Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Apple Music Classical is here

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Apple® today launched Apple Music® Classical, a brand-new standalone music streaming app designed to deliver the listening experience classical music lovers deserve.

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  • Apple® today launched Apple Music® Classical, a brand-new standalone music streaming app designed to deliver the listening experience classical music lovers deserve.
  • With Apple Music Classical, Apple Music subscribers can easily find any recording in the world’s largest classical music catalog with fully optimized search; enjoy the highest audio quality available and experience many classical favorites in a whole new way with immersive Spatial Audio; browse expertly curated playlists, insightful composer biographies, and descriptions of thousands of works; and so much more.
  • The combination of Apple Music Classical and Apple Music provides a complete music experience for everyone, from longtime classical fans to first-time listeners, and everyone in between.
  • We believe this is the very best classical music streaming experience available anywhere, and for us, this is just the beginning.”
    With over 5 million tracks, Apple Music Classical is home to the world’s largest classical music catalog, covering the whole spectrum from celebrated recordings to forgotten gems.

This Holiday, Stage Access Becomes ‘Nutcracker Central,’ With 9 Variations of Tchaikovsky’s Magical Masterpiece

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Monday, November 21, 2022

Stage Access offers a free seven-day trial to all new viewers.

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  • Stage Access offers a free seven-day trial to all new viewers.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    Beginning Thursday, thats more than 14 hours of Sugarplum Fairies, waltzing flowers, Christmas trees, toy soldiers, snowflakes and Mothers Ginger.
  • Stage Access has gathered many of the best and most creatively exciting Nutcrackers from the past 30 years to offer a new way to share the quintessential holiday experience with family and friends of all ages, said Stage Access COO Tripp Hornick.
  • Stage Access is available across every major streaming platform in the U.S. and Canada: online, iOS, Android, AppleTV, Amazon Fire and Roku.

Museum of American Finance to Present In-Person Panel on “Going Green: Exploring the Relationship of Sustainability and Finance”

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

On September 19, the Museum of American Finance will present Going Green: Exploring the Relationship of Sustainability and Finance, a timely in-person panel discussion featuring a diverse panel of industry experts who will break down how companies are addressing the growing dependency between finance and sustainability.

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  • On September 19, the Museum of American Finance will present Going Green: Exploring the Relationship of Sustainability and Finance, a timely in-person panel discussion featuring a diverse panel of industry experts who will break down how companies are addressing the growing dependency between finance and sustainability.
  • The Museum is dedicated to educating the public on finance and financial history through exhibits, financial literacy programs and public events.
  • An affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, the Museum seeks to empower individuals of all backgrounds to strive toward financial independence, while encouraging curiosity and discovery.
  • For more information, visit www.moaf.org or connect with the Museum on Facebook or Twitter .

Concertgebouw Prize for American jazz icon Wynton Marsalis

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Thursday, October 14, 2021

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis is the first jazz musician to receive the prestigious Concertgebouw Prize.

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  • AMSTERDAM, Oct. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis is the first jazz musician to receive the prestigious Concertgebouw Prize.
  • With his many concerts in the Concertgebouw, his compositions and his efforts in the field of education, the American musician is of immense value to the Concertgebouw.
  • Wynton Marsalis is an internationally acclaimed musician, composer, bandleader, teacher and promoter of American musical culture.
  • 11 March 1997 - Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Cassandra Wilson, Jon Hendricks, Miles Griffith Blood on the Fields
    22 June 1999 - Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, American Adventures
    23 June 1999 - Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, American Adventures
    20 February 2018 - Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis: The Music of Duke Ellington
    21 February 2018 - Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis: Tribute to Benny Goodman
    16 February 2020 - Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis: Giants of Jazz

Toronto Symphony Orchestra Announces Gustavo Gimeno as Next Music Director

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Monday, September 17, 2018

TORONTO, Sept. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Toronto Symphony Orchestra Board Chair Catherine Beck and Chief Executive Officer Matthew Loden today announced that Spanish conductor Gustavo Gimeno will become the Orchestra's 11th Music Director beginning in 2020/21, the Orchestra's 99th season.

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  • TORONTO, Sept. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Toronto Symphony Orchestra Board Chair Catherine Beck and Chief Executive Officer Matthew Loden today announced that Spanish conductor Gustavo Gimeno will become the Orchestra's 11th Music Director beginning in 2020/21, the Orchestra's 99th season.
  • "This is a thrilling day for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra," said Catherine Beck, Chair of the Board of Directors.
  • "I am so proud to become the Music Director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra," said Gimeno.
  • Gustavo Gimeno began his international conducting career in 2012 as assistant to Mariss Jansons, while Gimeno was a member of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam.