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With Artscape set to begin in 99 days, details about the festival remain elusive as the beleaguered Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts (BOPA) attempts to regain its footing amid budget cuts and pressure to reform.

Audiences will see more Baltimore composers and musicians celebrated on symphony stages.

Audiences will see more Baltimore composers and musicians celebrated on symphony stages.

Attendance lagged in the comeback season, as the challenges posed by the coronavirus persisted. Presenters hope it was just a blip.

Heyward’s appointment marks the second time in four months that a person of color has been selected to head a major Baltimore cultural institution.

The schedule change will affect about 800 subscribers and will reduce the total number of BSO concerts next season.

Hanson, who resigned abruptly as the San Francisco Symphony CEO last year, will take the reins of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra this month.

The BSO continues its search for a musical director, which might seem more exciting, but a new orchestra president will play a more public role than their counterparts do in live theaters or dance troupes.

SF Symphony Kicks Off Season, Begins Selling Tickets For May and June Performances The San Francisco Symphony performed for a live audience on Thursday night for the first time in 14 months — a group of invited guests comprised of medical professionals and representatives of cultural districts and organizations around the region. And they now have a performance schedule up for the next couple months with tickets on sale. The Examiner brings a report from Thursdays low-key season opening, whic...

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the SF Symphony in live indoor performances for medical professionals and community partners beginning Thursday. (Andrew Eccles/Courtesy of the San Francisco Symphony) San Francisco Symphony kicks off live performances Performances will continue each Thursday and Friday throughout June. Three pairs of concerts will be conducted by Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen, with five additional concert sets led by Jeremy Denk, James Gaff...