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8th December – James Matheson wins Charles Ives Award and Orchestra of St. Luke’s get a new principal conductor

Thursday 8th December 2011

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Pablo Heras-Casado named principal conductor of Orchestra of St. Luke’s.

New York’s Orchestra of St Luke’s has appointed Pablo Heras-Casado as its principal conductor for a period of four years.

Opera Chic

Opera Chic and Grazia.it: Ildebrando D’Arcangelo on Singing Don Giovanni (and Leporello) at La Scala.

Opera Chic goes to Don Giovanni.

LA Times

Long Beach Opera’s Andreas Mitisek adds a new post in Chicago.

Long Beach Opera and Chicago Opera Theater announced on Wednesday that the company’s general director, Andreas Mitisek, will assume the same role in Chicago, starting in September.

Composer James Matheson wins Charles Ives Award.

Composer James Matheson is the winner of the Charles Ives Living award, a prize organized by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra to mark mural’s 20th anniversary.

The ensemble will celebrate Kent Twitchell’s 8-story ‘Harbor Freeway Overture’ at two weekend concerts.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-laco-mural-20111208,0,4011608.story