A few days ago, the Kennedy Center announced that it would be furloughing off musicians of the National Symphony Orchestra, despite receiving $25 million in support from the federal stimulus package. Now, the musicians of the National Symphony Orchestra are firing back and questioning the legality of the decision, which would see the members receive their final paychecks on April {…}
The National Symphony has canceled its tour to Japan due to the coronavirus outbreak. The orchestra announced via social media, “With sincere regret, we must announce that our planned tour to Japan cannot proceed at this time and has been canceled. This decision was made after careful consideration of the rapidly changing situation regarding coronavirus. Our thoughts go out to {…}
(Credit: Jonathon Tichler) The REACH has announced its “inclusive, multi-genre, multidisciplinary” 2019 Opening Festival, which marks its first-ever expansion to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. For the purpose of this article, we focus on opera-related events. The Festival’s “Opening Day” will “illustrate the breadth of experience that the REACH is designed to foster,” according to the {…}
Maestro Gianandrea Noseda is slated for a busy winter season in the US, performing for the first time as the new Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra and also taking on some performances with the New York Philharmonic. The maestro was granted the post of Music Director back in Jan. 2016 and officially kicked it off in September 2017 {…}