News to start your week! Rising star conductor Mirga Gražinyté-Tyla is making her NYC debut today conducting the Juilliard Orchestra. She is leading the ensemble with Berlioz, Beethoven, and Fires from Lithuanian born composer Raminta Šerkšnytė. Find out more about...
News to start your week! Melvyn Krauss has a great piece at Bloomberg.com titled, “Why More Women are Winning at Musical Chairs”. Krauss, emeritus professor of economics at NYU and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, provides a...
The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music begins on July 31. This annual event is always worth anticipating and hugely rewarding – but this year is particularly special as it is Marin Alsop’s last at the helm. Alsop is stepping down after 25 years as...
News to start your week! Susanna Mälkki’s work continues to be recognized. Not long ago she was named the new Chief Conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, and just this week it was announced that she is the new Principal Guest Conductor of the...
News to start your week! The Women Composers Festival of Hartford, which took place March 10-13, included a keynote address by WPA President Liane Curtis. Conductor Dr. Amelia Nagoski offered her reflection on Liane’s message on her blog, Thoughtful...
Audiences are getting more and more familiar with the name Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla for good reason. The up and coming conductor is gaining attention – and acclaim – for her work in the United States and around the world. NBC Today recently...
