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Gergiev, Putin friend, out of Vienna Philharmonic US tour

Carnegie Hall says Valery Gergiev, a conductor who is close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, will not lead the Vienna Philharmonic in a five-concert U.S. tour that starts Friday night in response “due to recent world events.”

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Keegan Morris | February 10, 2019

Classical Music Grammy Award Winners: 2019
The Great Flood of 1913 exacted widespread damage in numerous Midwest cities, including Columbus, Ohio, as seen in this photo.
Associated Press | February 7, 2019

Opera, orchestra team up to tell story of deadly 1913 flood
Joffrey's Don Quixote returns in their 2019-20 season (Photo: Herbert Migdoll)
Michael San Gabino | February 5, 2019

Joffrey Ballet Announces 2019/20 Season

John Prine Dies, Rich Warren Pays Tribute
Rich Warren | April 8, 2020
John Prine, who began his career in Chicago, exhibited the ability to wring every possible meaning from a word to expose the joy, sorrow, frailty, and strength of the human condition.

Edgar Allan Poe, Leonard Slatkin, Vincent Price Team Up for an Orchestral Take on ‘The Raven’
Keegan Morris | April 8, 2020
As an outsized figure in literature and poetry, Poe has inspired composers like Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Philip Glass, and composer-conductor Leonard Slatkin, who set Poe's "The Raven" to music in 1971.

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Opera singer Daniels, husband arrested on sex assault charge
Associated Press | January 30, 2019
DALLAS (AP) — A renowned opera singer and University of Michigan professor is in police custody on allegations that he and his husband in 2010 sexually assaulted a singer in Houston. Countertenor David Daniels and his spouse William A. Scott Walters were arrested Tuesday in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Texas warrants charging each of them with sexual assault of an ...
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Philadelphia Orchestra to tour China to celebrate diplomacy
Associated Press | January 30, 2019
The Philadelphia Orchestra is celebrating 40 years of official U.S.-China diplomatic ties with a new tour.

Dutoit to conduct French orchestra after sexual abuse claims
Associated Press | January 30, 2019
PARIS (AP) — Swiss conductor Charles Dutoit, who has faced multiple accusations of sexual assault, will conduct a concert for the National Orchestra of France on Sunday, his highest profile performance since the allegations were first revealed by The Associated Press. The orchestra said in a statement Wednesday to The Associated Press that Dutoit was chosen to conduct Berlioz’ “The ...
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