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International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians: tweets about orchestras, classical music, and the arts • Promoting unity among musicians everywhere

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Turkish Composer Ege Gür Wins European Composition Prize for 2024 mobile.theviolinchannel.com/… @violinchannel #ClassicalMusic #orchestra #arts

Turkish Composer Ege Gür Wins European Composition Prize for 2024

Gür's winning work, "the image of that which is invisible," is dedicated to victims of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.

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National Symphony Orchestra Presents Strauss Concerts - operawire.com/national-symph… @OperawireNews @NatSymphonyDC @NosedaG #ClassicalMusic #orchestra #arts

National Symphony Orchestra Presents Strauss Concerts - OperaWire

The National Symphony Orchestra is set to open its 2024–2025 season with a variety of concerts featuring classics, new works, and collaborations.

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Boston Symphony Orchestra names three string players as its new resident fellows thestrad.com/news/boston-sym… @TheStradMag @BostonSymphony #ClassicalMusic #orchestra #arts

Boston Symphony Orchestra names three string players as its new ...

Violinist Rachel Arcega Orth, cellist Maximiliano Oppeltz and violist Yuri Hughes will perform with the orchestra and the Boston Pops to gain professional experience and career support

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Q & A: Jaime Casanova Amar on His Documentary Of The 2024 Mexican Premiere of 'Parsifal' - operawire.com/q-a-jaime-casa… @OperawireNews @liber_fest #ClassicalMusic #opera #arts

Q &A: Jaime Casanova Amar on His Documentary Of The 2024 Mexican Premiere of 'Parsifal' - OperaWire

After 140 years, Wagner’s final opera, “Parsifal,” first performed at the second Bayreuth Festival in 1882, finally got its Mexican premiere in April of this year. While not quite an opera—it was...

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Q & A: Boris Pinkhasovich on Tchaikovsky's 'Iolanta', 'The Queen of Spades' & Two House Debuts - operawire.com/q-a-boris-pink… @OperawireNews @METOrchestra @MetOpera #ClassicalMusic #opera #arts

Q & A: Boris Pinkhasovich on Tchaikovsky's 'Iolanta,' 'The Queen of Spades' & Two House Debuts -...

Boris Pinkhasovich is one of today's rising baritones. Born in Saint Petersburg to a family of musicians, he studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory of Music and in 2011 became an ensemble...

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Coming Soon to Jersey City: A Gleaming Home for the Symphony nytimes.com/2024/08/21/arts/… @NJSOmusicians @NJSymphony #ClassicalMusic #orchestra #arts

Coming Soon to Jersey City: A Gleaming Home for the Symphony (Published 2024)

The New Jersey Symphony, which long lacked a permanent space, will move into a 550-seat theater that it hopes to make a hub for concerts and classes.

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra cellist to retire after 39 years thestrad.com/news/chicago-sy… @TheStradMag @MusiciansChiSym @chicagosymphony #ClassicalMusic #orchestra #cello #arts

Chicago Symphony Orchestra cellist to retire after 39 years

US cellist Loren Brown will retire from the orchestra in September, receiving the Theodore Thomas Medallion for Distinguished Service

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This week we bring our featured Orchestra to you "live" as we are in Portland OR for the 2024 ICSOM conference. The @OSOmusicians are graciously hosting us in the beauty of the Pacific Northwest as we work together to continue improving working conditions for all ICSOM orchestras
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5 Breakouts From Classical Music’s Most Prestigious Festival nytimes.com/2024/08/20/arts/… #ClassicalMusic #opera #orchestra #arts @SbgFestival

5 Breakouts From Classical Music’s Most Prestigious Festival (Published 2024)

The Salzburg Festival is synonymous with excellence and fame. But it’s also a place where artists on the cusp of stardom can shine.

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The Syracuse Orchestra: A sound investment for CNY (Your Letters) syracuse.com/opinion/2024/08… #ClassicalMusic #orchestra #arts

The Syracuse Orchestra: A sound investment for CNY (Your Letters)

Orchestra's financial impact and productivity far exceed the size of its budget, writes Executive Director Pam Murchison.

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Salonen-Led Conducting Program Receives Record-Setting Gift | San Francisco Classical Voice sfcv.org/articles/music-news… @SFCV @sfs_musicians @ColburnSchool #ClassicalMusic #orchestra #MusicEducation #arts
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San Francisco Symphony Welcomes New Musicians mobile.theviolinchannel.com/… @violinchannel @sfs_musicians #ClassicalMusic #orchestra #arts

San Francisco Symphony Welcomes New Musicians

The new members are Christopher Bassett, Bowen Ha, Jeein Kim, Orion Miller, Anne Richardson, Yuhsin Galaxy Su, and Davis You.

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(REVIEW) The Cleveland Orchestra weathers the storm with Tchaikovsky’s Fifth at Blossom cleveland.com/entertainment/… @CleveOrchestra #ClassicalMusic #orchestra #arts

Cleveland Orchestra weathers the storm with Tchaikovsky’s Fifth at Blossom: Review

Aug. 17 presented another uncertain forecast, but the Orchestra was determined to forge ahead if possible.

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A Virtuoso Cellist’s Painstaking Path From Long Covid Back to the Stage nytimes.com/2024/08/17/healt… #ClassicalMusic #orchestra #cello #arts #LongCovid

A Virtuoso Cellist’s Painstaking Path From Long Covid Back to the Stage (Published 2024)

For over three years, long Covid has presented Joshua Roman with health challenges — and has indelibly shaped the music he makes.

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(REVIEW) The LA Phil Gets Heavy at the Hollywood Bowl | San Francisco Classical Voice sfcv.org/articles/review/la-… @SFCV @LAPhil @JimFarberMusic #ClassicalMusic #orchestra #arts

The LA Phil Gets Heavy at the Hollywood Bowl

Big works by Dmitri Shostakovich and Sergei Prokofiev are conducted with fire and genius by Ryan Bancroft.

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Sad News: Australian Tenor Steve Davislim has Died, Aged 57 mobile.theviolinchannel.com/… @violinchannel #ClassicalMusic #opera #arts

Australian Tenor Steve Davislim has Died, Aged 57

Davislim’s three-decade professional career began when he joined the Zurich Opera in 1994.

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Exclusive look at San Francisco Symphony’s proposed makeover of Davies Hall msn.com/en-us/money/realesta… @sfs_musicians #ClassicalMusic #orchestra #arts
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Pittsburgh Symphony reaches new 3-year contract with musicians, whose salaries will rise 12.6% post-gazette.com/ae/music/20… via @PittsburghPG @PSOMusicians @Reynolds_PG @pghsymphony #ClassicalMusic #orchestra #arts

Pittsburgh Symphony reaches new 3-year contract with musicians, whose salaries will rise 12.6%

While salary is thought to have been the key issue during this contract cycle, other changes largely focus on health care updates for families and musicians who are injured.

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(VIDEO) Philadelphia Orchestra ready for a jam-packed "very exciting season" cbsnews.com/philadelphia/new… via @CBSPhiladelphia @POMusicians @nezetseguin @philorch #ClassicalMusic #orchestra #arts

Philadelphia Orchestra ready for a jam-packed "very exciting season" | Sponsored

The Grammy-winning Philadelphia Orchestra's 2024-25 season highlights include a Wagner opera and M. Night Shyamalan hosting.

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Sad News: Elsa Charlston Passes Away at 91 - operawire.com/obituary-elsa-… @OperawireNews #ClassicalMusic #opera #arts

Obituary: Elsa Charlston Passes Away at 91 - OperaWire

Soprano Elsa Charlston, a celebrated interpreter of twentieth-century music who premiered many compositions by prominent composers, passed away on June 5 at her Chicago home, at the age of 91. 

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