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Clay Hilley, Sara Jakubiak, Gerald Finley, Chen Reiss & Marlis Petersen Lead London Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-26 Season

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The London Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. The season opens with Sir Antonio Pappano conducting a Bernstein and Copland program featuring Dame Felicity Palmer and Katharina Konradi. Performance Date: Sept. 14, 2025 Sir Simon Rattle conducts Janáček’s “The Makropulos Affair” with Marlis Petersen, Aleš Briscein, Jan Martiník, Svatopluk Semand Peter {…}
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Wigmore Hall Says it No Longer Requires Public Funding

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(Photo credit: Richard Saker) Director John Gilhooly reports that Wigmore Hall has succeeded in its aim to raise £10m and will no longer require Arts Council funding. Last year, Gilhooly launched a fund that aimed to make the Wigmore Hall financially self-sustaining in “an uncertain public environment for classical music in the UK.” The venue hoped to raise £10m by {…}
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Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne Announces 2025-26 Season

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The Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne has announced its 2025-26 season. Here are the vocal performances. Barbara Hannigan and Bertrand Chamayou perform the music of Olivier Messiaen, Alexandre Scriabine, and John Zorn. Performance Date: Oct. 17, 2025 Ton Koopman and Julia Lezhneva join forces for Mozart. Performance Date: Nov. 5, 2025 & Nov. 6, 2025 at Victoria Hall Sonia Ben-Santamaria {…}
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Renée Fleming & Jessie Montgomery Among Guests at La Jolla Music Society SummerFest 2025

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(Photo credit: Todd Rosenberg) La Jolla Music Society announces it line up for SummerFest 2025. This article only features vocal-related works. Renée Fleming and the SummerFest Chamber Orchestra, led by conductor Alan Gilbert, join forces to bring Strauss’ “Four Last Songs” to life. The version performed is arranged by James Ledger. Performance Date: August 5, 2025 La Jolla Music Society’s {…}
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Limmie Pulliam, Asmik Grigorian, Liv Redpath, Malin Byström, Christian Gerhaher Headline The Cleveland Orchestra’s 2025-26 Season

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The Cleveland Orchestra has unveiled its 2025-26 season at Severance Music Center. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. Franz Welser Möst conducts a program of works by Strauss, Ravel, and Bern Richard Deutsch’s “Urworte” with The Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus. Performance Dates: Sept. 26 – 28, 2025 Limmie Pulliam and Iurii Samoilov are the soloists for {…}
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Marc Albrecht Named Next Chief Conductor of Antwerp Symphony Orchestra

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Marc Albrecht has been named the next Chief Conductor of the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra. Starting in the 2026-27 season, Albrecht will assume the new role. Before his official appointment, he will appear with the orchestra as Chief Conductor Designate during the 2025-26 season. The German conductor is particularly known for his interpretations of late-Romantic German-Austrian repertoire and contemporary music. He {…}
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Philharmonie de Paris Honors Pierre Boulez With its ‘2025 Boulez Year’ Celebration

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(Photo credit: Martin Schalk) The Philharmonie de Paris in collaboration with the French Ministry of Culture presents “2025 Boulez Year.” This selection of events will celebrate the centenary of the birth of composer and conductor Pierre Boulez. Soprano Sarah Aristidou performs in Boulez’s “Pli selon pli, portrait de Mallarmé” with Les Siècles led by conductor Franck Ollu. Performance Dates:  January {…}
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Musical America Announces 2025 Artist of the Year Awards Recipients

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The winners of the 64th annual Musical America Artist of the Year Awards have been announced. Conductor and soprano Barbara Hannigan has been named Artist of the Year for 2025. Hannigan made her conducting debut at age 40 at the Chatelet in Paris. She currently serves as the Principal Guest Conductor of Göteborgs Symfoniker, the Principal Guest Conductor of Orchester {…}
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Sonya Yoncheva, Lise Davidsen, Ying Fang, Benjamin Appl, Thomas Hampson & Freddie De Tommaso Lead Verbier Festival’s 2025 Season

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The Verbier Festival has announced its 2025 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. The Verbier Festival Orchestra and Barbara Hannigan perform works by Berlioz, Haydn, Copland, Rodgers, and Bill Elliot. Performance Date: July 17, 2025 Thomas Hampson and Ksenija Sidorova perform works by Schubert and Weill. Performance Date: July 20, 2025 The VF Academy Atelier Lyrique and {…}

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