May 28, 2023 From the CV grapevine May 28, 2023/ Classical Voice Staff This blogpost is updated several times a week.We heard that.. “Swiss conductor Thierry Fischer to step down from Utah Symphony in May.” — https://www.deseret.com/2023/5/26/23738487/utah-symphony-thierry-fischer Photo credit: Laura Seitz / Deseret News “NY Phil will give first performance of Chick Corea’s Trombone Concerto on May 24-27.” — https://nyphil.org/concerts-tickets/2223/joseph-alessi-plays-chick-corea “MD-to-be Dudamel gets 7-minute ovation at NY Phil Friday night 5/19/2023.” — https://bit.ly/3obhTRP Photo credit: L.A. times “Lyric Opera of Chicago signs ‘mutually beneficial’ five-year labor agreement with unions.” — https://bit.ly/3or8tkW “Muti and Chicago Symphony will release CD of new American music in June, 2023” — https://cso.org/experience/curation/cso-resound/ “American pianist Eric Lu, 2018 Leeds winner, signed with new agent Solea Management in France for worldwide representation.” — https://www.ericlupianist.com/#/contact “Garrick Ohlsson has recorded the complete Beethoven Piano Concertos in hi-res audio...” — https://listn.fm/ohlssonbeethoven/ “Joshua Bell will release new CD “Butterfly lovers” on June 30...” — https://joshuabell.lnk.to/ButterflyLoverspr “RIP Grace Bumbry (1937-2023), a great American soprano” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Bumbry grace bumbry as tosca “Composer Henry Dehlinger and NASA launched “Cosmic Cycles” on May 11” — https://wapo.st/3pC29aL Photo credit: the washington post