On April 30, when Joshua Kosman retires after 36 years with the San Francisco Chronicle , the classical music world in the U.S. will lose one of its best and longest-tenured critics. A member of a distressingly shrinking fellowship of informed … » Read

Eva Ollikanen has announced her exit as chief conductor of the Iceland Symphony at the end of the 2025-26 season, concluding what will have been a six-year run. Her accomplishments are noteworthy, including establishing a conducting academy and … » Read

At the end of El Niño ’s opening chorus, during the transition to the Annunciation scene, the orchestra begins to vibrate in steadily intensifying waves of ecstatic energy—a moment of sonic transfiguration that is one of the … » Read

Credo Music, which marks its 25 th anniversary this summer, has named MET Orchestra concertmaster David Chan as director of its annual chamber music festival at Oberlin Conservatory, effective in 2025. A faith-based movement with chapters in … » Read

The upcoming summer’s BBC Proms, the ninth and last season under the direction of David Pickard , features the usual array of classical music luminaries, the continued commitment to programming female conductors (10), some important … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Bernie Williams was in the center, just like the old days at Yankee Stadium. Only this time he was at Lincoln Center alongside conductor Gustavo Dudamel and making his New York Philharmonic debut. After spending 16 years … » Read

Misogyny in Music , a report prepared by the British Parliament’s Women and Equalities Committee, appears to have fallen on deaf ears. The government has rejected the report’s recommendations, despite an acknowledgement that it is … » Read

In what has accurately been described as an “inspired choice,” Opera Philadelphia has named Anthony Roth Costanzo as its next general director and president. Costanzo is a star countertenor, but he is also an entrepreneur, a witty and … » Read

Alsop on Adams Marin Alsop has been quietly championing John Adams abroad—and now at the Met Opera conducting his El Nino—for decades. A new Naxos recording with the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra demonstrates her flair and … » Read

Orchestra Victoria has tapped Jessica Gethin to assume the orchestra’s lead artistic role. As artistic adviser, she will work with management on musician recruitment and performance, collaborate with key artistic personnel from Orchestra … » Read