Donald Rosenberg

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Donald Rosenberg (born 1952 [1] ) is an American musician, music critic and journalist.

Biography

Rosenberg was born in New York City and educated at the Mannes College of Music and the Yale School of Music. He is a horn player, who participated in the Aspen Music Festival and Marlboro Music Festival. [2]

Rosenberg wrote for the Akron Beacon Journal from 1977–89, [1] then for The Pittsburgh Press (1989–92) and Cleveland's The Plain Dealer from 1992. [2] The Cleveland Orchestra Story ( ISBN   1-886228-24-8), his 700-page book on the history of the Cleveland Orchestra, was published in 2000. [3] He was removed from his position as principal classical music critic of The Plain Dealer in 2008, reportedly for his criticism of Franz Welser-Möst, the music director of the Cleveland Orchestra. [1] [4] Rosenberg took legal action against The Plain Dealer and The Cleveland Orchestra as a result, and was unsuccessful in this lawsuit. [5] [6] Rosenberg was laid off from The Plain Dealer in 2013. [4]

Rosenberg served four terms as president of the Music Critics Association of North America. [2] In March 2014, he was named editor of EMAg (Early Music America Magazine). [7] He was a visiting teacher at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music from 2011-18. [2]

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