Coincident with the release of its 2026 International Directory of the Performing Arts, Musical America has announced the winners of its annual awards. The Artist of the Year is pianist Emanuel Ax, with Gabriela Lena Frank tapped as Composer of … » Read

A review of Morricone’s only opera will be posted tomorrow—Ed. NAPLES, Italy (AP) — At long last, vindication has arrived for an Oscar-winning composer who sought to prove he was just as capable of breathing life into … » Read

The Jacksonville (FL) Symphony has extended the contract of Music Director Courtney Lewis , who first joined the ensemble in 2015, through June 2032. “His high musical standards and deep rapport with our musicians have elevated the ensemble … » Read

The Auburn (WA) Symphony Orchestra has promoted Gabi Galloway , director of individual giving, to executive director as of January 1. She succeeds Rachel Perry. Galloway is credited with expanding the depth and breadth of patronage for the … » Read

As of September 2026, Nathalie Stutzmann will succeed Kazuki Yamada as music and artistic director of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo (OPMC). Her four-year term will see her become the first woman to serve in the role in the 170-year … » Read

In what figures to be a score for refined palates, the famous 1976 wine tasting in which California selections stunningly triumphed over older French vineyards will be portrayed in the opera The Judgment of Paris by composer Jake Heggie. A rare … » Read

Ls Scala’s second performance of Dmitri Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk never came to its written conclusion. Before the final act got underway, Music Director Riccardo Chailly was on his way to the hospital, feeling unwell as … » Read

Beginning in 2026, violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter will mark the 50 th anniversary of her international debut with two years of projects including new recordings, a curated Deutsche Gramophone discography, and global concerts at venues of special … » Read

Fred Child, who resigned in October after a 25-year run as host of the NPR-originated program Performance Today, is moving to a different side of classical music radio. As of January 2, he is to be president and CEO of All Classical Radio, … » Read

Canada’s National Arts Centre (NAC) has promoted Annabelle Cloutier, its executive director of strategy and communications and corporate secretary to the board of trustees, to be its next president and CEO for a five-year term, effective … » Read