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Flattery or forgery? Row erupts over Vienna Phil’s re-orchestration of a Florence Price piece

Inclusion of first Black woman in US to write a symphony in Vienna’s New Year’s Day concert was a long overdue recognition. But how much of her music was actually played?

The Guardian - UK

Nézet-Séguin’s path to the Vienna New Year’s concert began when he replaced banned conductor in 2022

Yannick Nézet-Séguin's journey to conducting the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year’s Day concert began when he stepped in for a banned Russian conductor at Carnegie Hall in 2022

The Independent UK

Nina Stemme says farewell to Isolde after 126 performances

Soprano Nina Stemme sung her 126th and final performance of Isolde in Wagner's “Tristan und Isolde” with the Philadelphia Orchestra at Marian Anderson Hall

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Everything You Need To Know About The 2025 Grammy Awards If You Wanna See Your Faves Win

The 67th Grammy Awards are almost here, so here's who's nominated, who won and how to watch the 2025 Grammy Awards in Australia.

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Daniel Rustioni to become Metropolitan Opera's principal guest conductor

Daniele Rustioni will become just the third principal guest conductor of the Metropolitan Opera in its nearly century-and-a-half history, leading at least two productions each season starting in 2025-26 as a No. 2 to music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin

The Independent UK

The Grammys 2025 Nominations Are In & While Beyoncé Broke Records Others Got Majorly Snubbed

The 2025 Grammy nominations have dropped, & while the pop girlies are dominating, some of the snubs this year are simply diabolical.

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Jeanine Tesori becomes first woman composer to open Met Opera season with reworked `Grounded'

Jeanine Tesori becomes the first woman composer to open a season in the Metropolitan Opera’s 141-year history when a revised “Grounded” starring mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo is featured at Monday night’s gala

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Lucerne festival 2024 review – from blazing Bruckner to a Georgian wunderkind

Star turns by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Lisa Batiashvili and more delight, but much of this month-long festival’s power lies behind the scenes…

The Guardian - UK

Yuval Sharon to direct Met Opera's new stagings of Wagner's Ring Cycle and `Tristan und Isolde'

Yuval Sharon, an American known for innovative productions, will direct the Metropolitan Opera’s next stagings of Wagner’s Ring Cycle and “Tristan und Isolde,” both starring soprano Lise Davidsen and conducted by music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin

The Independent UK

Brahms: The Symphonies album review – less is more for Nézet-Séguin and the COE

With a smaller orchestra than standard, Yannick Nézet-Séguin bring litheness without diminishing any of the symphonies’ power or clarity

The Guardian - UK

Why Bradley Cooper spent six years learning how to conduct six minutes of music for Maestro

Actor-director shared some insight into the intense level of detail that went into portraying Leonard Bernstein

The Independent UK

Philadelphia Orchestra and musicians agree to labor deal with 15.8% salary increase

Musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Philadelphia Orchestra Association have ratified a collective bargaining agreement calling for minimum salaries to increase by 15.8% over three years

The Independent UK

Philadelphia Orchestra and musicians agree to 3-year labor deal with 15.8% salary increase

Musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Philadelphia Orchestra Association have ratified a collective bargaining agreement calling for minimum salaries to increase by 15.8% over three years

The Independent UK

Q&A: Met Opera Director Shares 'Overlap' Between Tennis And Music

Yannick Nézet-Séguin will serve as the U.S. Open men’s final’s “opening act” in front of 25,000 fans at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

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The Guardian - UK

Classical home listening: Rachmaninov Symphonies 2 & 3; Byrd’s Mass for Five Voices

Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra are very much at home with the Russian composer, while the Gesualdo Six mine the full expressive power of Byrd’s clandestine works

The Guardian - UK

The Met Orchestra/Nézet-Séguin review – white-hot music drama

Making their first visit to the UK in two decades, the New York orchestra – with Joyce DiDonato and Angel Blue – wrung every drop of emotion from Shakespearean music by Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Berlioz and Matthew Aucoin

The Independent UK

Yannick Nézet-Séguin is remaking the Metropolitan Opera from the bottom up

The Guardian - UK

Randall Goosby: Bruch and Price Violin Concertos review – Florence Price has her ideal champion

Goosby and Nézet-Séguin bring Price’s storytelling to life and embrace the romance of Bruch

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The Independent UK

Met Opera scraps set from Russia, builds own for `Lohengrin'

At a cost of more than $1 million, the Metropolitan Opera has built duplicate sets for Francois Girard’s upcoming staging of “Lohengrin” instead of using the Russian set

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Listen Live: For Ukraine: A Concert of Remembrance and Hope from The Met

The Metropolitan Opera presents For Ukraine: A Concert of Remembrance and Hope, a special concert and live radio broadcast being heard throughout the United States and internationally. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Mozart’s Requiem, Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, and Silvestrov’s “Prayer for Ukraine” in a performance given for the people…

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Met Opera announces concert to mark anniversary of Ukraine invasion

NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Opera in New York is marking the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine with a concert celebrating the country’s “resilience and hope.”

The Guardian - UK

Lucerne festival 2022 review – strength through diversity

From Chineke! to a beguiling Golda Schultz, the Swiss fixture made a bold and varied return, but the Vienna Phil stole the show

The Guardian - UK

Philadelphia Orch/Nézet-Séguin review – Florence Price has a persuasive advocate

Yannick Nézet-Séguin ensured that Price’s First Symphony was worth hearing, and there was much to admire in Lisa Batiashvili’s Szymanowski

The Independent UK

Carnegie Hall plans return to full schedule in 2022-23

Carnegie Hall plans a return to a relatively full schedule next season for the first time since 2018-19, presenting about 150 events that include Kirill Petrenko’s first New York appearances as music director of the Berlin Philharmonic

Los Angeles Times

Here’s the complete list of 2022 Grammy Award winners

The predictions for the 64th Grammy Awards are in and, with a diverse group of nominees, the Recording Academy will honor artists ranging from 95-year-old Tony Bennett to 19-year-old Olivia Rodrigo (both of which have won awards in the Premiere Ceremony) today in Las Vegas.

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