LA Opera names Venezuelan conductor Domingo Hindoyan as music director
When Domingo Hindoyan, the Venezuelan chief conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, made his debut with L.A. Opera last November with “Roméo et Juliette,” Times…
Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas takes a bow from the public stage
San Francisco — San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie had declared it Michael Tilson Thomas Day. City Hall glowed MTT’s trademark blue. Davies Symphony Hall, where Tilson Thomas…
‘Gracias Gustavo’: Details of the L.A. Phil’s plans for Dudamel’s final season
The end of a golden era approaches as the Los Angeles Philharmonic on Thursday announced details of the final season at Walt Disney Concert Hall…
Renowned conductor Sir Andrew Davis dies aged 80
Sir Andrew was one of the longest-serving chief conductors of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Source link
Klaus Makela, Gustavo Dudamel and orchestras’ chase for youth
The excited media coverage last week of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s choice for a new music director treated 28-year-old Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä like the…
Acclaimed Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa dies at age 88
In short: Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa has died of heart failure at the age of 88 at his home in Tokyo.He led the Boston Symphony Orchestra He led…