2015 in classical music (English Wikipedia)

"Alexis Paterson appointed ceo of Three Choirs Festival" (Press release). Three Choirs Festival Association. November 18, 2015. Archived from the original on November 21, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2015.

abc7chicago.com

Chicago Sinfonietta founder Maestro Paul Freeman dies

abqjournal.com

David Steinberg (July 12, 2015). "Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival features the largest ensemble the event ever organized". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
David Steinberg (August 2, 2015). "FLUX Quartet premieres composer's second string quartet". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved August 31, 2015.

adelaidenow.com.au

Patrick McDonald (April 9, 2015). "Adelaide Symphony Orchestra's new principal conductor Nicholas Carter still calls Australia home". The Advertiser. Retrieved February 6, 2016.

al.com

Mary Colurso (January 15, 2015). "Alabama Symphony Orchestra chooses Carlos Izcaray to succeed Justin Brown as music director". Birmingham News. Retrieved February 28, 2015.

archive.today

"Jakub Hrusa wird neuer Chef der Bamberger Symphoniker". Schweriner Volkszeitung. September 7, 2015. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
"Toronto Symphony Orchestra programme note, 28 February 2015". Archived from the original on March 9, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
Toronto Symphony Orchestra programme note Archived March 9, 2015, at archive.today, March 4, 2015.
William R Braun (July 11, 2015). "Jon Vickers, 88, Heroic Canadian Tenor, Has Died". Opera News. Archived from the original on July 12, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.

artsjournal.com

Bob Gilmore (1961–2015)

aspentimes.com

Andrew Travers (July 10, 2015). "Alan Fletcher and Bill Morrison collaboration to premiere in Aspen". The Aspen Times. Retrieved August 31, 2015.

australianmusiccentre.com.au

Australian Music Centre, entry on Piano Concertantrum

bachauer.com

"Tribute to Vera Gornostayeva". Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2015.

baltimoremagazine.net

Souza, Gabriella (May 8, 2015). "Baltimore's Newest Chamber Orchestra Makes Debut". Baltimore Magazine.

baltimoresun.com

McCauley, Mary (May 6, 2016). "Baltimore's War Memorial is home for a new concert series by mostly local artists". The Baltimore Sun.

baselsinfonietta.ch

"Die Basel Sinfonietta ernennt gebürtigen Basler zum Principal Conductor und Schliesst erste Phase der Umstrukturierung AB" (PDF) (Press release). Basel Sinfonietta. January 19, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2015.

bbc.co.uk

"Mark Simpson named as BBC Philharmonic new composer" (Press release). BBC Media Centre. February 26, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
"BBC SSO new Chief Conductor announced at launch of orchestra's 2015/16 season" (Press release). BBC Media Centre. March 11, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
"David Pickard named as Director, BBC Proms" (Press release). BBC. May 26, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
"BBC National Orchestra & Chorus of Wales appoints Xian Zhang as Principal Guest Conductor" (Press release). BBC Media Centre. December 1, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
Prom 69, BBC Proms/BBC Radio 3, 6 September 2015
BBC Radio 3, Choral Evensong, 4 March 2015
'BBC Singers at RAF Museum' programme, 18 September 2015
BBC Proms 2015, 20 July 2015 programme, Cadogan Hall
BBC Radio 3, Performing Miracles, 5 May 2015
BBC Symphony Orchestra, 13 March 2015
BBC Proms, Proms Chamber Music 4, 10 August 2015, Cadogan Hall

bbc.com

"Composer and pianist John McCabe dies aged 75". BBC News. February 13, 2015. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023.

bcmg.org.uk

"Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, 5 December 2015 programme". Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2015.

bcmg.s3.amazonaws.com

"Christoph Trestler appointed Chair of Birmingham Contemporary Music Group" (PDF) (Press release). Birmingham Contemporary Music Group. December 2, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.

bcu.ac.uk

"Julian Lloyd Webber appointed as new Principal of Birmingham Conservatoire" (Press release). Birmingham Conservatoire. March 18, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2015.

berliner-philharmoniker.de

"Kirill Petrenko will take up office as chief conductor and artistic director of the Berliner Philharmoniker in the 2019/2020 season" (Press release). Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. October 13, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2015.

berliner-zeitung.de

Peter Uehling (September 18, 2015). "Vladimir Jurowski wird RSB-Chefdirigent". Berliner Zeitung. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.

birminghamweekender.com

Birmingham Weekender, Requiem to Let

bnr.bg

"Теодосий Спасов е новият директор на "Музикална къща БНР", Росен Гергов е главен диригент на Симфоничния оркестър" (Press release). Bulgarian National Radio. December 16, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.

boosey.com

Boosey & Hawkes, "Sean Shepherd: Concerto for Ensemble premiere in Paris", June 2015.

bostonglobe.com

Matthew Guerrieri (May 17, 2015). "Guerilla's 'Pedr Solis' full of energy and drama". Boston Globe. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
Jeremy Eichler (July 29, 2015). "Vic Firth, 85; was celebrated BSO timpanist and drumstick maker". Boston Globe. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
Jeremy Eichler (November 24, 2015). "Joseph Silverstein, 83; renowned violinist, BSO concertmaster". Boston Globe. Retrieved November 26, 2015.

cabrillomusic.org

"Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music Announces that Music Director/Conductor Marin Alsop will step down after her 25th Season, August 2016" (Press release). Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music. September 16, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2016.

camerata-notturna.org

"Gemma New Appointed Principal Conductor of Camerata Notturna" (Press release). Camerata Notturna. October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.

carnegiehall.org

Takács Quartet Archived November 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, November 19, 2015 Carnegie Hall programme.
"Carnegie Hall programme, 12 November 2015". Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
Ian Shafer, oboe; Voxare String Quartet Archived February 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Carnegie Hall programme, February 14, 2015.

cbc.ca

"Clarice Carson, Canadian soprano and opera great, dead at 85". CBC. May 3, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

cbslocal.com

newyork.cbslocal.com

"Famed Composer, Wife Killed In Yonkers House Fire". CBS TV, Channel 2 (New York City, NY, USA), 30 April 2015

chicagoclassicalreview.com

Lawrence A Johnson, 'Clyne's Seamstress could use more stitchwork in mixed CSO premiere'. Chicago Classical Review, 29 May 2015

chicagotribune.com

John von Rhein (October 7, 2015). "Dieter Kober, longtime conductor of Chicago Chamber Orchestra, dies at 95". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 10, 2015.

cincinnati.com

Janelle Gelfand (June 28, 2015). "Composer connects with his life in 'Morning Star' opera". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved June 29, 2015.

classicalmusicmagazine.org

Katy Wright (June 12, 2015). "Ernest Tomlinson (1924–2015) has died at 90". Classical Music Magazine. Archived from the original on June 14, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015.

collegiumvocale.com

Collegium Vocale Gent Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, October 8, 2015, programme note.

coloradosymphony.org

"Andrew Litton To Become Colorado Symphony Artistic Advisor and Principal Guest Conductor" (Press release). Colorado Symphony Orchestra. September 15, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2016.

courier-journal.com

Elizabeth Kramer (July 20, 2015). "Ky Opera's Roth recalled as artistic risk-taker". Louisville Courier Journal. Retrieved September 1, 2015.

courier.co.uk

Amy-Clare Martin (November 21, 2015). "Finchcocks Musical Museum in Goudhurst set to close its doors". Kent and Sussex Courier. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

dallasnews.com

Scott Cantrell (January 31, 2015). "Opera: Trouble on the operatic mountains". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved February 10, 2015.

deadfamous.info

Susan Allen, harpist, died at 64

derstandard.at

"Ivor Bolton wird Chefdirigent des Basler Sinfonieorchesters". Der Standard. June 30, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
Daniel Ender (December 6, 2015). "Nikolaus Harnoncourt: Abschiedsbrief eines Unersetzlichen". Der Standard. Retrieved December 12, 2015.

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"Alain Altinoglu – Music Director of La Monnaie" (PDF) (Press release). Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie. September 2, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2015.

dr.dk

"Tung-Chieh Chuang is the winner of the 2015 Malko Competition". Danish Radio. May 1, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

dso.org

"Leonard Slatkin, DSO Forge New Deal" (Press release). Detroit Symphony Orchestra. December 3, 2015. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.

eamdc.com

'Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival Premieres Two New Works by Alexander Goehr'. Schott EAM page, 1 July 2015

eif.co.uk

Edinburgh International Festival programme listing, 26 August 2015

eno.org

"Cressida Pollock appointed as ENO Interim Chief Executive Officer" (Press release). English National Opera. March 9, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2015.

euskadikoorkestra.es

"Basque National Orchestra to requiere [sic] "Pensieri, rhapsody for flute and orchestra" by Luis de Pablo" (Press release). Basque National Orchestr a. October 28, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

euyo.eu

"EUYO announces new conductors" (Press release). European Union Youth Orchestra. June 29, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015.

fabermusic.com

Faber Music page on David Matthews' Symphony No 8, 20 April 2015

farodevigo.es

Fallece a los 80 años el compositor palentino Claudio Prieto (in Spanish)

firenzepost.it

Morto Aldo Ciccolini, Il Grande Pianista Che Amava Firenze. Aveva 90 Anni (in Italian)

flanderstoday.eu

Alan Hope (December 21, 2015). "Flemish composer Luc Brewaeys dies aged 56". Flanders Today. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2015.

francemusique.fr

'Hommage à l'altiste du Quatuor Artemis', France Musique, 13 September 2015

ft.com

Guy Dammann (September 21, 2015). "Notorious, Gothenburg Opera, Sweden – review". Financial Times. Retrieved October 3, 2015.

gazette.com

"J. Durward Morsch". Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.

general-anzeiger-bonn.de

Bernhard Hartmann (February 12, 2015). "Die heiße Phase hat begonnen". General Anzeiger Bonn. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
Bernhard Hartmann (July 2, 2015). "Christof Prick: Chefdirigent für eine Saison". General-Anzeiger. Retrieved September 9, 2015.

georgetowner.com

Choral Arts' Norman Scribner: 1936–2015

gg.ca

"Order of Canada Appointments, December 30, 2015: Governor General Announces 69 New Appointments to the Order of Canada" (Press release). The Governor General of Canada. December 30, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2016.

glenngould.ca

The Glenn Gould Foundation, "Eleventh Laureate Announced". 14 April 2015

glyndebourne.com

"Glyndebourne Appoints New General Director" (Press release). Glyndebourne Festival Opera. November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2015.

gov.uk

gramophone.co.uk

"Simon Halsey awarded the Queen's Medal for Music". Gramophone. March 11, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
"The Montreal Symphony return to Decca". Gramophone. March 25, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
"Daniel Hope to replace Sir Roger Norrington in Zurich". Gramophone. April 28, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
Martin Cullingford (September 3, 2015). "Chailly to Leave the Leipzig Gewandhausorchester – Four Years Earlier Than Planned". Gramophone. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
"Robin Ticciati named Music Director of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin". Gramophone. October 8, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
Judith Bingham, "How I wrote the music for the reinterment of King Richard III". Gramophone blog entry, March 18, 2015.
"Mezzo Elena Obraztsova has died". Gramophone. January 12, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
"Conductor Israel Yinon has died". Gramophone. January 30, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
Martin Cullingford (April 17, 2015). "Brian Couzens, founder of Chandos, has died". Gramophone. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
Alan Curtis, scholar, harpsichordist and conductor, has died
James Jolly (July 27, 2015). "Pianist Ivan Moravec has died". Gramophone. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
Ken Townsend (October 20, 2015). "A tribute to Francis Dillnutt, EMI recording engineer". Gramophone. Retrieved October 24, 2015.

grawemeyer.org

"Abrahamsen wins music award for let me tell you" (Press release). Grawemeyer Foundation. November 24, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
"The Grawemeyer Awards, 'Rihm wins music prize for piece evoking "dark colors"', 1 December 2014". Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.

heraldscotland.com

Conrad Wilson (June 17, 2015). "Walter Weller". The Herald. Retrieved June 20, 2015.

herefordtimes.com

"Three Choirs Festival presents the following events for today". Hereford Times. August 1, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.

hs.fi

Vesa Sirén (November 24, 2015). "Jouni Kaipainen". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved November 26, 2015.

imgartists.com

"IMG Artists agency, "Alan Buribayev Named Principal Conductor of Kazakhstan's Astana Opera House". 17 March 2015". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
"Pietari Inkinen Named Chief Conductor of Japan Philharmonic Orchestra" (Press release). IMG Artists. April 20, 2015. Archived from the original on October 8, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2015.

ingpen.co.uk

"Garry Walker wird neuer Chefdirigent des Staatsorchesters Rheinische Philharmonie – Schotte ist Nachfolger von Daniel Raiskin" (PDF) (Press release). Rheinland-Pfalz Ministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft, Weiterbildung und Kultur. November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2016.

internapcdn.net

bso.http.internapcdn.net

"Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons Announce a New Partnership with Deutsche Grammophon" (PDF) (Press release). Boston Symphony Orchestra. April 3, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
Boston Symphony Orchestra programme note, 26–31 March 2015

jessicamusic.blogspot.com

Jessica Duchen, 'Farewell to a wonderful clarinettist' (blog entry), 23 July 2015

juilliard.edu

New Juilliard Ensemble, 17 November 2015 programme

karlsruhe.de

staatstheater.karlsruhe.de

kdschmid.de

Konzertdirektion Schmid agency notice on Kazuki Yamada appointment with the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, 3 April 2015 Archived June 12, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

kennedy-center.org

web.kennedy-center.org

"Christoph Eschenbach to become NSO Conductor Laureate with 2017–2018 Season" (PDF) (Press release). National Symphony Orchestra. February 18, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 20, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2015.

kimitomusicfestival.fi

"Kimito Island Music Festival, 7.7.2015 programme, Kimito Church". Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.

konzerttheaterbern.ch

"Welcome Kevin John Edusei, Chefdirigent des Musiktheaters mit der Saison 15/16 am Konzert Theater Bern" (PDF) (Press release). Konzert Theater Bern. January 23, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.

koreaherald.com

"Maestro Chung Myung-whun announces departure from SPO". Korea Herald. December 29, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2016.

latimes.com

Mark Swed (May 29, 2015). "L.A. Phil explores Minimalism to maximal effect at Disney Hall". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
Mike Boehm (January 31, 2015). "Composer Andrew Norman tries to evoke Gehry home in 'Frank's House'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
Richard S Ginell (September 20, 2015). "Rhythmically complex world premiere leads off LACO's new season". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 23, 2015.

ldsm.org.uk

Lake District Summer Music programme, 4 August 2015

leaderpost.com

Jeff DeDekker (June 10, 2015). "Gerrard thrilled to join forces with the Regina Symphony Orchestra". Regina Leader- Post. Retrieved April 1, 2016.

legacy.com

Steven Gerber Obituary

lesarts.com

Palau de Les Arts Reina Sofia, "Roberto Abbado y Fabio Biondi asumen la dirección musical del Palau de les Arts" (Spanish-language announcement) Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, March 9, 2015.

limelightmagazine.com.au

Maxim Boon (April 21, 2015). "Screaming from the shore". Limelight Magazine. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2015.

liverpoolphil.com

"Sir Andrew Davis CBE appointed Liverpool Philharmonic Conductor Emeritus" (Press release). Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. April 24, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
"Liverpool Philharmonic announces winner of inaugural Christopher Brooks Composition Prize in association with the Rushworth Foundation" (Press release). Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.

londonsinfonietta.org.uk

"London Sinfonietta programme, 10 October 2015". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2015.

lpo.org.uk

"Evocative Russian classics". London Philharmonic Orchestra. March 27, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2015.

lucernefestival.ch

"Riccardo Chailly zum Chefdirigenten des Lucerne Festival Orchestra ernannt" (PDF) (Press release). Lucerne Festival. August 13, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 11, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
"Wolfgang Rihm Is the Lucerne Festival Academy's New Artistic Director; Matthias Pintscher Named Principal Conductor" (PDF) (Press release). Lucerne Festival. September 4, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.

mayfestival.com

"James Conlon to conclude extraordinary era as Music Director of the Cincinnati May Festival" (PDF) (Press release). Cincinnati May Festival. February 27, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2016.

memphissymphony.org

"Memphis Symphony Announces 2015–2016 Season To Be Mei-Ann Chen's Final Season as Music Director" (Press release). Memphis Symphony Orchestra. February 27, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
"Memphis Symphony Orchestra Names Robert Moody Principal Conductor" (Press release). Memphis Symphony Orchestra. October 1, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.

metopera.org

Metropolitan Opera, 'Reinhardt Elster, 1914–2015'. October 2015

moogmusic.com

Moog Music, 'In Memoriam: John Eaton (1935–2015)'

mso.org

"Edo de Waart to become Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Conductor Laureate in 2017" (Press release). Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. February 12, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2015.

musicbusinessworldwide.com

Tim Ingham (September 28, 2015). "[PIAS] officially acquires classical and jazz house harmonia mundi". Music Business Worldwide. Retrieved November 16, 2015.

musicsalesclassical.com

musik-heute.de

"Clemens Schuldt übernimmt Münchner Kammerorchester". Musik Heute. September 21, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.

musikidalarna.se

"Dalasinfoniettans nye chefdirigent Daniel Blendulf" (Press release). Dalasinfoniettan. September 21, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.

musikkollegium.ch

"Thomas Zehetmair wird neuer Chefdirigent des Musikkollegiums Winterthur" (PDF) (Press release). Musikkollegium Winterthur. June 3, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2015.

nachrichten.at

Helmut Atteneder (February 22, 2015). "Der neue Linzer Opernchef heißt Markus Poschner". Nachrichten. Retrieved January 1, 2016.

neueoperwien.at

Neue Oper Wien programme, 21 April 2015

news-gazette.com

Lawrence Gushee

nj.com

Ronni Reich (March 24, 2015). "The NJSO plays Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky and Kubian". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved March 28, 2015.

njsymphony.org

"New Jersey Symphony Orchestra announces Xian Zhang as its 14th music director" (Press release). New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. November 16, 2015. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2015.

nmz.de

'Die "LiederWerkstatt" des Kissinger Sommers ist immer für Überraschungen gut'. NMZ Online, 8 July 2015

npr.org

Nina Totenberg (August 6, 2015). "A Rarity Reclaimed: Stolen Stradivarius Recovered After 35 Years". National Public Radio. Retrieved August 8, 2015.

nyphil.org

New York Philharmonic programme note on Andrew Norman's Split, December 2015

nytimes.com

Michael Cooper (February 6, 2015). "Alan Gilbert to Leave New York Philharmonic in 2017". The New York Times. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
Michael Cooper (September 9, 2015). "Andris Nelsons Named Music Director of Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra". The New York Times. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
Michael Cooper (October 1, 2015). "Gotham Chamber Opera Announces That It Will Close". The New York Times. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
Zachary Woolfe (December 23, 2015). "Review: 'The Last Noel,' Anonymous 4's Farewell". The New York Times. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
Anthony Tommasini (March 28, 2015). "Review: John Adams Unveils Scheherazade.2, an Answer to Male Brutality". The New York Times. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
David Allen (March 9, 2015). "Review: Elliott Carter Premiere and Levine Withdrawal With Met Chamber Ensemble". The New York Times. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
Anthony Tommasini (December 7, 2015). "Review: Jay Campbell, the Cellist, Displays Strengths at Weill Recital Hall". The New York Times. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
Zachary Woolfe (November 11, 2015). "Detroit Symphony Tackles an Adventurous Premiere". The New York Times. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
Anthony Tommasini (October 2, 2015). "Review: 'Canta-Concerto' by Marc Neikrug by the New York Philharmonic". The New York Times. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim (November 15, 2015). "Review: 'Appomattox' at the Kennedy Center". The New York Times. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
Michael Cooper (December 4, 2015). "Lyric Opera Seeks to Reassure Patrons Over a Work that Mirrors the Terror Out There". The New York Times. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
Anthony Tommasini (March 9, 2015). "The Manchurian Candidate, Eagerly Awaited, Has Premiere in St. Paul". The New York Times. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
Nate Chinen (March 30, 2015). "Review: Missy Mazzoli's Unsettling 'Vespers for a New Dark Age'". The New York Times. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
Margalit Fox (January 18, 2015). "Yoko Nagae Ceschina, Countess and Fairy Godmother to the Arts, Dies at 82". The New York Times. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
Margalit Fox (February 15, 2015). "Marvin David Levy, Opera Composer Who Became a Felon, Is Dead at 82". The New York Times. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
Margalit Fox (May 1, 2015). "Rolf Smedvig, Trumpeter in the Empire Brass, Dies at 62". The New York Times. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
Margalit Fox (May 23, 2015). "Victor Salvi, Who Played Harps and Made Them Too, Dies at 95". The New York Times. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
Margalit Fox (June 3, 2015). "Nico Castel, Tenor and Diction Coach at the Met, Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
Michael Cooper (June 3, 2015). "Günther Schneider-Siemssen Dies at 88; Envisioned Elaborate Opera Stage Sets". The New York Times. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
James Barron (June 4, 2015). "Margaret Juntwait, the Voice of the Met on Radio, Dies at 58". The New York Times. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
Michael Cooper (June 13, 2015). "Ronald Wilford, Manager of Legendary Maestros, Dies at 87". The New York Times. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
Allan Kozinn (June 21, 2015). "Gunther Schuller Dies at 89; Composer Synthesized Classical and Jazz". The New York Times. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
William Grimes (July 22, 2015). "Vera Stern, Arts Advocate Who Helped Save Carnegie Hall, Dies at 88". The New York Times. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
Margalit Fox (August 29, 2015). "George Cleve, Conductor Who Interpreted Mozart, Dies at 79". The New York Times. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
Margalit Fox (November 11, 2015). "Richard Horowitz, Timpanist and Craftsman of Conductors' Batons, Dies at 91". The New York Times. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
Margalit Fox (November 15, 2015). "Robert Craft, Stravinsky Adviser and Steward, Dies at 92". The New York Times. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
Margalit Fox (November 19, 2015). "Seymour Lipkin, Understated Pianist and Conductor, Dies at 88". The New York Times. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
Bruce Weber (December 1, 2015). "Luc Bondy, Swiss-Born Theater and Opera Director, Dies at 67". The New York Times. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
Margalit Fox (December 10, 2015). "Mattiwilda Dobbs, Soprano and Principal at Met, Dies at 90". The New York Times. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
Margalit Fox (December 19, 2015). "Kurt Masur Dies at 88; Conductor Transformed New York Philharmonic". The New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
William Grimes (December 28, 2015). "John Duffy, a Composer Who Gave His Peers a Platform, Dies at 89". The New York Times. Retrieved December 30, 2015.

artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com

Michael Cooper, 'Orchestra in Turin, Italy, Names James Conlon as Principal Conductor'. The New York Times, 'ArtsBeat' blog, 9 June June 9, 2015.

nzso.co.nz

"NZSO announces new Music Director Edo de Waart" (Press release). New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. June 29, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
"New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, 'Letters from the Front'". Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2015.

ocregister.com

Timothy Mangan (March 13, 2015). "Carl St.Clair, James Ehnes and the Pacific Symphony give premiere of violin concerto by James Newton Howard". Orange Country Register. Retrieved March 28, 2015.

opera-stl.org

"Famed Music Director Stephen Lord Will Take on New Role After 25 Seasons as Music Director at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis" (Press release). Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. November 9, 2015. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2015.

operanews.com

"Sleep Matthew Shilvock Named as San Francisco Opera's Next General Director, Succeeding David Gockley at Company's Helm". Opera News. September 22, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
Scott Cantrell (December 4, 2015). "Becoming Santa Claus". Opera News. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
Fred Cohn (May 27, 2015). "Crossing (BOSTON, American Repertory Theater)". Opera News. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
Georgia Rowe (June 13, 2015). "Two Women (La Ciociara)". Opera News. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
William R Braun (April 3, 2015). "Andrew Porter, 86, Longtime New Yorker Critic Whose Prose and Musical Discoveries Changed Opera, Has Died". Opera News. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
William R Braun (July 11, 2015). "Jon Vickers, 88, Heroic Canadian Tenor, Has Died". Opera News. Archived from the original on July 12, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.

orchestraslive.org.uk

"Sarah Derbyshire appointed Chief Executive of Orchestras Live" (Press release). Orchestras Live. November 11, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2015.

orgelenkerkmuziek.nl

Cor Edskes overleden Archived October 3, 2015, at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)

osm.ca

"L'OSM heureux d'annoncer un partenariat de cinq ans avec Decca" (PDF) (Press release). Montreal Symphony Orchestra. March 19, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2015.

osr.ch

"Welcome to Jonathan Nott, New Music and Artistic Director of the OSR" (Press release). L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. January 28, 2015. Archived from the original on March 12, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2015.

ottawacitizen.com

Peter Robb (October 14, 2015). "Cash crisis causes Opera Lyra to cease operations". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
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