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09.30.2009 5:06 pm

UPDATED: James Levine’s podium substitutes named

Post-Dispatch Classical Music

Yesterday, it was announced that James Levine, music director of both the Metropolitan Opera and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, had to withdraw from several performances because of sudden unexpected back surgery.

Today two more substitutes were named. Edo de Waart, a…

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09.29.2009 12:10 pm

Conductor James Levine withdraws from fall performances

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James Levine

James Levine

Indefatigable conductor James Levine, music director of both the Metropolitan Opera and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, has withdrawn from several performances with both institutions due to what the the BSO’s press release called “immediate unanticipated back surgery for a…

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06.25.2009 1:12 pm

Orchestras: Now it’s Boston’s turn

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Yet another of the country’s biggest and most prestigious orchestras has announced staff cutbacks. This time, it’s the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

The Boston Globe reports that ten staff positions in departments that include development and public relations have been cut. That…

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