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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic looking to construct new hall
In Monday’s (2/22) Liverpool Echo (U.K.), David Bartlett writes, “Ambitious plans are being drawn up to build a second concert hall for Liverpool’s Philharmonic as part of a...
February 24, 2010
Is Long Beach becoming friendlier to artists?
Tuesday (2/23) on the Los Angeles Times blog Culture Monster, Mike Boehm writes, “Members of the Long Beach City Council hope to get City Hall off the backs...
February 24, 2010
Comparing paths of Los Angeles, New York philharmonics
In Sunday’s (2/21) Washington Post, Anne Midgette writes, “Last year, the New York Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Philharmonic both introduced new, young music directors, Alan Gilbert and...
February 23, 2010
Sacramento Philharmonic returns to five concerts in 2010-11
In Tuesday’s (2/23) Sacramento Bee (California), Edward Ortiz writes, “The Sacramento Philharmonic is putting to rest the recent and distant past with the announcement of its 2010-11 season....
February 23, 2010
Colorado Springs Philharmonic announces conductor finalists
In Sunday’s (2/21) Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colorado), T.D. Mobley-Martinez writes, “On Saturday night, during the fifth [program] in the ambitious Masterworks’ season, the Colorado Springs Philharmonic announced ......
February 23, 2010
Met Opera announces new season, higher ticket prices
“Peter Sellars is in, Franco Zeffirelli is out,” writes Daniel J. Wakin in Tuesday’s (2/23) New York Times. “The Metropolitan Opera, which announced its plans for the 2010-11...
February 23, 2010
Obituary: Pittsburgh Symphony trumpeter Charles F. Hois, 79
In Tuesday’s (2/23) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Gary Rotstein writes, “Charles F. Hois carried the demeanor of one who took his trumpet playing lightly, as he did much of life,...
February 23, 2010
Houston Symphony appoints Hanson executive director
Friday (2/19) on the Houston Chronicle blog Peep, Tara Dooley reports, “The board of directors of the Houston Symphony announced today that it will bring a young orchestra...
February 22, 2010
Musicians start new Everett Philharmonic Orchestra
In Saturday’s (2/20) Herald (Everett, Washington), Theresa Goffredo writes, “Members of the now idle Everett Symphony Orchestra are vowing to keep classical music alive in Snohomish County. To...
February 22, 2010
Sting announces North America tour with Royal Philharmonic
In Sunday’s (2/21) New York Times, Rachel Lee Harris reports, “The British rocker Sting and the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra are pairing up for a North American tour...
February 22, 2010
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