The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra presented its renovation plan Wednesday night in a preliminary review by the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission, which has purview because both the interior and exterior of Hilbert Circle Theatre are protected as historically significant.
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The overhaul would include construction of a new rooftop event space and outdoor terrace overlooking Monument Circle, a revamp of lounge areas, and a new covered walkway and entryway along the Scioto Street alley.
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Jun Märkl’s tenure as music director is scheduled to begin Sept. 1, which marks the beginning of the ISO’s 2024-25 season.
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The Grammy and Tony Award winner who attended Northrup High School in Fort Wayne will sing with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
Read MoreShe first gained public notice as a piano soloist with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra at age 12. She later endured the tragic deaths of both her father and her husband Frank McKinney Jr. in separate airplane crashes.
The 41st season of Symphony on the Prairie includes 12 performances by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
Joshua Bell headlines the opening night gala, while Heather Headley will perform as part of the pops series.
After retiring a $2.5 million bank note, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra ended a fiscal year free of debt for the first time since 2001. Meanwhile, the ISO’s operating budget for the year had a deficit of $168,000.
The longtime principal pops conductor for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra plans to stick with the ISO for another four years before retiring his full-time baton.
Audience members at Hilbert Circle Theatre will hear Brahms’ Symphony No. 1, which debuted in 1876, fused with Radiohead’s “OK Computer” album from 1997.
Two-time Grammy Award winner Melissa Etheridge will perform as part of Symphony on the Prairie season that begins June 24 in Fishers.
In this week’s episode of the podcast, IBJ arts reporter Dave Lindquist talks with James Johnson, the CEO of the orchestra, about how the Bocelli show came to be and what will make it special for the ISO and the city.
The musicians have been working on a one-year contract that slashed their pay to $500 a week in January because most performances had been called off due to the pandemic.
The rule, which takes effect immediately, gives patrons the interim option of showing a recent negative COVID-19 test. But effective Nov. 1, all guests age 12 and older must be fully vaccinated in order to attend a performance.
After canceling last season due the pandemic, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Conner Prairie announced Monday that the 2021 season of the popular outdoor concert series will begin June 25 with “Revolution: The Music of the Beatles.”
ISO leadership and the musicians released a joint statement on Tuesday announcing the new contract, which runs through Aug. 29.
A joint statement from the symphony’s management and musicians said they were working together to try to provide health insurance for furloughed orchestra members.
The head of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is refuting claims made earlier this week by musicians that management has been making financial decisions without any consultation or negotiations with the members of the orchestra.
Musicians from the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra say negotiations with the organization’s management are nonexistent as the current contract is set to expire in less than two months and another round of furloughs has begun.
On Sunday morning—just hours after a protest devolved into violence and vandalism in and around Monument Circle—ISO musician Roger Roe came downtown to play his English horn.
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra said it has applied for financial relief through the federal Paycheck Protection Program and advised employees to seek unemployment benefits.
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis are joining hundreds of other orchestras, performing arts groups and cultural institutions across the country by suspending operations temporarily during the coronavirus outbreak. However, some local cultural institutions remain open.
In 2020, the ISO will hire a new concertmaster, begin the search for a new conductor, and negotiate a new contract with its musicians. And all of this comes while its leaders try to pull the orchestra out of the red.
In his tenure as music director from 1987 to 2001, Raymond Leppard led the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra on international tours and focused on producing recordings and radio broadcasts.
