The Spoleto Festival appears to be experiencing issues that can often arise from a change in leadership. Since taking over from Nigel Redden as general director in 2021, Mena Mark Hanna has made major changes in staff , having vowed at the start … » Read

The decision by the management of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to cancel a concert by pianist Jayson Gilham seems to have lit a firestorm among the ensemble’s musicians. In an Aug. 15 letter, an “overwhelming majority” … » Read

Classical opera’s portrayal of women leaves much to be desired, particularly in the aftermath of the #MeToo movement and the efforts to increase the number of women composers, directors, and administrators in the industry. The San Francisco … » Read

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) musicians have ratified a new three-year agreement set to take effect on Sept. 2, while the ensemble is touring Europe. The contract’s key feature, a 12.6 percent compensation increase over the next three … » Read

Last weekend at Tanglewood, in his first time conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra, James Gaffigan declared himself “completely blown away” after their first rehearsal together. Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 was on the music desk. … » Read

This week the San Francisco Symphony will present plans to city planners for a dramatic makeover of the organization’s 44-year-old Davies Hall. If realized, the makeover would expand the building’s ground floor, relocate and enlarge … » Read

BAYREUTH, Germany (AP) — Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson’s phone rang in his Icelandic highlands cabin back in January 2022. Katharina Wagner, the Bayreuth festival director and great-granddaughter of composer Richard Wagner, wanted to … » Read

A new $5 million gift from The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation to the Cleveland Orchestra will support the Kelvin Smith Family Chair currently held by Music Director Franz Welser-Möst. The Austrian maestro, who has announced his plans to … » Read

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) has cancelled a performance of works by Mozart and Brahms by the Australian-British pianist Jayson Gillham [pictured], scheduled for Aug. 15, due to “a series of introductory remarks” he made at … » Read

The Glimmerglass Festival’s 50 th -anniversary season, scheduled to run from July 11 through August 17, 2025, will offer a world premiere, two house premieres, and a revival of Francesca Zambello’s production of Odyssey , the … » Read