Posted inCanellakis, Karina Classical Music New York Philharmonic Ott, Alice Sara Review: A Conductor’s Philharmonic Debut Is a Homecoming Karina Canellakis, a born-and-raised New Yorker, led her hometown orchestra alongside another debut, of the pianist Alice Sara Ott. Posted by By Anastasia Tsioulcas
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Posted inChicago Symphony Orchestra Classical Music Makela, Klaus Klaus Mäkelä to Lead Chicago Symphony Orchestra He will be the youngest music director in the orchestra’s 133-year history, and one of the youngest ever to lead a top American ensemble. Posted by By Javier C. Hernandez