Fleischmann was a giant among arts managers. Mark Swed’s appreciation in the LA Times is here, the NY Times obit is here, BR-online’s obit (in German, naturlich) is here, and you should also check out arts blogger Adolfo Guzman-Lopez on Neville Marriner and Fleischmann.
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Philadelphia Orchestra names Yannick Nézet-Séguin music director
The story just got posted to the NY Times Web site, one half hour after the Inky broke the news online. The appointment comes as no surprise to many insiders in the music biz.
Report: Chris Roberts OUT at Universal Classics and Jazz (DG/Decca)
The kids are alright — okay, they’re stupendous!
Just over a month ago, amidst a wave of upheaval that had disrupted (and continues to wreak small waves of havoc with) my life and work, I received a package containing a couple of CDs and a cover letter.
Continue reading The kids are alright — okay, they’re stupendous!
Is the Justice Department about to trust-bust Apple and their online music dominance?
It sure looks like it. And it’s no surprise it “took so long,” as some would complain: the previous administration’s Justice Department seemed to be big business’s BFF, and AG Eric Holder has made it pretty clear that he’s no Alberto Gonzales. Continue reading Is the Justice Department about to trust-bust Apple and their online music dominance?
Abbado cancels La Scala return
This can’t be good. Here’s hoping he still performs at the Lucerne Festival. AP has also picked up the story.
Welser-Möst / Cleveland Orchestra @ Carnegie Hall
Peter Daou Dares Call Out Our Nation’s Shameful Response to the BP Oil Spill
Yvonne Loriod, 1924-2010
Roger Muraro has confirmed to the NY Times that Yvonne Loriod has died in Saint-Denis. Best known as Olivier Messiaen’s muse and the most prominent champion of his piano music, she was also one of the greatest French piano pedagogues of the later 20th century.
Pierre Boulez makes his MET debut
Details at Classical Source.