The The Dayton Philharmmonic Orchestra has chosen Keitaro Harada as its next Music and Artistic Director.
He is 39 and has another orchestra in Georgia, the Savannah Philharmonic.
Harada succeeds Neil Gittelman, who is retiring after 30 years.
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The Stuttgart Opera House opened its season unusually with a film premiere. It’s a biopic by Joachim Lang of the brilliant dancer and choreographer John Cranko, who left the Royal Ballet in London after being […]
John Betjeman anniversary Also worth mentioning today is that it’s 40 years since the death of British poet, writer and broadcaster, John Betjeman, who was Poet Laureate from 1972-1984. Although born in 1906, he was […]
Turns out the pair were at summer camp together… This may have been Lehrer’s last public performance. The post Watch: Stephen Sondheim introduces Tom Lehrer appeared first on Slippedisc.
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