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Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Announces 2026-27 Season

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The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2026-27 season. here is a look at the vocal performances. Kwamé Ryan and Raehann Bryce-Davis team up for a program of works by Carlos Simon, Mahler, and Schubert. Performance Dates: Oct. 23-25, 2026 Aram Demirjian conducts Händel’s “Messiah.” Performance Dates: Dec. 4-6, 2026 Kwamé Ryan conducts Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. The program also {…}

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Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Surpasses Fundraising Goal

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The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra has announced that it has surpassed its $50 million goal through a historic three-year Comprehensive Campaign. The fundraising is the largest effort in its 93-year history, securing new endowment funds and operating support to strengthen the Symphony’s future. In a statement, David Fisk,  President and CEO said, “This is a transformative milestone for the Charlotte Symphony. Thanks {…}

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Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Ratifies Three Year Agreement

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The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra has reached a new three-year agreement with its musicians’ union. The news was announced in a joint statement that will see a 13.5 percent salary increase for all full-time musicians over the life of the contract and an additional work week beginning in the second year of the contract. There will also be a provision that {…}

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Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Name New Music Director

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The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra has announced that Kwamé Ryan will be the new Music Director. Ryan will be the 12th Music Director starting during the 2024-25 season and ushering in a new era for the Orchestra’s 93rd season. In a statement, the Music Designate said, “On my very first visit to Charlotte, I felt instantly connected with the dynamic energy of {…}

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Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Appoints New Vice President & General Manager

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The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra has announced the appointment of Michael Reichman as the CSO’s Vice President of Artistic Operations and General Manager. Reichman will take over the position beginning Jan. 9, 2023 and will work closely with the President and CEO and Artistic Leadership to design and implement the CSO’s artistic vision and to cultivate and deepen the Symphony’s relationships {…}

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Charlotte Bagwell to Headline Music at Co-Cath’s Presentation of Couperin’s ‘Leçon de Ténèbres’

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Music at Co-Cath will showcase a summer recital featuring Couperin’s “Leçon de Ténèbres” on May 18, 2025. The performance, set to take place at St. Agnes Roman Catholic Church in Brooklyn starting at 4:30 p.m. local time, will feature soprano Charlotte Bagwell, Alejandro Zuleta on continuo, and Charlie Reed on viola de gamba. Bagwell is a Texas native who has {…}

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Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla Named Associate Artist of City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

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The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra has announced that Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla will take up the role of Associate Artist from December 2023. Gražinytė-Tyla is currently the Principal Guest Conductor and was the Music Director of the CBSO from 2016 to 2022. In a statement, Gražinytė-Tyla quoted Daniel Barenboim who said some years ago: “Music can lift our feelings and imagination to {…}

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Lacey Huszcza Named New Executive Director of Richmond Symphony

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The Richmond Symphony has named Lacey Huszcza as the organization’s new Executive Director. Her turn at the helm begins on Dec.1. Huszcza will succeed David Fisk, who was tapped to head the Charlotte (North Carolina) Symphony earlier this year. “The search committee selected Lacey Huszcza unanimously from an outstanding field of candidates to become the Richmond Symphony’s next Executive Director. {…}

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Latonia Moore, Erin Morley, Daniela Barcellona, & Lawrence Brownlee Lead Opera Carolina’s 2025-26 Season

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Opera Carolina has announced its 2025-26 Season. The season opens with Pergolisi’s Stabat Mater performed in remembrance of the events of 9/11. Corey Lovelace and Leyla Martinucci star alongside the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and conductor  Emily Jarrell Urbanek. Performance Date: Sept. 11, 2025 “A Night To Remember” will feature music by Giacomo Puccini. This gala concert will be held at {…}