On June 8, members of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra received an internal memo announcing that violinist Jing Wang, concertmaster since 2013, would be leaving the position at the end of November 2026 and that a search for a new … » Read

CHICAGO—Sometimes having a formula is a very wise move. Not as an excuse to phone it in or justify stale routine. Chicago’s Grant Park Orchestra, which opened its 91 st season last week in downtown Chicago’s Jay Pritzker … » Read

Nicholas Alexander Brown-Cáceres is the new chief of the Library of Congress Music Division, the largest performing arts library in the world with over 30 million items. He succeeds Susan H. Vita, who passed away in 2025 after 55 years at … » Read

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) has extended Manfred Honeck ’s contract as music director through the 2032-2033 season, cementing a 25-year partnership that will make him the longest-serving music director in the PSO’s … » Read

The loggionisti , die-hard opera fans who occupy the seats in the upper level galleries, have a well-deserved reputation for expressing their feelings about performances at many of Italy’s leading opera houses, most especially La Scala. … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP) — The curtain may have come down for President Donald Trump at the Kennedy Center but the tarp stays up for now. Matt Floca, executive director and chief operating officer of the performing arts venue, told a federal court … » Read

David Burke will step down after 17 years with the London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO), six as chief executive and general manager. His tenure has been characterized by a belief that orchestras have important roles to play not only through … » Read

BARCELONA—By all rights, a commemoration of celebrated Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí should have been performed at the Basilica of the Sagrada Família, the modernist master’s final (still unfinished) project and one of … » Read

Fabio Luisi wanted his Ring Cycle to be heard and not seen. Wagner’s four-opera epic Der Ring des Nibelungen , approaching the 150th anniversary of its premiere in 1876, has been reinterpreted and deconstructed by directors finding various … » Read

The 51 st season of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (OTSL) will present four mainstage productions and two-one-night-only concerts between May 22 and June 27, 2027. Curated by Patricia Racette, the four mainstage presentations, all sung in English, … » Read