Music
Libor Pešek, a Czech classical music conductor known for leading the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic for a decade, has died.
Oct. 24, 2022
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Class of 2002 Berlin Philharmonic ...Simon Rattle New York Philharmonic...Lorin Maazel Royal Opera, London...Antonio Pappano Cleveland Orchestra...Franz Welser-Most Bournemouth Symphony, England...Marin Alsop French National Orchestra, Paris...Kurt Masur Vienna State Opera...Seiji Ozawa Oslo Philharmonic...Andre Previn La Monnaie, Brussels...Kazushi Ono Coming soon Philadelphia Orchestra...Christoph Eschenbach (2003) Boston Symphony...James Levine (2004) Minneapolis Orchestra...Osmo Vanska (2003) Dresden Philharmonic...Riccardo Chailly (2003) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam...Mariss Jansons (2004) Searches underway Paris Opera; Toronto Symphony; St.
Oct. 20, 2002
Ending more than a year of speculation over who might fill the formidable shoes of its powerful managing director of 28 years, Ernest Fleischmann, the Los Angeles Philharmonic has named the 39-year-old manager of Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra to the job.
Oct. 5, 1997
Some of the most influential orchestras in the world have new conductors. Only time will tell if we are truly at a watershed moment.
Andre Previn, music director of both the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) in London, will change titles at his British connection, effective Jan. 1.
Dec. 4, 1986
The United Nations celebrates its 50th anniversary in 1995; the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra marks its 50th in 1996.
Feb. 4, 1995
The Los Angeles Philharmonic--which is in the middle of a two-week, nine-city tour of Great Britain and Germany--performs abroad in order to enhance its prestige back home.
May 29, 1991
On Dec. 21, four women accused Charles Dutoit of sexual assault.
Jan. 26, 2018
Sting with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
June 15, 2010
On the Podium: Yuri Temirkanov, who is here guest-conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, has been named principal conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Dec. 11, 1992