“Finnish conductor Susanna Malkki will become only the third person ever appointed principal guest conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.” Her two predecessors are Simon Rattle and Michael Tilson Thomas.
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The Whitney Names Its New Building After Donor Who Didn’t Want The Museum To Move
“Leonard A. Lauder, the Whitney Museum of American Art’s chairman emeritus, initially opposed the museum’s move downtown to its new home in the Meatpacking district from the Breuer building on Madison Avenue. Now, that new home will bear his name.”
Boss At London’s Royal Opera Says His Final Production Will Take Direct Aim At His Critics
Kasper Bech Holten’s tenure as artistic director, which ends in March of next year, has seen more controversy over stagings than is usual at Covent Garden. So, he says, “what could be more fitting for my last show in London than to do a comedy about how hard it is sometimes for audiences and artists to find the right way to communicate with each other?”
Antonio Pappano To Be Longest-Serving Music Director In Covent Garden’s History
“Talking this morning about his decision to stay on [until 2020] … Pappano said simply ‘I don’t want to go to any other opera house’.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 04.06.16
Risk management
New ballets are risky endeavours, requiring significant investment in talent, time and money. Yet do classical companies give them the best chance to shine? Performance Monkey asks companies around the world about previews, rehearsals … read more
AJBlog: Performance Monkey Published 2016-04-06
At the NEA’s Jazz Masters Ball
The Kennedy Center was filled Monday night with VIPs, devotees and artists across disciplines for the 34th annual celebration of Jazz Masters by the National Endowment of the Arts. Here’s my coverage for DownBeat magazine on the … read more
AJBlog: Jazz Beyond Jazz Published 2016-04-06
Snapshot: Neil Young sings “I Am a Child”
Neil Young sings “I Am a Child” in concert in 1978: (This is the latest in a series of arts-related videos that appear in this space each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.) … read more
AJBlog: About Last Night Published 2016-04-06
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