Australian conductor Jessica Gethin is the 2015 winner of the Brian Stacey Emerging Conductor Award. From the press release: The annual awards, established in 2002, recognise an Australian conductor, early in their professional career, who shows significant promise...
Iceland is celebrating the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote – and in honor of the occasion the Iceland Symphony Orchestra presented a concert June 11 featuring the works of contemporary and historic women composers. The program, which was...
We’ve rounded up some links of interest from over the weekend. Conductor JoAnn Falletta has renewed her contract with the Buffalo Philharmonic for another six years. Falletta, who was also conductor of The Women’s Philharmonic (1986-1997),...
Composer Tania León will be at Harvard TODAY at 4:00 p.m. for a conversation about her work and music. León will be discussing many aspects of her career including her work in composition, conducting, teaching, and arts leadership. The event is free and open to the...
Update: The Harvard Review reports on the conversation with Alsop, as she received the distinguished Luise Vosgerchian Teaching Award Original post: Internationally acclaimed conductor Marin Alsop will be at Harvard University on March 24 to receive the Luise...
The Internet (or, at least, the classical music enthusiast part of the Internet) was a-buzz on Friday with the surprise announcement by Alan Gilbert. After a eight years at the helm, Gilbert will be leaving the New York Philharmonic. And among all of the gasps of...
