2011-02-06T02:08:04Z There are no initial selections involving Leonard Bernstein, the Philharmonic’s music director from 1958-69. New York Philharmonic launches on-demand streaming service 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z But is it possible that Mr. Vanska, a few rash comments aside, is taking just the sort of steps a music director should, to fill an artistic vacuum? Critic’s Notebook: Minnesota Orchestra Drama Plays On 2014-02-16T22:17:52Z Boston Symphony musicians said that the orchestra’s approach to Mahler was mainly formed by the former longtime music director, Seiji Ozawa, who made the “Resurrection” one of his signature pieces. Tanglewood Batons: Thomas, Dohnanyi and Mena 2010-07-08T22:06:00Z The festivities include Bernstein’s Philharmonic, the New York Philharmonic’s three-week celebration of its beloved onetime music director, which starts on Wednesday. Not Just ‘West Side Story’: Celebrating Bernstein’s Symphonies 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z The Boston Symphony may once again have to endure a couple of seasons with an acting music director, or more than one, before it finds the right replacement for Mr. Levine. Critic?s Notebook: A Maestro?s Unfinished Legacy 2011-03-03T23:23:55Z At 30, she is now starting her second season as music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Mirga meets an old master at Disney Hall 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z Then again, he may be annoyed that Nagano just announced that he will leave his post as music director of the Montreal Symphony when his contract expires in 2020. At the G-20, Beethoven is played and the world listened (maybe) 2017-07-08T04:00:00Z Alan Gilbert, the orchestra’s music director, will make his New York debut leading one of these programs. Spare Times for Children for May 8-14 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z The Boston Symphony Orchestra, where Mr. Levine is music director, said he was withdrawing from Friday’s concert. ArtsBeat: James Levine Cancels Another Performance 2011-02-25T18:45:38Z Michael Dadap, the dedicated music director of the society’s symphonic ensemble, will conduct this ambitious program, which opens with Beethoven’s “Leonore” Overture No. 3 and concludes with Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony. Opera & Classical Music Listings for May 2-8 2014-05-01T22:04:07Z At the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Andrew Davis will retire as music director at the end of the next season after more than 20 years and be replaced by conductor Enrique Mazzola. San Francisco Opera names its first female music director 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z It’s a chance that McElroy, an actor, music director and leader of the Broadway Inspirational Voices choir, is relishing. Little Island Announces Resident Artists 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z Just ask the New York Philharmonic, which is still trying to keep up with all that Boulez proposed when he was music director in the 1970s. Pierre Boulez reveled in challenging music's status quo 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z He then will become the orchestra's music director laureate and assume a full-time faculty position at USC Thornton. Chamber orchestra music director Jeffrey Kahane to join USC faculty 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z Andris Nelsons, the exciting new music director here, would do well to maintain his orchestra’s relationship with this composer. Review: Boston Symphony Gives Harrison Birtwistle’s ‘Responses’ an American Premiere 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z He gradually moved up to director of recorded music and then music director; by 1969, he was program director. Robert Sherman, Veteran of the New York Airwaves, Dies at 90 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Spano, a dynamic force well remembered by New Yorkers from his days leading the Brooklyn Philharmonic, is also the music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Critic’s Notebook: Aspen Music Festival Embarks on New Era 2013-07-29T21:49:03Z “They know the drill,” said the man at the piano, the abbey organist and music director, James O’Donnell. Westminster Abbey, Scaling Up 2011-04-24T00:49:23Z Yannick Nézet-Séguin is now the music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Rotterdam Orchestra, as well as his home orchestra in Montreal, and is about to take over at the Metropolitan Opera. Perspective | The secret life of a music director 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z It was a gift to the Met’s reigning prima donna, the soprano Anna Netrebko, and featured her in acts from three Puccini operas, conducted by the company’s music director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Review: Anna Netrebko Rings in the Year With a Met Gala 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z Mr. Swann was well known in New York as organist and music director at Riverside Church in Manhattan, where he began playing in the 1950s. Frederick Swann, Master of the Pipe Organ, Is Dead at 91 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z It is the music director who sets the high musical standards, and the artistic vision that inspires the repertoire that becomes what the orchestra is known for. Seattle Symphony picks Thomas Dausgaard to succeed Ludovic Morlot as music director 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Levine will continue to hold his position as music director while he recuperates, the Met said. New York's Met loses James Levine to back injury 2011-09-06T21:38:55Z Overall compensation for Jaap van Zweden, the Philharmonic’s current music director, has been reduced by 56 percent, according to the orchestra. ‘We Can’t Do Our Craft’: Conductors Contend With the Pandemic 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Pappano, the Royal Opera’s longtime music director, pointed to a winning combination of empathy and strength in Ms. Jaho’s performances. Ermonela Jaho ‘Can Sing Your Music’ 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z The Philadelphia Orchestra will appear three times with its music director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and once with Mr. Rattle, who will lead it in Mahler’s Symphony No. 6. Carnegie Hall Announces Its 2016-17 Season 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z Yet Nézet-Séguin, the Met’s music director, was more interested in another element: the chorus, offstage and coloristic, an otherworldly fixture of an otherworldly environment. ‘The Hours’ Becomes an Opera. Don’t Expect the Book or Film. 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Mehta, music director for life of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, on Monday received Israel's Presidential Medal of Distinction. Famed conductor honored by Israel's president 2012-10-15T13:15:43Z This one comes from Native American mythology, and Gary S. Fagin, music director of the Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra in Lower Manhattan, has turned it into a new hourlong opera for children. 9 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z “So I knew he was a great music director,” she says. He was supposed to be finishing Julliard. Now this young trombonist is helping to remake the NSO. 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z Just look at James Levine and sing,’ ” she said, referring to the Met’s music director. The Met Packs Up Its Notorious ‘Ring’ Machine 2013-05-17T22:12:45Z Several are veterans of the “Once” Broadway or touring companies, including music director Andy Taylor, who can be spotted playing cello or guitar and portraying a bank manager. At SCR, the musical 'Once' raises its hopeful voice 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Arranged by the music director Arthur Solari, they are incorporated into Mr. Uhry’s script and sung by the cast, alongside the ecstatic, rhythmic physical embodiments of worship, as imagined through Ms. Clarke’s stamping, whirling processionals. Dance Review: ?Angel Reapers? at Joyce Theater - Review 2011-12-01T22:38:17Z Mr. Nelsons, 35, the orchestra’s music director designate, kept putting small sections of the musical line in unwelcome italics, not through overemphasis of volume or attack, but through overconspicuous management. Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z James Conlon, the Los Angeles Opera’s music director and conductor, will step down next year from another prominent post, music director of the Ravinia Festival, Chicago’s summer equivalent of the 'Hollywood Bowl. James Conlon to quit post with Chicago Symphony's Ravinia Festival 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z The similarly youthful Urbanski, 34, is in his sixth season as music director of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. L.A. Phil concert favors theatrics over polished music-making 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z The players of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, under their charismatic music director Gustavo Dudamel, were afire with exuberance during two sold-out programs at Carnegie Hall on Monday and Tuesday nights. Music Review: Gustavo Dudamel’s Simón Bolívar Symphony at Carnegie Hall 2012-12-12T23:09:50Z He began his musical career in the theater, serving as music director of revivals of the Menotti operas “The Medium” and “The Telephone” and the Moss Hart musical “Lady in the Dark.” Leonard Kastle, Composer and Filmmaker, Dies at 82 2011-05-22T02:23:04Z That was followed by the surprise resignation a year later of music director Alexander Vedernikov, who quit on the first day of an Italian summer tour. Bolshoi rocked by scandal and intrigue 2011-03-22T19:52:49Z The Philharmonic’s first visit will include performances conducted by Alan Gilbert, the orchestra’s music director, and programs that balance new music and the standard symphonic repertory. New York Philharmonic Announces Partnership With Michigan Musical Society 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z Unleashing your imagination is the whole point of being a music director. Critic?s Notebook: Alan Gilbert and New York Philharmonic?s 2012-13 Season 2012-03-04T23:06:44Z These two works are very different, but Mr. Eschenbach, the music director of the National Symphony Orchestra and the Kennedy Center, brought to them a unified, lithe approach. Music Review: New York Philharmonic Plays Bruch and Bruckner 2013-01-10T22:16:29Z When Yannick Nézet-Séguin learned a few years ago that he would be the next music director of the Metropolitan Opera, he thought about works he was especially eager to conduct. The Prayer at the Heart of a ‘Quintessentially French’ Opera 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z It’s an observation that was made with gentle persuasiveness by the Cleveland Orchestra and Franz Welser-Möst, its longtime music director, at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday. Review: The Unaffected Excellence of the Cleveland Orchestra 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z The music director of the Berlin Philharmonic, Simon Rattle, is passionately committed to period instruments and continues to conduct the Age of Enlightenment orchestra. Early Music Is Enjoying Its Moment 2011-03-06T01:45:27Z Patrick Summers, the company's music director, led an inspired performance that made the familiar score sound fresh and brought out Puccini's genius for unexpected subtleties. Soprano Martinez tries out "Butterfly" wings 2010-10-23T18:16:00Z The 2015 agreement, which came after years of health problems and cancellations, allowed the Met to make him music director emeritus should he be unable to perform his duties. James Levine, a Fractured Partnership and a Met Opera Lawsuit 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z In an open statement addressed to the Los Angeles Philharmonic family, Mr. Dudamel, music director of that ensemble since 2009, defended his decision to conduct the youth orchestra while violence raged in the city. Gustavo Dudamel and Valery Gergiev Face National Issues 2014-04-03T12:00:01Z They came at a moment of transition for him in more ways then one: a week later he would announce that he was resigning as music director of the Paris Opera. Gustavo Dudamel in New York: Selfies, Hugs and Mahler 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Luisi has taken on the duties of James Levine, the Met’s music director, who stopped conducting at the end of last season because of health problems. Metropolitan Opera Announces 2012-13 Lineup 2012-02-23T22:13:11Z Her debut with the Seattle Symphony in December 2014 and with the San Diego Symphony a year later supposedly got both orchestras fantasizing about her as their next music director. The L.A. Phil's mesmerizing Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla leaps to the Birmingham orchestra 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z He remains the music director of the Bolívars, who aged out of their youth orchestra billing long ago, and, last November he finally felt able to visit his homeland again after a long absence. What Gustavo Dudamel’s Recordings Reveal About His Conducting 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z Backed by the music director Greg Jarrett on the piano, the five actors in this York Theater production step up to the plate in a seemingly arbitrary order. Review: Five Pieces From ‘Nine,’ and Plenty More From Its Composer 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z Although Boulez has had a major presence in the U.S., notably as music director of the New York Philharmonic in the 1970s, Ojai served as his most consistent American musical and spiritual haven. Ojai Music Festival celebrates icon Pierre Boulez's 90th birthday 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Mr. Noseda, the music director of the Teatro Regio Torino in Italy, will assume the London title next season, joining Daniel Harding, who will remain the orchestra’s other principal guest conductor. Gianandrea Noseda Named London Symphony's Principal Guest Conductor 1456-09-08T05:00:00Z Mr. Slatkin, the music director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and a champion of American music, had conducted Mr. Corigliano’s opera in Chicago. Music Review: In Revival of Verdi, a New Note of Drama 2010-03-30T21:48:00Z Conducted by James Bagwell, now in his second season as music director of the Collegiate Chorale, the program featured two of Brahms’s most durable works for chorus and orchestra. Music Review: Brahms for the Schumanns 2010-10-14T20:55:00Z Carlos Kalmar, who was born in Uruguay to parents from Austria, now lives in Portland, where he is in his 11th highly successful season as music director of the Oregon Symphony. Carlos Kalmar leads SSO in fresh take on Beethoven 2013-12-29T19:43:19Z This revival is conducted by James Levine, making his first appearance in his new role as music director emeritus. Review: ‘L’Italiana in Algeri,’ a Comedy With Coloratura and Pasta 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z Mr. Welser-Möst, the music director of the Cleveland Orchestra, holds a similar post at the Vienna State Opera, so these players know him well. Music Review: Vienna State Opera Presents ‘Wozzeck’ and ‘Salome’ 2014-03-02T17:51:50Z Martina Gregory, 63, said the passion of the music director everyone in the congregation called “Pip” was infectious. Christmas Without Music? Churches Are Finding a Way 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z The only names on the ad, clearly and rightly this year’s draw, are soprano Ana María Martínez in the title role and music director James Conlon. L.A. Opera opens its new season with 'Carmen,' again 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z After graduating from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Lacamoire went to Broadway, where he quickly rose from rehearsal pianist in “The Lion King” to music director for the biggest phenomenon in theater. He's Lin-Manuel's right-hand man: the 'Hamilton' arranger who hasn't let hearing loss derail the dream 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Current members and alumni team up to celebrate the award-winning group's 40th year in a concert including works by Hogan, Brahms, Monteverdi and music director/conductor Karen P. Thomas. The week ahead: Arts and entertainment highlights for the week beginning Oct. 21 2012-10-17T20:53:04Z But Thomas Crawford, the orchestra’s music director, chose to lead them more or less passively from the harpsichord, flagging the occasional cadential slowdown. Music Review: American Classical Orchestra Plays Bach at Alice Tully Hall 2012-11-28T23:05:18Z Jacques Lacombe, the music director of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, plans to step down from his post when his contract is up at the end of the 2015-16 season, the orchestra announced Wednesday. New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Music Director to Step Down 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z It was almost exactly three years ago that the man who is now music director first conducted the Seattle Symphony. Shaham's Mozart dazzles Seattle Symphony audience 2012-10-26T19:16:04Z "Be wild, like the pop music," the 30-year-old music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic exhorts as he pantomimes a spirited sweep of a violin bow as the kids chuckle. LA takes baton as flagship for youth orchestras 2011-11-13T16:03:17Z That’s because musicians listen to him: Whether in Berlin or in Munich, where he has been the Bavarian State Opera’s music director since 2013, players are unusually devoted to Mr. Petrenko. Musicians Love the Conductor Kirill Petrenko. It Shows. 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z Polished but perfunctory music making and unadventurous programming were often the hallmarks of Lorin Maazel’s tenure as music director of the New York Philharmonic. Music Review: New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall - Review 2011-10-16T19:53:31Z But the sheer joy the musicians felt in performing together again was palpable, with Xian Zhang, the orchestra’s music director since 2016, molding the program’s disparate moods from the podium with precision and oversize energy. A Conductor Becomes a Virtual-Concert Jet-Setter 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z He also serves as music director of the Rotterdam Philharmonic in the Netherlands and as principal guest conductor of the London Philharmonic. Philadelphia Orchestra?s New Leader 2010-06-13T15:42:00Z The vocal sections were the best, in a crisply defined performance from members of the Washington Chorus, with their new music director, Christopher Bell, serving as conductor when Riesman’s hands were otherwise occupied. Review | ‘Koyaanisqatsi,’ film and soundtrack, back at Kennedy Center 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z Gergiev, a friend and supporter of Putin, is the music director of the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, and its White Nights Festival. Munich fires Russian conductor Gergiev for supporting Putin 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z As music director of the State Opera and principal conductor for life of its orchestra, the Staatskapelle, Barenboim is a towering figure in the European cultural scene. Daniel Barenboim, Star Conductor, Withdraws from ‘Ring’ Cycle in Berlin 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z The break lay in the fact that, after the big buildup to the arrival of the new music director, Gianandrea Noseda, he’s gone for several weeks. Review | NSO gets off to an energetic, all-American start 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z Much of this is because of Puccini’s genius for emotional immediacy, but the performance also featured a strong cast, sound direction and acute, delicate conducting by the festival’s music director, Joseph Colaneri. ‘An American Tragedy’ and More at Glimmerglass 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z The news that the Latvian conductor Andris Nelsons, 34, has been named music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra is the latest in what has felt like a youth trend in major American ensembles. Critic’s Notebook: Andris Nelson Is Latest of Orchestras’ Young Leaders 2013-05-19T21:50:33Z She took over this fall as music director of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra in Australia. Perspective | Female conductors to watch 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z He threatened to resign as music director if the labor dispute forced the cancellation of the Carnegie Hall concerts. ArtsBeat: Minnesota Orchestra Postpones Sibelius Recordings 2013-08-20T19:21:01Z Mr. van Zweden is currently the music director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Jaap van Zweden Extends His Other Gig, 8,000 Miles from David Geffen Hall 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z As a new music director in Hong Kong, Mr. Van Zweden resisted the instinct to re-audition or bring his own players there. Jaap Van Zweden Is a Global Maestro of Music and Multitasking 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z Most of the participants in the series of commissions saluting music director Gerard Schwarz's farewell season have been content to make a joyful noise and leave it at that. Review: Seattle Symphony concert best when it came to Beaser and Berlioz 2011-02-18T19:14:04Z And yet Noseda’s bare office bears witness to another salient fact of the job: The music director is hardly ever here. Perspective | The secret life of a music director 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z The current version, with Drew Minter as stage director, and Mary Anne Ballard as music director, made its debut in 2008 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Greenberg premiere. Looking Ahead: Culture Picks for 2013 2012-12-27T23:05:33Z Karlie Hustle, Hot 97’s music director for three years, resigned in August. The Hip-Hop D.J. Mister Cee Spins On After Quitting Hot 97 2014-12-21T05:00:00Z “I always thought the best kinds of parks concert are more variety shows,” Mr. Gaffigan said in a phone interview from Switzerland, where he is the music director of the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra. To Conduct Its Parks Concerts, the Philharmonic Taps a Rising Star 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z The Metropolitan Opera announced Sunday that it was suspending its relationship with James Levine, its music director emeritus and a monumental figure in the world of classical music, because of multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. Metropolitan Opera suspends James Levine over sexual abuse allegations 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z Less than two months later, St.Clair began his first season as music director of the Pacific Symphony with a program that also ended with Beethoven's Seventh. Carl St.Clair leads Pacific Symphony in Leonard Bernstein ode 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z For months the Seattle Symphony had promoted the return of its music director, Mr. Dausgaard, who had been stuck abroad since March 2020, for its opening night gala. Concert Halls Are Back. But Visa Backlogs Are Keeping Musicians Out. 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z The British conductor, who also died Sunday, was the first music director of Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. The connection between Gordon Davidson and Neville Marriner, and what it means for modern-day L.A. 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z Dubois’s “The Seven Last Words of Christ”; with soloists; David Close, organist and music director. Whiffs of Choral Ambrosia 2014-04-10T22:11:55Z Each projected an uncompromising attitude, even if Mr. Boulez compromised as a music director in London and New York, and Mr. Harnoncourt in his work with traditional symphony orchestras. Boulez and Harnoncourt, So Different, Yet More Alike Than They Realized 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z Wilkins, who became American Ballet Theatre’s music director in 2005, is too modest to say this, so I shall: Ballet conductors are the hidden heroes of the art form. In ballet, conductors are the dancers’ guardian angels 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z "A pretty amazing outcome," Woods says, "as you're introducing a new music director with a new style and with a new repertoire." Symphony likely to break even for season; cash challenges remain 2012-08-24T18:58:03Z David Alan Miller, the Albany Symphony’s music director, told the crowd that assembled here to listen to the sounds of strings, woodwinds, brass and drums along the Mohawk. Hell or High Water, an Orchestra Celebrates the Erie Canal 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z On Jan. 22, Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, a young Lithuanian conductor seen as a rising star, announced she would leave her post as music director of the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra at the end of the 2021-22 season. Scrapped Plans for London Concert Hall Sour Mood for U.K. Musicians 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z This summer it is under Robertson, the intrepid music director of the St. Louis Symphony, and toured the U.S., winding up in L.A. National Youth Orchestra is sensational at Disney Hall 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z The Royal Opera's music director Antonio Pappano, steeped in this music, is a judicious, generous Wagnerian, with a passionate comprehension of score and text. Das Rheingold/Die Walküre – review 2012-09-29T23:07:03Z Mr. Nelsons is also the orchestra’s youngest music director since the late 19th century, when the orchestra itself was still young. Andris Nelsons Gets Ready to Lead the Boston Symphony 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z “They are one of our core bands, and they have been for many, many years,” said the station’s music director, Chris Goodwin. Exalting the Sacred, Wooing the Secular 2013-07-09T21:37:07Z That February concert ended a three-year period in which he reigned in New York, first as a conductor at the Metropolitan Opera and then as the Philharmonic’s music director. Music Review: With Subtlety and Power, Observing Mahler?s Moment 2011-05-22T21:35:57Z Shaw was himself music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra from 1967 to 1988, an often stormy tenure given his persistent advocacy of new music and unusual repertory. Saluting Robert Shaw, a Conductor of Humanist Spirituality 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Alan Gilbert is stepping down, at 50, as music director of the New York Philharmonic, leaving an elder statesman’s post without actually being an elder statesman. Review: Alan Gilbert Leaves the Philharmonic, Violin in Hand 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z ‘BERNSTEIN’S PHILHARMONIC’ Though Leonard Bernstein’s centennial arrives next August, the New York Philharmonic got an early start this fall in honoring its legendary music director, with a series focused on Bernstein’s three overlooked symphonies. The Best Classical Music Performances of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z The uncertainty prompted the Boston Symphony Orchestra, where Mr. Levine was also music director, to express its displeasure, ultimately leading to his early departure last season. The Dilemma of James Levine and the Metropolitan Opera 2011-09-24T04:29:45Z The Royal Philharmonic, with a solidly spirited concert under its new music director, Vasily Petrenko, also celebrated its own milestones: its 75th season, and its first appearance at Carnegie in 25 years. Review: International Orchestras Are Finally Back at Carnegie 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z From its next music director, the Met should want a personal, passionate vision for the repertory as much as an exciting persona and technical chops. For Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Questions of Vision 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Munch wanted to make one thing clear to the Bostonians, though: He was not their former music director, Serge Koussevitzky. For the Conductor Charles Munch, Virtuosity Meant Taking Risks 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Think of what Alan Gilbert has had at stake during the current season, his first as music director of the New York Philharmonic. For James Levine, Now May Be a Time to Choose 2010-04-12T22:46:00Z Mark Elder, the Hallé's music director since 2000, reminded us beforehand how revolutionary Haydn, "father of the symphony", was. The Firework-Maker's Daughter; Hallé Orchestra/Elder; Cheryomushki – review 2013-03-31T00:07:03Z The question is whether he can fully break the New York music director curse for the first time since you-know-who. Will Gustavo Dudamel Be New York’s New Bernstein? 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z In November, the Seattle Symphony’s music director will conduct two programs devoted entirely to music by the 19th-century French composer. Seattle Symphony to present the fantastically romantic music of Hector Berlioz 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z Varga arrives here at a time when some guest conductors are under consideration to become Seattle Symphony's next music director. Globe-trotting guest conductor Gilbert Varga lands in Seattle for first time 2010-04-14T22:04:00Z He also acknowledged Bill Lee, Spike and Joie’s father, and the music director for “Do the Right Thing,” who ran around the upper level of the orchestra waving happily, to applause. 'Do the Right Thing' at Twenty-five 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z Alan Gilbert, the Philharmonic’s music director, took revenge on the cellphone trolls of concerts past. Music Review: Igudesman & Joo Join Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall 2014-01-01T21:15:03Z For him, conducting these programs is central to his vision of what the orchestra’s music director should be. Critic’s Notebook: Alan Gilbert Shapes a Legacy of Change at the Philharmonic 2013-07-15T20:46:01Z He was starting a new venture, the Dance Theater of Harlem, and recruited Ms. León as music director. A Composer Puts Her Life in Music, Beyond Labels 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z Mr. Pippin talked his way into the music director job on “Oliver!,” the musical based on Dickens’s “Oliver Twist,” with few credentials. Donald Pippin, Conductor on Broadway and Beyond, Dies at 95 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z The orchestra moved forward artistically as well, tapping Louis Langrée, known to New Yorkers for his work as music director of Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival, to become its 13th music director in 2013. A New Labor Contract at the Expanding Cincinnati Orchestra 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z In 2007 she became the first woman to be named the music director of a major American orchestra, following her appointment in 2005. ArtsBeat: Wrist Injury Sidelines Marin Alsop 2013-07-03T16:48:20Z The week before, Mitropoulos, the Greek American music director of the Minneapolis Symphony, had offered firsts of Bartok and Barber. A Monkish Conductor Who Expressed His Faith Through Music 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z This is a particular shame, since the admirable improvements of the conductor Andrew Litton, now in his second season as the company’s music director, continue. Review: Balanchine, the Storyteller: Frisson Is in the Details 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z Leading off the homage to Freeman was Dvorak's "Scherzo Capriccioso," a tribute to his 15-year tenure as music director of the Czech National Symphony Orchestra in Prague. A baton is passed and a legacy is celebrated 2011-05-24T16:49:15Z But he has embraced the outreach and education responsibilities of the music director’s job and proved himself a natural at it. Critic?s Notebook: No More Silent Summers 2011-06-28T22:12:22Z The interim music director, Andrews Sill, guided us through Sufjan Stevens’s score for Mr. Peck’s “Year of the Rabbit,” as arranged for strings by Michael P. Atkinson. Dance Review: New York City Ballet Features Festival of Choreographers 2014-05-02T17:16:27Z Friend was a key piece of the company’s architecture under music director James Levine, with established likes and dislikes. Review | A new leader and new sounds at the Met: Philip Glass’s striking ‘Akhnaten’ 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z Mr. Barenboim said that the accusations were part of a campaign to stop him from continuing as music director of the Staatsoper. Daniel Barenboim Seemed Untouchable. Now He’s Accused of Bullying. 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z The Met said that in recent weeks, Levine has gradually been taking on more of his duties as music director, including coaching members of the organization's young artist development program and holding artistic planning sessions. Met Opera's James Levine to return in May after spinal injury 2012-10-12T23:33:31Z But the Met needs a music director who will spearhead the commissioning of new works, someone who can cultivate living composers and, when called for, stand up to the general manager over crucial artistic matters. A Look Back at a Year of Top Voices 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z This Boston Symphony series in New York should reveal much about how Mr. Nelsons, in his second season as music director, is faring overall. Boston Symphony Presents "Elektra" in Three-Night Carnegie Hall Stand 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z In 2012, while serving as music director of both the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and the Hong Kong Philharmonic, the respected website Musical America recognized him as its conductor of the year. L.A. meets the future conductor of the New York Philharmonic 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z The conductor and pianist Christoph Eschenbach will extend his term as music director of both the National Symphony Orchestra and the Kennedy Center in Washington through 2017, the center announced Monday. ArtsBeat: Eschenbach to Stay as Music Director in Washington Through 2017 2014-03-24T16:46:26Z The Domingo case roiled the Met, which is still recovering from the firing of its former music director, James Levine, last year amid accusations of sexual misconduct. Plácido Domingo Leaves Met Opera Amid Sexual Harassment Inquiry 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z Simon Woods, the orchestra’s president and chief executive, said in a statement that Mr. Dausgaard’s journey from principal guest conductor to music director was “a kind of organic artistic progression that is rare and treasurable.” The Seattle Symphony Looks Inward for Its Next Maestro: Thomas Dausgaard 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z The last orchestral utterances in that language were heard Thursday evening at the Seattle Symphony, when the orchestra and music director Ludovic Morlot premiered Carter’s “Instances.” At Seattle Symphony: Elliott Carter premiere, rousing Rossini | Classical review 2013-02-08T17:56:18Z “This is meaningful repertoire to us, and it will be very gratifying for us to complete the circle on this project,” Mr. Vanska, the orchestra’s music director, said in a statement. Minnesota Orchestra Set to Complete Sibelius Symphony Recordings 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z Hong Kong is familiar terrain for the Philharmonic’s music director, Jaap van Zweden, who also leads the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. New York Philharmonic, Pushing Cultural Diplomacy, Plans Asia Tour 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z During his tenure as music director, he was instrumental in the creation of Orchestra Hall, the orchestra’s home in downtown Minneapolis that opened in 1974. Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, who led Minnesota Orchestra for 19 years, dies at 93 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z So is the understated approach of Ms. Whoriskey and the music director, Tom Murray. Review: Joyously Rediscovering ‘Songs for a New World’ 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Last March, facing the reality of his health problems, Mr. Levine resigned as music director of the Boston Symphony. Music Review: John Oliver Leads the Boston Symphony at Carnegie Hall 2012-03-08T22:44:17Z Flutronix will donate a flute, and Alan Gilbert, the music director of the New York Philharmonic, is expected to stop by to donate a violin, the station said. ArtsBeat: Charity Drive Aims to Collect Musical Instruments for New York Students 2014-03-25T18:17:29Z Mr. Welser-Möst, best known in America as the music director of the Cleveland Orchestra, had other goals in mind, like conveying the organic sweep and textural weight of the score. Music Review: Vienna Philharmonic Plays the Ninth Symphony 2014-02-26T22:13:26Z Paul’s faith in a good orchestra — which is terrific here, led by music director James Cunningham — and classic singing and dancing has largely paid off so far. Review | Splashy ‘Pajama Game’ at Arena Stage aims to seduce with 1950s style 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Alan Gilbert makes a return to the podium he only just vacated, for a concert in celebration of another former Philharmonic music director, Leonard Bernstein. Classical Music in NYC This Week 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z At rehearsal, Brian Usifer, the music director, was giving me notes like, “Think about what he’s going through — this one’s disparaging, this one’s confident.” Brendon Urie Steps Away From the Disco and Into ‘Kinky Boots’ 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z The music director of this year’s festival was the pianist and composer Vijay Iyer, and the American premiere of his work “Emergence,” for trio and orchestra, was featured. With Change Coming to the Ojai Festival, Watch What Makes it Unusual 2017-11-17T05:00:00Z After he led his first opera as music director, a new production of Verdi’s “La Traviata,” Anthony Tommasini wrote in the Times, “I expected his ‘Traviata’ to be good, but not this good.” The 10 Biggest Upheavals of Lincoln Center’s Tumultuous Year 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z The Chicago Symphony Orchestra says music director Riccardo Muti is withdrawing from the rest of his fall residency because of illness. Chicago Symphony director withdraws, cites illness 2010-10-04T01:49:00Z He holds the record for the longest regime as music director of the New York Philharmonic and held the same distinction at the Los Angeles Philharmonic until Esa-Pekka Salonen surpassed him by one year. Zubin Mehta and Israel Philharmonic Orchestra are not a good fit in the smallish Wallis 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z He studied European history at Tufts University and has a bachelor’s and master’s degree in vocal performance from the New England Conservatory, and often attended Boston Symphony concerts while Seiji Ozawa was music director. Boston Symphony Picks New Leader From Los Angeles Philharmonic 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Leon Botstein, the president of Bard, and the music director of the American Symphony Orchestra, used a musical term to describe how the setup differed from more traditional instrument loans. New System Allows Artists Seeking Instruments to Borrow, Not Beg 2014-04-25T22:05:51Z At a more nuts-and-bolts level, says current music director Carol Handley, Stein’s legacy also has been to “transform a public radio fund drive into something that people look forward to. That’s a very big deal.” Longtime jazz DJ Dick Stein retires from KNKX after 30 years 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z Mr. Levine, the music director, acknowledged that he was concerned early on that the technology would not serve the piece. Arts & Leisure Preview: The Valhalla Machine 2010-09-17T16:10:00Z “This is one of the most exciting, most important new moments for an institution, when you bring a new music director on board,” Rutter said by phone on Wednesday afternoon. National Symphony Orchestra executive director to step down 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z The composers include Carl Stalling — Disney’s first music director and the architect of animation scoring, who would later become a fixture of Warner Bros.’ Live orchestra to animate Disney 'Silly Symphony' short films from the 1930s 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z According to Mr. Barenboim, the music director since 1992, the Staatsoper is now making an effort to attract individual and corporate sponsorship in a country lacking a strong tradition of private philanthropy. Meet the New Generation Leading Berlin’s Classical Scene 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Now, as a stabilizing Philharmonic prepares to welcome the Dutch maestro Jaap van Zweden as its 26th music director, the orchestra is focusing on its hometown. The New York Philharmonic’s Fresh Start: A Season Spent at Home 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z The first piece he conducted as the orchestra’s music director, in September 1995, was a Harrison premiere, a teeming piece for an enormous ensemble, including Javanese gongs, oxygen tanks, organ — the works. After 25 Years, San Francisco’s Maverick Conductor Moves On 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z Mr. Kimmel eventually put together two sets of concert-style workshops of “The Last Goodbye” in New York, working with, among others, Kris Kukul, the music director from the Williamstown Theater Festival. Jeff Buckley Songs for ?Romeo and Juliet? 2010-07-27T22:37:00Z Trinity Wall Street, the powerful New York church, said on Monday that it had fired its music director after receiving an allegation of sexual misconduct against him. Trinity Church Fires Conductor After Misconduct Accusation 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z Conlon, who currently serves as music director of Los Angeles Opera, will begin his new job at the start of the 2016-17 season. James Conlon named principal conductor of Turin, Italy, orchestra 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra announced on Thursday that it had chosen Jonathon Heyward, a rising African American conductor, as its next music director. Baltimore Symphony’s New Conductor Breaks a Racial Barrier 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z The choice of works on Saturday’s program, for which the orchestra — conducted by Manfred Honeck, the ensemble’s esteemed music director — was joined by the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, said it all. Critic’s Notebook: The Pittburgh Symphony Orchestra Plays at Carnegie Hall 2014-05-11T21:00:39Z But Mr. Manahan, a versatile, inquisitive musician, has improved discipline and cohesion at New York City Opera, where he has been the music director, a pertinent credential, since 1996. Music Review: Light and Color in an Undulating Cloud 2010-10-18T22:29:00Z Years of health problems kept Mr. Nézet-Séguin’s predecessor, James Levine, away for long stretches, and ultimately forced him to step down as music director. ‘La Traviata’ Opens a New Era at the Metropolitan Opera 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z Ives’ Holidays Symphony was already on the drawing board for performance and recording when music director Ludovic Morlot realized that it was an ideal opportunity to bring homelessness to the fore. Seattle Symphony brings homelessness inside the concert hall 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z The Halsey-Rattle partnership will open a new chapter next year, when Mr. Rattle follows Mr. Halsey to the London Symphony Orchestra, where he has been named music director. Simon Halsey, Preaching to, and for, the Choir 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z “Elektra” in Concert I’m still waiting to see where Andris Nelsons, in his second season as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, intends to take the institution artistically. The Best Classical Music of 2015 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z After the Gershwin, he simply waved to the crowd as he left the podium in Central Park for the last time as music director — but hopefully not for the last time ever. Review: Alan Gilbert Leads One Last Dance in Central Park 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z He headed the Berkeley Symphony for three decades and served as Los Angeles Opera's first music director. Expect the unexpected on recordings of Kent Nagano and Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z Nolan Williams Jr., 50, is a composer, producer, music director and recipient of one of the Kennedy Center's new Social Impact Arts Residencies. His quest: To create music that challenges us to be ‘our better selves’ 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z His contract expires in 2018, 16 years after becoming music director. Is Berlin the world's best orchestra? Answer is irrelevant in two concerts of ferocity and finesse 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z “This Tchaikovsky orchestra doesn’t exist,” said Mr. Temirkanov, the music director of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, a storied orchestra that recently finished its own American tour. Conductor Says Orchestra Is a Phantom 2011-04-24T21:35:08Z Conductor Ling, who premiered the concerto when he was the San Diego Symphony’s music director, guided the orchestra through a colorful and intensely focused performance. Taipei Symphony makes Strathmore debut with pride and passion 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z In a recent interview, Mr. Hrusa discussed his anticipation about becoming music director and some of his repertoire choices, including Czech music. Royal Opera’s Next Leader Keeps Quality in Mind and Home in His Heart 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z This orchestra’s program at Carnegie Hall, conducted by its dynamic music director, Joshua Gersen, concludes with Brahms’s Fourth Symphony. Opera & Classical Music Listings for Feb. 28-March 6 2014-02-27T23:00:40Z But his bushy hair and smile charmed audiences, especially in the United States, where his tenure as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra spanned nearly three decades and made him a household name. Japan's Ozawa says recovered from illnesses, full of plans 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z In November and December that orchestra’s former music director, Esa-Pekka Salonen, led two premieres in a week, including a recently rediscovered Shostakovich opera. Music: A Call for More New Music From New York Philharmonic 2012-01-06T17:00:00Z “That was before it was dreamed of that I’d be music director,” Mr. Gilbert said. Music: New York Philharmonic Stages Ligeti?s ?Grand Macabre? 2010-05-21T19:40:00Z The Berlin Staatskapelle, of which Mr. Barenboim is the music director, confirmed in a statement that it was in talks with Iran about a possible concert in Tehran. Daniel Barenboim Provokes Backlash Over Iran Concert 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z London, for example, is debating the price and location of a new hall sought by Simon Rattle, the conductor who will be the next music director of the London Symphony Orchestra. Lincoln Center Report: We Entertain, Educate, Accept Tax Dollars 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z And the Grand Opera’s music director, Patrick Summers, who had led the premiere, conducted with a stylishness and assurance that asserted his belief in the work and made you believe in it too. Houston Grand Opera Holds to Its Promise of Excellence 2011-02-09T16:15:56Z His death comes at a time when the Philharmonic is poised to reveal who will follow Alan Gilbert, like Mr. Boulez an inventive, varied programmer, as music director. Recalling Pierre Boulez, a Conductor-Composer With an Ear to the Alternative 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z If you miss her this summer, you can hear her next year in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Christoph Eschenbach’s final performances as music director of the National Symphony Orchestra. Summer opera: Wine, women and Gassmann 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z Fayçal Karoui, New York City Ballet’s music director for the past five years, will step down at the end of the season, the company said late on Friday. ArtsBeat: New York City Ballet Music Director to Step Down 2012-02-25T01:00:48Z But how much a particular music director becomes involved is up to that person. Review: Tanglewood Orchestra Celebrating Its 75th 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z The New York Philharmonic will be led by music director Alan Gilbert. In pictures 2011-05-24T12:05:05Z In this house, he added, “the conductor, the music director, is the top man.” New York City Ballet Uses Contemporary Classical Music 2010-06-11T14:17:00Z “I said if Vergnano will be renewed as intendant, I’m not going to renew my contract as music director,” he recalled in the phone interview. Turin Opera’s Music Director Threatens to Leave 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z But in Boston, where he took over as music director in 2004, he is without a signed contract, as The Boston Globe reported on Wednesday. James Levine Situation Gives View Into Top Deals in Music 2010-04-07T22:57:00Z This Orchestra of St. Luke’s program was conducted by Tito Muñoz, the Queens-born music director of the Phoenix Symphony, and offered works that spoke to the larger social issues of the past year. Review: At Caramoor, a Concert Signals Return and Remembrance 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z The performance was sung in an effective English translation by Paul Daniel, a former music director of the English National Opera, who conducted a stylish and well-paced account of the score here. Music Review: O, Unsmiling Villainess! 2011-02-20T22:50:12Z To Mr. Schiller, the music director of Hawaii Public Radio, the feeling of wanderlust is unknown. Gene Schiller, Music Director for Hawaii Public Radio 2012-06-24T01:23:03Z What Seattle audiences will hear is a 23-minute powerhouse of a work that Robertson premiered with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, where he's music director. At SSO: Adams' 'Doctor Atomic Symphony' 2011-12-29T21:18:04Z While it is admirable that the ensemble and its music director, Mark Shapiro, commissioned something new, this seems a bit of an overstatement. Music Review: Cecilia Chorus of New York in a Program at Carnegie Hall 2014-04-30T22:00:49Z That dispute cost the ensemble its respected music director, Osmo Vanska, who resigned after the lockout forced the cancellation of the orchestra’s concerts this fall at Carnegie Hall. Deal Gives Philharmonic Musicians Modest Gains 2013-12-17T21:57:05Z It was commissioned by the Philharmonic for its 125th anniversary in 1968 and dedicated to Leonard Bernstein, the orchestra’s music director at the time. A Revolutionary ‘Sinfonia’ Returns to the Philharmonic 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z But his gravitation to the intellectual elements of music, especially in contemporary works, limited his reach, especially during his tenure as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, from 2004 to 2011. Taking Stock of James Levine’s Tarnished Legacy 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z It was a reunion with Fabio Luisi, who was the Met’s principal conductor for more than five years and is now the music director in Dallas. 10 Classical Concerts to Stream in June 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z Change is coming for the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra and for its longtime music director, Louis Langrée — this month is the beginning of the end of his tenure with the orchestra. Review: At Mostly Mozart, the Sense of an Ending 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z Then, in the middle of his second season as music director, the pandemic hit. Jaap van Zweden to Step Down as New York Philharmonic’s Maestro 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Last year she became music director of a small opera company in Salzburg, Austria, the Landestheater. The L.A. Phil's mesmerizing Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla leaps to the Birmingham orchestra 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z She said that she had agreed to take on Norma after being asked by Antonio Pappano, the music director of the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden, where she hopes to sing the role first. After Anna Netrebko’s ‘Macbeth’ Triumph, ‘Norma’ is Next 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z Picking a music director after a single date tempts fate, and I could not quite sense the chemistry between conductor and an orchestra, which played dutifully some of the time and enthusiastically here and there. Gemma New test-drives the Long Beach Symphony with an interesting, ambitious program 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z Mr Phillips, who learned his craft at the university, will work with music director Sir Mark Elder and take charge of the Halle Youth Orchestra. Orchestra names young conductor 2012-06-28T12:53:07Z But it, too, seems to have weathered the storm in fine artistic fettle, thanks to the interim efforts of Charles Dutoit as principal conductor and Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s arrival last year as music director. The Big Five Orchestras No Longer Add Up 2013-06-14T12:00:01Z That was “A Chorus Line,” which opened on Broadway in 1975 with Mr. Pippin as music director and ran for some 15 years, a record at the time. Donald Pippin, Conductor on Broadway and Beyond, Dies at 95 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z The musicians were certainly not to blame: the period-instrument American Classical Orchestra, conducted by Thomas Crawford, its music director, has a strong reputation and played well. Critic?s Notebook: Two ?Passions,? With Two Very Different Effects 2011-04-17T22:14:02Z Eventually I will be looking to become music director of an orchestra. Meet Stilian Kirov, SSO’s new associate conductor 2013-08-22T20:57:18Z He is still with that ensemble, but he plans to step down from another post, as music director of the Rotterdam Philharmonic, after the 2017-18 season. Yannick Nézet-Séguin to Succeed James Levine as Met Opera’s Music Director 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z She spent 17 years at the helm of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, ushering the orchestra into the acclaimed Frank Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall and signing Gustavo Dudamel as music director. A Pioneering Orchestra Boss Had ‘Unfinished Business,’ So She Returned 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z In a program note Ludovic Morlot, who departs as the Seattle Symphony’s music director after next season, promised “a very different sonic landscape.” Review: A Pulitzer Sequel for Orchestra, Packed With Drama in Microcosm 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z Thomas, an eminent figure in the music industry known by the nickname M.T.T., stepped down as the San Francisco Symphony’s music director last year. Famed Conductor, Citing Brain Tumor, Withdraws From Concerts 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z What earned the fledgling conductor the role of music director, said Diane Salisbury, La Jolla Symphony’s executive director, was his knack for inspiring the performers. Music: Steven Schick Brings ?Nine Rivers? to New York 2011-09-10T00:33:17Z The program had begun with the latest in the series of Gund/Simonyi Farewell Commissions being presented in honor of the music director's final season. Review: The return of the ranking cellist ? Yo-Yo Ma 2010-12-08T19:22:00Z “The upside,” Mr. Volpe said, while allowing for a certain rawness in his young music director’s makeup, “is quite extraordinary.” Andris Nelsons Gets Ready to Lead the Boston Symphony 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z Led by Leon Botstein, the music director for the last 20 years, the American Symphony will start its Carnegie season with a concert on Oct. ArtsBeat: The American Symphony, at 50, Harks Back to Stokowski 2012-06-14T19:28:08Z Tito Muñoz, the new music director of the Phoenix Symphony, noted that most news coverage of the event barely mentioned the symphony or the new composers whose premieres it was presenting. Debating the Seattle Orchestra’s Foray With Sir Mix-A-Lot 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z At a news conference Mr. Gelb immediately sought to address concerns about the health of James Levine, the music director, who has suffered a number of ailments in recent years, forcing him to cancel performances. Met Opera Plans ?Anna Bolena? and ?Faust? 2011-02-16T22:58:44Z One of his first projects, having become general director of the company in 2003, was to create the post of music director, which went to Kent Nagano and, since 2006, James Conlon. How Plácido Domingo taught L.A. to love opera 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z In other programming ventures the Philharmonic will highlight the musical tastes of the man most seen on its podium: Alan Gilbert, who will be in his fourth season as music director. New York Philharmonic Announces Next Season?s Schedule 2012-02-22T17:04:47Z Tilson Thomas famously did something similar with the London Symphony Orchestra and opera singers in 1992 and again four years later in San Francisco shortly after becoming music director here. Bernstein by the Bay: S.F. Symphony brilliantly delivers 'On the Town' 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z The departure of a Philharmonic music director, and the search for a replacement, is the classical music world’s equivalent of the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary rolled into one. Alan Gilbert to Leave New York Philharmonic in 2017 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z Afterward, Harris, also the production’s music director, quietly entered the large center space and played a violin solo, “Homage,” in honor of George Floyd, whose death, last May, generated protests worldwide. Review: Bill T. Jones’s Fragments for a Fragmented Time 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z Seattle Symphony music director Morlot, a well-known exponent of Berlioz’s music, stitched up this varied musical fabric into a persuasive whole, giving the singers plenty of expressive opportunities while never allowing the pace to flag. Seattle Opera, with help of a few friends, presents opera-play hybrid ‘Beatrice and Benedict’ 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z The music director Rob Berman and the Encores! orchestra are suitably seductive as they take on the ample score. Review: God and Devil Gamble on a Soul in ‘Cabin in the Sky’ 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z This fascinating program offers a hint of what might have been had Mr. Salonen, who is heading to the San Francisco Symphony, become the Philharmonic’s music director instead. The Philharmonic’s New Season: What Our Critics Want to Hear 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z I've carried many roles, such as worship leader, choir director, Sunday school teacher, music director and youth leader. Perspective | Ask Amy: Pastor’s child feels weight of service 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Nine days after that, he reopened Carnegie Hall with the Philadelphia Orchestra, of which he is also the music director, in the first of an astonishing nine dates for him at Carnegie this season. Yannick Nézet-Séguin Is New York’s Conductor Now 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z The orchestra issued a statement in support of its music director. Turin Opera’s Music Director Threatens to Leave 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z The buildup to a new music director arriving is longer than the lead-up to a favorite holiday in childhood. Review | New conductor, packed evening 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z But never, ever, imply that Fabio Luisi is preparing to take on one of opera’s most important jobs: music director of the Metropolitan Opera. On Deck,The Met?s Pinch-Hitter 2011-04-21T13:39:32Z And lots of it: Under the leadership of Thomas W. Morris, who as the artistic director chooses each season’s music director, the schedule has gotten ever more maximalist, the performances stretching from dawn to midnight. A Quirky Violinist and a Festival to Match 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z There were splendid singers and a guitarist, and pianist Carlos Cesar Rodriguez, the work’s music director, fully transformed the atmosphere with a fluid but light touch, in selections from Brahms and Liszt. The intimacy of dance, brought even closer 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z Few of Alan Gilbert’s initiatives as the New York Philharmonic’s music director have been as ambitious, and as successful, as the NY Phil Biennial. A Powerful ‘Elektra,’ Sheep at the Armory and Other Spring Classical Highlights 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z The Berlin Philharmonic plans to meet on May 11 to elect a successor to Simon Rattle, who is leaving the orchestra in 2018 and becoming music director of the London Symphony Orchestra. Dudamel Extends Contract With Los Angeles Philharmonic 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z The National Symphony Orchestra will open its season with a concert conducted by it music director, Christoph Eschenbach, and featuring the violinist Joshua Bell. ArtsBeat: Kennedy Center Announces 2011-12 season 2011-03-08T17:22:25Z Not only has the Master Chorale worked with Adams more than any other chorus but its music director, Grant Gershon, is also unique among Adams’ conductors. John Adams' operatic essence and Stravinsky's inner pagan revealed through pianos and chorus 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z Participants include the Rev. Dr. James H. Cooper, the rector of Trinity Church Wall Street; a choir, with brass and handballs; William Randolph Jr., music director and organist. Spare Times for Dec. 19-25 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Conducting a royal wedding is different from preparing a concert for one of his orchestras — the London Chamber Orchestra or the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra in North Carolina, where Warren-Green has been music director since 2009. Perspective | Can Meghan and Harry make you care about Handel? 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Along with Mr. Smith and Matt Ray, his music director, arranger and patient “straight man,” Mr. Mac’s main professional sidekick is the costume designer Matthew Flower, a.k.a. The Gaudy, Glittery, Gorgeously Subversive World of Taylor Mac 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z The Estonian conductor, 45, is music director of the Sarasota Orchestra. Perspective | Female conductors to watch 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z This year's biggest name is New York Philharmonic music director Alan Gilbert. The Music Academy of the West's grand adventure 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z At the Metropolitan Opera, James Levine, who shaped the modern company and made its orchestra world class, retired this month, 40 years after he became its music director. Music Director of San Francisco Opera to Step Down 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z The Seattle Symphony's recording of "Become Ocean," conducted by music director Ludovic Morlot, was nominated in the category of contemporary classical composition. Grammys 2015: Classical nominations for 'City Noir,' L.A.'s Partch 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z David Halls, the cathedral’s music director, said he had started by playing famous classical pieces from the likes of Bach, Mozart and Handel. An Organ Recital, With a Coronavirus Shot 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z The project was Schwarz's idea; since he has long been known as a champion of new American works, it's not surprising that he looked in this direction when devising his final season as music director. SSO's Schwarz goes out with fanfare: 18 new pieces by U.S. composers debut this season 2010-10-07T19:38:00Z He will assume the full title of music director for the 2014-15 season. Boston Symphony names Latvian conductor to succeed James Levine 2013-05-16T19:59:32Z She will be the first female music director of the orchestra, which was founded in 1882 and describes itself as the first professional symphony orchestra founded in the Nordic countries. Finnish Conductor Will Be First Woman to Lead Helsinki Philharmonic 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z But there are still pervasive, sometimes pernicious assumptions about what a music director must look and act like — who can hobnob with donors, who can help sell tickets. Want More Diverse Conductors? Orchestras Should Look to Assistants. 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z He will conduct two operas per season as music director designate and at least five per season once he assumes the role. Nezet-Seguin to become Met Opera music director in 2020-21 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z For some time now, most of the talk within and without the Metropolitan Opera has centered on how long the company can continue without a music director in place. Peter Gelb?s Tenure at Metropolitan Opera 2011-11-25T15:13:27Z “That was absolutely perfect,” the music director declares when they finish, “without being actually any good.” Reconsidering the Spice Girls: How Manufactured Girl Power Became Real 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Feldman went on to study music at UCLA, where he served as music director in a number of student productions, including “Once Upon a Mattress,” staged by Bruin alum Carol Burnett. Can this man save the Pasadena Playhouse? 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z I knew they were looking for a new music director. Andris Nelsons 2010-06-05T23:05:00Z But his obligations at La Scala are expected to grow in 2017, when he is scheduled to assume the title of music director. Chailly to Leave Leipzig Orchestra Early 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z The orchestra engaged James Conlon, the music director of the Los Angeles Opera, who was already scheduled to be in San Francisco for the previous week of concerts. Levine?s Injury Causes Headaches Around the Musical World 2011-09-21T12:00:22Z James Levine, the Metropolitan Opera’s ailing music director, has indefinitely withdrawn from conducting at the house where he has reigned for 40 years, the Met and Mr. Levine said on Friday. ArtsBeat Blog: James Levine Withdraws Indefinitely From Conducting at the Met 2011-12-09T20:35:56Z The filing paints the clearest picture yet of the investigation that led the Met to dismiss Mr. Levine, its longtime music director and its artistic backbone for more than four decades. Met Opera Accuses James Levine of Decades of Sexual Misconduct 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Twelve years ago, Mr. Pappano returned to his Italian roots by becoming music director of the Santa Cecilia orchestra, part of the National Academy of the same name that was founded in the 16th century. Antonio Pappano, a Conductor of the Old School, Makes His Carnegie Debut 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z Hiring players and shaping the sound of the orchestra are two other key roles a music director plays. Search for Gerard Schwarz's successor at SSO is a broad-ranging and discreet one 2010-05-21T22:07:00Z Heyward succeeds the orchestra’s longtime music director, Louis Langrée, whose contract expires this year. Lincoln Center Names Conductor for Reimagined Mostly Mozart Orchestra 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Mr. Nézet-Séguin, the music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra, brought that great ensemble to Carnegie for a program that paired excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” with a searing account of Bartok’s “Bluebeard’s Castle.” Review: Yannick Nézet-Séguin Offers a Glimpse of the Met Opera’s Future 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z She and music director Deborah Wicks La Puma added songs that convey Ella’s feelings of confusion, loss and joy when she finally is able to resist. ‘Enchanted’ novel comes to life in a new musical 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z The input of the musicians is “most critical,” Woods observed, “because the music director is the one who inspires them.” Seattle Symphony picks Thomas Dausgaard to succeed Ludovic Morlot as music director 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Eventually, a chairman and chief executive were found, paving the way for the appointment of a music director. Philadelphia Orchestra?s New Leader 2010-06-13T15:42:00Z He is also the music director of the All-Star Orchestra, an ensemble of players from major American orchestras who perform in a PBS series, airing throughout the year. Gabriella Schwarz, Benjamin Wasserman 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z Some board members were optimistic, saying they expected considerable interest in the music director job. Departures Force Los Angeles Philharmonic to Reinvent Itself, Again 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z He dreamed of being the music director of a great orchestra, like his father. While you're 'Singin' in the Rain' at the Hollywood Bowl, he's keeping the musicians in sync 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z It’s no wonder that Vanity Fair will feature her with her husband, Andris Nelsons, the dynamic music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, later this spring. Beautiful, young Met soprano has a darker past she wants to share 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z These are the questions you usually get, because as a general music director, you would like to present yourself in the core repertoire, especially in Berlin. A Conductor Comes Into His Own in the Opera Pit 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z The hit took the prize for best playback singer female, best playback singer male and best music director. 'Dabangg' dominates Bollywood awards with 6 prizes 2011-06-26T10:34:08Z Cage is represented by nine compositions; Tudor, who succeeded Cage as the company’s music director in 1992, has seven works in the set and performs on more than half the selections in the box. Avant-Garde Dancing Feet,Tickling Composers? Minds 2011-03-17T23:23:29Z The concert at National Sawdust on Monday was the last in the Contact! series, inaugurated by Alan Gilbert at the start of his tenure as the Philharmonic’s music director in 2009. Review: An Orchestral Odyssey Through Chaos and Beauty 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z The conductor Christian Thielemann, the festival’s de facto music director, drew pulsing, dynamic and transparent playing from the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra. Music Review: Bayreuth Festival Opens With ‘Der Fliegende Holländer’ 2013-07-26T21:43:31Z The conductor is Manfred Honeck, who has been winning acclaim for bringing fresh vitality and insight to repertory staples as the music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. The Philharmonic’s New Season: What We Want to Hear 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Though the orchestra has never had a female music director, Borda added that she is “not striving to demonstrate a social agenda in this appointment.” A Conductor Considers Her Future 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z Read more → Classical music SSO shakes it up Big changes are afoot at the Seattle Symphony, where music director Ludovic Morlot starts his second season exemplifying the orchestra's new motto: "Listen boldly." Seattle-area fall arts guide 2012 2012-09-12T14:09:37Z The Santa Rosa Symphony opened Sunday’s program with a spirited account of Beethoven’s “Consecration of the House” Overture, conducted by a former music director, Corrick Brown. Critic’s Notebook: Weill Hall at Sonoma State University 2012-10-02T22:15:15Z The 2023-24 season, which begins in October, will feature some 170 performances, beginning with two concerts by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of its outgoing music director, Riccardo Muti. Carnegie Hall’s New Season: What We Want to Hear 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Mr Phillips' new role will see him work alongside Sir Mark with the full Halle Orchestra and act as music director and chief conductor for its younger members. Orchestra names young conductor 2012-06-28T12:53:07Z As one of the world’s best-known Venezuelans, the music director of the L.A. Gustavo Dudamel speaks out on Venezuela's constitution fight: ‘The present is the future’ 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z For the conductor James Levine, this run of performances marks his final appearances as music director of a house he profoundly transformed during the four decades he held that position. Review: James Levine Opens Last Run as Metropolitan Opera Music Director 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z His brief dalliance as music director of the troubled Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra ends this year, and he is in no rush to find a new long-term post. A Conductor’s Tumultuous, Invaluable Tenure Ends in Minnesota 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z Last year, New became music director of the Hamilton Philharmonic in Ontario, Canada. Gemma New test-drives the Long Beach Symphony with an interesting, ambitious program 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z And without a music director, around whom marketing is often focused, attracting audiences and donations is even more difficult. Seattle Maestro Resigns by Email and Says He Felt ‘Not Safe’ 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z The cellist — principal cello of the Seattle Symphony, and the current concerto soloist — got a hero’s welcome as he came out to play the Dvorák Cello Concerto with the orchestra and music director Ludovic Morlot. The audience was ready for Dvorák, and SSO’s cellist delivered 2014-03-28T16:07:36Z Gardiner and music director Mark G. Meadows have expertly assembled and drilled a cast with the vocal chops for the occasion. Review | A galvanizing ‘Rent’ raises pulses as it welcomes audiences back to Signature Theatre 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z This was largely because the company’s longtime music director, James Levine — while he expanded the repertory significantly and presided over a handful of premieres — didn’t prioritize newer work. At the Met This Season, Opera Was Icing on the Cake 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z Mr. Litton, who will become the company’s sixth music director, already has big plans. Andrew Litton to Lead New York City Ballet Orchestra 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z Mr. Nelsons, who will officially become the music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra next season, will lead the Lucerne orchestra in Brahms programs on the festival’s first two nights, on Aug. 15 and 16. ArtsBeat: Andris Nelsons to Conduct Lucerne Concerts 2014-02-14T20:39:47Z The conductor Ludovic Morlot, departing next year as the music director of the thriving Seattle Symphony, began with a bracing account of Smetana’s “Dance of the Comedians.” Review: Man-Made and Natural Music Merge on a Steamy Sunday 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z He added a fifth — a sort of summary — the next year, and Bernstein, though no longer the Philharmonic’s music director, led the orchestra in the complete work in 1970. A Revolutionary ‘Sinfonia’ Returns to the Philharmonic 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z “This is a deeply personal decision, reflecting my desire to step away from the organizational and administrative responsibilities of being a music director,” she said in a statement at the time. Scrapped Plans for London Concert Hall Sour Mood for U.K. Musicians 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z “But this is an important topic for any orchestra, and an orchestra’s approach to new music should, in any case, be bigger than just its music director.” Nathalie Stutzmann Ushers In a New Era at the Atlanta Symphony 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Given the dearth of female conductors among the largest American orchestras, some have argued that the Philharmonic should choose a woman as its next music director. The Philharmonic Plans Its Return to Geffen Hall, With Fanfare 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z The company said in a news release that the new title -- he currently holds the title of music director -- is intended to reflect Gershon's "expanded vision to redefine the choral experience." Grant Gershon staying with L.A. Master Chorale through 2019-20 season 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z Riccardo Muti, music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, collapsed on the podium early Thursday afternoon while rehearsing the opening subscription program of his winter residency at Symphony Center. Muti collapses during rehearsal 2011-02-03T19:30:00Z Its music director search, said Deborah Borda, the orchestra’s chief executive, is “a very confidential and sacrosanct process, and we just don’t discuss it.” A Conductor Who Knows His Way Around a Score, and a Farm 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z The Chicago Sinfonietta threw a grand retirement party for Paul Freeman, its outgoing founder and music director, as its season finale Monday night at Symphony Center. A baton is passed and a legacy is celebrated 2011-05-24T16:49:15Z The orchestra’s music director, Jaap van Zweden, was injured, and she was asked to lead Shostakovich’s formidable Eighth Symphony without even one rehearsal. After a Last-Minute Conducting Triumph, Her Own Orchestra 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z When an orchestra has a new music director, the audience’s focus tends to be on how it sounds with him. The NSO starts its regular season with a promising debut 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z “To conduct it,” said Jared Oaks, the company’s music director, “you have to build a lot of muscle memory, so the body knows as well as the ear.” Why Is Bronislava Nijinska Still Waiting in the Wings? 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z It’s telling that Pierre Boulez, at the New York Philharmonic from 1971 to 1977, was its first music director since Mahler not to perform the work. What Happened to One of Classical Music’s Most Popular Pieces? 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z There is nothing offhand or informal in these radiant interpretations, accompanied by her brilliant longtime collaborators, the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and its music director, Nicholas McGegan. Classical Recordings 2011-05-25T21:34:45Z Mr. Vanska, who is here this weekend conducting concerts celebrating his and the orchestra’s recent Grammy Award, is currently in negotiations with the board over a possible return, though perhaps not as music director. ArtsBeat: Minnesota Orchestra Says Eight Board Members Resign 2014-03-28T23:56:12Z The program also figured in the recent scandal involving James Levine, the Met’s former music director. Yannick Nézet-Séguin Takes Over the Met’s Young Artist Program 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Frühbeck de Burgos held positions as music director of the Düsseldorf Symphony in Germany and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra while working for the National Orchestra in Madrid. Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor known for his subtle interpretations, dies at 80 Both Mr. Gilbert and his predecessor at the Philharmonic, Lorin Maazel, have conducted at the Met in past seasons, but for decades it was rare for a Philharmonic music director to be seen there. At Lincoln Center, Cultural Institutions Team Up 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z Mr. Noseda, whose appointment was first reported by the website Slipped Disc, will conduct the orchestra for two weeks next season as its music director designate. Gianandrea Noseda to Lead National Symphony Orchestra 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z Mr. Vanska has led the Minnesota Orchestra to impressive heights since becoming its music director in 2003, and the ensemble sounded fantastic on Monday. Music Review | Minnesota Orchestra: Symphonic Drama: Rage-Filled Reunion for Slave and His Sister 2010-03-02T21:56:00Z On Wednesday evening, under Alan Gilbert, its music director, the Philharmonic delivered with a glittering gala concert. Review: New York Philharmonic Ushers in Carnegie Birthday Season 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Gergiev is the music director of the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, and its White Nights Festival, as well as chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic. Management drops conductor Valery Gergiev over Putin ties 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z The Minnesota Orchestra's with their music director Osmo Vänskä were object lessons in the creation of excitement and meaning without resorting to rhetorical extremes. Proms 56 & 57: Minnesota Orchestra/V?nsk? 2010-08-29T11:52:00Z Rattle will leave his Berlin orchestra in four years, with rumors that he might become music director of the London Symphony Orchestra back home. Europe concert diary: Rattle and Berlin Philharmonic at London Proms 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z And Christian Thielemann, a Wagner specialist who was given the new title of music director of the festival last year, sat in on some of his rehearsals and offered input — which is unusual among conductors. More Operatic Drama at Bayreuth as Andris Nelsons Pulls Out 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Nick Morrison, production manager and former music director at the station, agrees. Longtime jazz DJ Dick Stein retires from KNKX after 30 years 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z Lee Breuer and Bob Telson, who conceived the musical together 35 years ago, will lead the production, with Mr. Breuer as director and Mr. Telson as music director. Public Theater Is to Stage ‘The Gospel at Colonus’ in September 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z The Venezuelan music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic looked at the orchestra for a moment and then turned to the audience. Dudamel dedicates concert to a slain student in Venezuela — and opens a new chapter with the L.A. Phil 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z Despite the tune’s ubiquity, it never gets old for Andrew Litton, City Ballet’s music director, who will lead the company’s orchestra in some of the “Nutcracker” performances this season. The Genius of ‘The Nutcracker’? It’s the Sugar Plum Fairy 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z Noseda’s title will be simply music director of the National Symphony Orchestra. National Symphony Orchestra names rising star Gianandrea Noseda as music director 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z Seeking Clarity in the Unconventional For his first season as the music director of the , has come up with some ambitious, fresh ideas. Music Review: New York Philharmonic Performs at Avery Fisher Hall 2010-06-11T22:11:00Z He may have been “no poet of the baton,” as the critic Virgil Thomson put it in October 1943, when Rodzinski became music director of the New York Philharmonic. The Conductor Who Whipped American Orchestras Into Shape 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z Inside, the hall was packed for the gala concert, led by the excellent Chinese conductor Long Yu, whose positions include music director of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. Music Review: New York Philharmonic Celebrates Lunar New Year 2014-02-02T22:29:54Z He will also become music director of the Munich Philharmonic next season. Music Review: New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall - Review 2011-10-16T19:53:31Z The only thing certain is that the ensemble is in excellent shape and one guest conductor this season, Karina Canellakis, seemed like she could make a promising music director candidate. L.A. Chamber Orchestra ending season on a sunny note 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z “I am sure we will all experience music’s incredible power on a whole new level,” Andris Nelsons, the BSO’s music director, said in a statement. Strike up the band: Tanglewood summer music fest to resume 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Then he took a seat to watch preparations for what would be the first premiere of his tenure, and the first to be conducted by Vladimir Jurowski, the new music director. A New Era Takes Shape at the World’s Opera Capital 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Now 31, the German conductor became Europe’s youngest general music director in 2014 when she took over the theater in Erfurt. Perspective | Female conductors to watch 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z Powerful, dramatic and familiar, Verdi’s Requiem is supposed to be a specialty of the National Symphony Orchestra’s new music director, Gianandrea Noseda. Review | Noseda gives new lightness to powerful and familiar Requiem 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Mehta, 83, is set to step down late this year after leading the orchestra for half a century and holding the title of “music director for life” since 1981. Tough act to follow: Young maestro leads Israel Philharmonic 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Lithe leadership and arrangements by music director Jacob Ashworth and arranger Daniel Schlosberg never overcrowd the tight acoustic confines of Zoom. Perspective | Covid-era opera is getting more intimate, accessible and experimental 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Mr. Bolin is the music director of Story Pirates, which makes musical theater for children based on their own writings. ‘Found,’ a Musical Based on Literary Detritus 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z But in at least one area the Little Orchestra Society, whose music director is now James Judd, is bucking the trend in classical music: The average age of its audience is dropping. The Little Orchestra Society Limits Schedule and Aims for Younger Audience 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z Some of its players have privately urged the Philharmonic’s leaders to select a woman to replace the orchestra’s outgoing music director, Jaap van Zweden, who is set to step down in 2024. In a ‘Sea Change,’ Women of the Philharmonic Now Outnumber the Men 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z The disclosure earlier this week that James Levine, the company’s former music director, had received a $3.5 million settlement after the Met fired him in 2018, citing sexual misconduct, could complicate negotiations. The Metropolitan Opera Won’t Reopen for Another Year 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z Audience members seemed thrilled to be back in the hall listening to the full orchestra, with its music director and a first-rate soloist performing great music. Review: After 20-month absence, Seattle Symphony music director back to conduct before a pumped-up crowd 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z The Boston Symphony is still looking for a new music director. Daniel J. Wakin Looks at Music in 2011 2011-12-23T19:09:53Z When he first arrived as music director in 2009, Dudamel's Mozart bounced off walls as well, by turn vivacious and lyrically affected. With Dudamel and Mozart, there's life in the old 'Linz' yet 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z The Baroque composer spent the last quarter-century of his life in that major European center of culture and education, as music director of Leipzig’s principal churches. SSO, Pacific MusicWorks each to put on a Bach Passion 2014-02-20T19:58:01Z Gilbert will conduct the concert — his Music Academy appearances will coincidentally be his last as music director of the New York Philharmonic. How Beethoven for all and A-list alliances keep the Music Academy of the West thriving after 70 years 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z And on Wednesday night, Bell took the stage of the Kennedy Center Concert Hall as the newest music director of the Washington Chorus. Review | Christopher Bell strikes soundly in his first D.C. outing 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z But music director Emily Leather realises Mozart's orchestra eloquently on the piano, aided by some eerie live electronic interventions from composer Harry Blake, who riffs cleverly on the original. Don Giovanni ? review 2011-08-24T17:41:34Z Then, in 1928, he became the music director of the New York Philharmonic, and never ran another opera house. Gustavo Dudamel Hasn’t Conducted Much Opera. That’s OK. 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Metropolitan Opera’s music director, dressed in a blazing sapphire jacket and trim black pants, stood before a mirror backstage on a recent afternoon and smiled. The Maestro Wore Blue: Bringing Pizazz to the Pit at the Met 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The program, conducted by Alan Gilbert, the Philharmonic’s music director and a New York native, offered Carl Nielsen’s “Helios” Overture and Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony. The Philharmonic’s Free Concert at St. John the Divine 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z Light and Color in an Undulating Cloud In assuming the role of music director at the American Composers Orchestra, the conductor George Manahan inherits an institution whose stature and primacy are not what they were. Music Review: Light and Color in an Undulating Cloud 2010-10-18T22:29:00Z The Orchestra of St. Luke’s displayed its usual versatility throughout, conducted by Michael Stern, the music director of the Kansas City Symphony, who had also obviously worked fruitfully with the soloists. Review: Young Concert Artists Gala Offers Stars in the Making 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Mr. Salonen, a recent music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, will present “Hungarian Echoes,” dedicated to the music of three composers with Hungarian connections: Ligeti, Bartok and Haydn. 2010-02-16T22:39:00Z Midway through his first rehearsal as music director of the New York City Ballet Orchestra, the conductor Andrew Litton did something audacious. The Conductor Andrew Litton, Finding a Different Tempo 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z The ENO orchestra sparkled and music director Edward Gardner conducted fervently, with a conspicuous belief in the score. Niobe, Regina di Tebe; Faust; The Makropulos Case; Fidelio 2010-09-25T23:06:00Z Moreover, one of the world’s leading opera conductors, Andris Nelsons, is the music director at the Boston Symphony. Review: Boston Lyric Opera’s ‘In the Penal Colony,’ a Surreal Exploration of Injustice 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Now in his second season as music director of the great Philadelphia Orchestra, Mr. Nézet-Séguin has withdrawn from the ensemble’s concert at Carnegie Hall. Opera and Classical Music Listings for Dec. 6-12 2013-12-06T17:27:04Z Matthew VanBesien, the president of the Philharmonic, said he was confident that the orchestra would be able to put a new music director into place by then. Alan Gilbert to Leave New York Philharmonic in 2017 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z He also has been music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 2004. Luisi appointed Met's principal guest conductor 2010-04-27T23:37:00Z The orchestra said it would soon begin a search for a new music director. Seattle Maestro Resigns by Email and Says He Felt ‘Not Safe’ 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z After President Obama announced the most recent improvement in relations, Riccardo Muti, the music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, said that he hoped his orchestra would be the first American ensemble to tour Cuba. Minnesota Orchestra’s Cuba Trip Puts It at the Cultural Vanguard 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Then another shoe dropped: The production’s conductor, Andris Nelsons, the dynamic music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Ms. Opolais’s husband, followed her out the door. Behind the Scenes of ‘Tosca,’ the Messiest Production in Met History 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Bach’s Christmas Magnificat was written in 1723 when Bach was a very busy and underpaid teacher and music director in Leipzig. 5 classical-music recommendations for Dec. 9-16 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z Anton Bruckner’s Fifth Symphony is on the bill for performances April 20 and 22; SSO music director Ludovic Morlot says the composer is “trying to find answers to the big questions about life.” Why Seattle Symphony’s next program has just one piece 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z Francesco Corti, SO's music director, conducts as if oblivious to the needs of the pit and, worse, the singers, whose best efforts were drowned by careless handling of the surging instrumentals. Intermezzo ? review 2011-03-28T21:30:01Z Andris Nelsons, for example, had never publicly conducted the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in England when he was named its music director in 2007. The Berlin Philharmonic Comes to New York 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z The former Vienna State Opera music director, 77, who before that was conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in January 2010 and completed treatment later that year. Japan maestro Ozawa to make comeback in August 2013-02-19T01:19:32Z Opera music director Kent Nagano began his appointment as music director of the Hamburg State Opera Saturday with a major new production of Berlioz's epic opera, "Les Troyens." Essential Arts & Culture: Beyond the Broad 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z “When you want to do Saint-Saëns and Wagner together, even though they criticized one another all their lives, it’s obvious they respected each other,” says Seattle Symphony music director Ludovic Morlot, who will conduct. Seattle Symphony ends season with Wagner, Saint-Saëns 2013-06-25T18:30:10Z The tour is being led by Alan Gilbert, the orchestra's music director. New York Philharmonic to Perform in Georgia 2010-06-22T22:15:00Z After years of illness and cancellations, James Levine, the Met’s longtime music director, has finally retired. The Met Opera Is Struggling. How Can It Fill Those Empty Seats? 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z In Washington, it doesn’t always get the attention it deserves as a quality orchestra with interesting and ambitious programs, under the aegis of a skilled music director, Christopher Zimmerman. Perspective | From Bernstein to Bonds, fall season offers orchestral highlights 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Mr. de Waart, artistic director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and music director of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, aptly illustrated the intricacies of the alluring score. Music Review: On a Cold Night, Bending the Rules of Harmony 2010-12-14T06:15:15Z Leonard Slatkin, the conductor and music director of the striking Detroit Symphony Orchestra, was called on to step in for Thursday, Friday and Saturday’s concerts. ArtsBeat: Riccardo Muti Collapses During Rehearsal 2011-02-03T22:38:37Z Eric Anderson Jr., 38, a voice teacher and music director who lives just outside of Boston, was visiting New York for the holiday when he saw the news about Mr. Sondheim. Impromptu Sondheim Wakes Fill Piano Bars With Tears and Tunes 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z Jonathon Heyward will become the first Black music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra this fall, and was recently named the next music director of Lincoln Center’s summer orchestra. U.S. Orchestras Gradually Diversify but Are Slow to Hire Black Musicians 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z After four decades as music director of the Metropolitan Opera in New York, he was the Met until his frailty forced him to step down last season. On the Met's James Levine, and the age-old debate of separating the art from the artist 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z “I have no desire to be a music director myself,” said Mr. Steel, who is also a conductor. Critic?s Notebook: Ushering City Opera Into a New Era 2011-08-12T22:27:56Z The company’s music director, James Conlon, puts Mozart first, which means enough verve to keep spirits high and enough support for his singers to remind them of the durable significance of what they sing. Abducting Mozart's 'Abduction From the Seragilo' to another time 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z As the music director of the National Symphony Orchestra, he has a large room that is, at the moment, minimal in its decor: walls bare, shelves empty. Perspective | The secret life of a music director 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z ‘PARSIFAL’ Yannick Nézet-Séguin, a major presence in New York this season with his Philadelphia Orchestra, also has an extended residency at the Met, where he will be the next music director. The New Season of Classical Music: A ‘Fake News’ Opera and Sound Quilts 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z "Jimmy will be the music director at the Met for as long as he wants and for as long as he is able," Gelb said Tuesday. Luisi appointed Met's principal guest conductor 2010-04-27T23:37:00Z Opera chorus is terrific, and music director James Conlon brought out the best from the orchestra. Plácido Domingo's sound and fury in L.A. Opera's 'Macbeth' 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z Jacaranda's music director, Mark Alan Hilt, led the Jacaranda Chamber Orchestra, complete with Wagnerian brass and a battery of percussion, in a spirited rendition of Adams' sweeping symphonic satire. Jacaranda unleashes a tribute to composer John Adams that goes a little bit 'Berserk' 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z The goal is to find a worthy successor to Schwarz, who, after 26 years as music director, will step down and become "conductor laureate" at the end of the 2010-2011 season. Search for Gerard Schwarz's successor at SSO is a broad-ranging and discreet one 2010-05-21T22:07:00Z The players laughed, but the melody came out as Mr. Litton wanted, and his first conducting assignment as the company’s music director drew favorable reviews. The Conductor Andrew Litton, Finding a Different Tempo 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z The Good Shepherd Chancel Choir and Orchestra, led by the conductor and music director Michael Fontana, performs this free concert of Handel’s “Messiah.” Whole Lot of Handel 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z I was music director at the time and we were the first British opera company to go there. Corinne Bailey Rae, Sir Mark Elder and other musicians' greatest on-stage moments 2010-08-05T20:30:00Z But the music director of a major orchestra has to be in place and in charge week after week. Critic?s Notebook: A Maestro?s Unfinished Legacy 2011-03-03T23:23:55Z In addition to his post in Philadelphia, he is music director of the Metropolitan Opera in New York and leads the Orchestre Métropolitain of Montreal, where he was born. Yannick Nézet-Séguin Extends His Contract With the Philadelphia Orchestra 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z Despite invitations to guest-conduct all over the country, Stern set down Northwest roots, joining the faculty of Lakeside School, becoming music director of Northwest Chamber Orchestra and conductor of the Port Angeles Symphony. Seattle Philharmonic embraces Bruckner's 'big' symphony 2010-03-17T23:14:00Z Alan Gilbert, the New York Philharmonic’s music director and a frequent guest conductor in Hamburg, said in a phone interview that the Elbphilharmonie’s vision aligned perfectly with his own paradigm for successful 21st-century orchestras. Finally, a Debut for the Elbphilharmonie Hall in Hamburg 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z He’s now added music director of the Munich Philharmonic to his CV. Russia's secret weapon? Valery Gergiev and the rapturous music of the Mariinsky Orchestra 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z “We used to say the ultimate fantasy was to become a music director, and now she’s married to one.” First, a Mixtape. Then a Romance. 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z Five days earlier, the big fall project for Simon Rattle’s last season as music director of the Berlin Philharmonic will be the same Janácek opera staged in the German capital’s Philharmonie. The 'L.A. Phil Effect' hits New York, Cleveland and beyond 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z If Act I seemed slow, it was in part because Antony Walker, the WCO’s music director, seemed to be missing some of his signature spring; the orchestra sounded a little mushy. The lighter side of ‘La favorite’ 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z When he outstripped the teaching abilities of his early mentors, his mother and former San Francisco Symphony music director Alfred Hertz decided he should study with the eminent pianist Artur Schnabel. Leon Fleisher, sublime pianist undaunted by mysterious hand malady, dies at 92 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z This year’s group of 80 was also rehearsing in Purchase, led by the ebullient Giancarlo Guerrero, the music director of the Nashville Symphony. In These Orchestras, Youth Meets Musical Beauty 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z He is music director of the Met and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Levine withdraws from Cincinnati Opera celebration 2010-04-12T21:26:00Z Christopher Rountree, Long Beach Opera’s music director, conducts an ensemble of nine, but often the instrumental textures are sparer than even those modest forces. Review: A New Opera Puts Real Emotions in a Fantasy Garden 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z Associate music director and chorus master, Cathedral Choral Society. From players, pipes and pedals, a celestial song 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Walker, the music director of the Pittsburgh Opera, contributed to this fresh look at “Madama Butterfly” by drawing a lithe and impressively articulate performance from the Santa Fe players. Music Review: Fresh Take on ?Madama Butterfly? at Santa Fe Opera 2010-07-26T22:37:00Z Still, the announcement on Friday that he will be the next music director of the Paris Opera was somewhat surprising. Gustavo Dudamel Hasn’t Conducted Much Opera. That’s OK. 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z He will conduct two operas per season as music director designate and five operas per season once he assumes the role. Nezet-Seguin to become Met Opera music director in 2020-21 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z But as it returns to Carnegie Hall on Friday for the first time in decades, it is an ensemble on the upswing, with rising ticket sales, new players and an energetic music director, Thierry Fischer. Pennies From Utah Revive a Symphony 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Parks, aided by music director Bargonetti, turns drama into spoken music. Suzan-Lori Parks' 'Father Comes Home From the Wars' is an entrancingly intimate drama 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Music lovers who opt for the Opening Night Gala package will follow the concert with dinner and dancing in celebration of Morlot’s final season as music director, and the 20th anniversary of Benaroya Hall. Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for September 2018 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Met’s current music director, is also director of the Philadelphia Orchestra; he worked at the Opéra de Montréal early in his career. Gustavo Dudamel Hasn’t Conducted Much Opera. That’s OK. 2021-04-18T04:00:00Z But his tenure had rocky moments: The opera house’s music director, Franz Welser-Möst, abruptly quit his post in 2014, citing “irreconcilable differences of opinion regarding the company’s artistic planning and profile.” Sony Executive to Lead Vienna Opera 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z This live account of Bruckner's greatest symphonic monument, from May 1977, is an eloquent tribute to the art of a beloved former Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director. 10 best classical-recordings list includes Seattle Symphony's Schuman 2010-12-29T22:53:09Z In 2009 he became music director and artistic director of the Monte Carlo Philharmonic. Yakov Kreizberg obituary 2011-03-21T18:24:55Z Several people who attended the Bronx concert said that David Snead, a vice president of the Philharmonic, was booed when he announced the change before the music director, Alan Gilbert, took the podium. Dvorak Is One Casualty of the City’s Heat Wave 2013-07-17T21:56:15Z Andrew Litton, a conductor with roots in the concert hall, is becoming the company’s new music director. City Ballet Announces 2015-16 Season 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z Any of these would be a reasonable first orchestra job for a young conductor to learn repertory and the music director business. The L.A. Phil's mesmerizing Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla leaps to the Birmingham orchestra 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z Also, that Mr. Dudamel is remaining the music director of the Gothenburg Symphony in Sweden may not be wise. Philharmonic?s Alan Gilbert and the Youth Movement 2010-07-09T22:48:00Z At ArtsWest last season, he staged the musical “Little Women,” and was the music director for “Hair.” News from ArtsWest, Balagan Theatre 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z He also credits the efforts of the orchestra’s music director, Leonard Slatkin. Detroit Lures Lang Lang for Concert, Webcast 2013-09-06T19:15:54Z Phil that goes back to when he was music director in the 1980s. All of the L.A. arts events and exhibitions to check out this fall 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z “At times of crisis, people come together and want to listen to music; at moments of joy, people want to listen to music,’’ Halls, the cathedral’s music director, told The Associated Press. Organists offer soundtrack to jabs at medieval UK cathedral 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z The other was her statement that the Met had made Mr. Levine music director emeritus “when it became obvious that Levine was no longer physically capable of carrying out his duties as music director.” Judge Dismisses Most of James Levine’s Defamation Claims Against the Met 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z Paavo Jarvi, music director of the Orchestre de Paris, noted that the ensemble’s subscription base is strong in the middle of Paris and acknowledged that it may face difficulties keeping some of its audience. A Concert Hall in Paris Aims to Bridge Divides 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z |
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