With the help of San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, the San Francisco Opera and its orchestra have reached a tentative agreement, effective August 1 of this year to July 31, 2030, and pending ratification by the musicians. Details are not yet … » Read

Kristina Hammer, president of the Salzburg Festival, has announced the appointment of Belgian director Peter de Caluwe, 63, as the new artistic director of the annual prestigious event. He succeeds Markus Hinterhäuser, who left the post in … » Read

Chang Han-na, president and CEO of the Seoul Arts Center , announced the center’s plan to launch a new resident orchestra next year. The creation of the as-yet unnamed ensemble, supported by recently secured government funding, is part of a … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Kennedy Center to provide 30 days’ notice before making any major physical changes to the building, including demolishing it as President Donald Trump has threatened. U.S. … » Read

Just on the eve of its annual Fall for Dance Festival, a two-week event that brings some of the world’s top performers and dance companies to Manhattan (September 22-Oct.3), the New York City Center has received $5 million from its outgoing … » Read

BMOP’s new season launches November 11 under Artistic Director Gil Rose with Julia Bullock performing Barber’s Knoxville Summer of 1915 and selections from Matthew Aucion’s No One’s Rose . Also on the program are the world … » Read

San Francisco Symphony will launch an annual festival with a focus on core repertoire starting in 2028-29, with Pittsburgh Symphony Music Director Manfred Honeck as its official director. The new, five-year appointment calls for him to conduct at … » Read

LONDON—The world’s greatest classical music festival is no mean boast. Around 300,000 people have attended 86 BBC Proms this year, 72 of them at London’s Royal Albert Hall and 14 at venues across the U.K. All good things come to … » Read

Amid the chaos surrounding the loss of its longtime home at The Kennedy Center, on Sept. 11 the National Symphony Orchestra and its musicians’ representative, Local 161-710 of the American Federation of Musicians, agreed upon a new … » Read

Jherrard Hardeman, a former Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) assistant conductor, filed suit in May against the orchestra and the University of Rochester, accusing the RPO of breach of contract and alleging both institutions defamed him … » Read