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Canada

He left the Moscow symphony in protest. Now he’s helping a small B.C. town take centre stage

Arthur Arnold, the former music director of the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, made a bold decision in February 2022 to resign…

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US Election 2024

SCOOP: Dolly Parton symphony concert heads to DC’s Kennedy Center in event ‘no one will want to miss’

The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., is set to host symphony concerts that will celebrate the music and life of…

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Canada

‘He loved the audiences’: Longtime Regina Symphony Orchestra conductor Victor Sawa dies

Victor Sawa, the longtime conductor of the Regina Symphony Orchestra, celebrated for his dedication to wiping the image of elitism from classical…

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Entertainment

Andrew Davis, who led the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for 13 years, dead at 80

Andrew Davis, the acclaimed British conductor who led the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for 13 years, has died. He was 80.…

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Canada

Famed former Boston Symphony, TSO conductor Seiji Ozawa dead at 88

Seiji Ozawa, the Japanese conductor who amazed audiences with the lithe physicality of his performances during three decades at the…

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Entertainment

Toronto-born Kwamé Ryan to become music director of Charlotte Symphony

Kwamé Ryan was hired Tuesday as music director of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra in North Carolina and given a four-year…

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Entertainment

Maestro — Bradley Cooper’s cinematic symphony — soars

There’s an old dictum in screenwriting: start late and end early. The idea is to boil every scene down to…

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