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KenCen/NSO season announcement 2011-12
The Kennedy Center and the NSO announce a 2011-12 season that focuses on meat and potatoes repertory from Central Europe.
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Anne Midgette
| March 8, 2011; 1:55 PM ET |
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Levine cancels appearances, steps down in Boston
James Levine cancels his upcoming appearances with the BSO; the BSO subsequently pulls the plug and announces he will step down as music director in September, 2011. But Peter Serkin will play with the orchestra in Washington.
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Anne Midgette
| March 2, 2011; 4:35 PM ET |
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BSO does strong woman number in 2011-12
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra announces a 2011-12 season with a focus on that most delicate flower of the classical music field: women.
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Anne Midgette
| March 2, 2011; 8:55 AM ET |
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DSO: Too little, too late?
The Detroit Symphony musicians now say they'll go back to work after all, without a contract. Does the orchestra have any hopes of rebuilding - and how can it demonstrate its vitality to a struggling American city?
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Anne Midgette
| March 1, 2011; 3:41 PM ET |
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Grammys
Some highlights of the classical Grammys (if that's not an oxymoron): Paul Jacobs wins for Messiaen, and Michael Daugherty wins with Superman.
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Anne Midgette
| February 13, 2011; 9:51 PM ET |
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Grand opera returns to Baltimore
Lyric Opera Baltimore announces its maiden, 2011-12 season: opera is coming back to Baltimore, with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in the pit.
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Anne Midgette
| February 11, 2011; 9:40 AM ET |
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