The San Diego Symphony’s return to the Jacobs Music Center for its gala opening concert on Sept. 28 will crown nearly four years of meticulous planning and execution. The $125 million transformation of the 95-year-old movie palace involved … » Read

After a nine-month international search, San Francisco Ballet, the oldest ballet company in the U.S., has chosen Vancouver Cultural Tourism Deputy GM Branislav Henselmann as its next executive director.  He starts in November, succeeding … » Read

Richard Dyer, an enormously influential music critic for the Boston Globe from 1976 to 2006, died on Sept. 20 at the age of 82. Once identified by composer Ned Rorem as the man who “runs Boston,” Dyer was celebrated for his musical … » Read

Chilean conductor Gonzalo Farias [pictured] has been promoted from assistant to associate conductor of the Houston Symphony, overseeing community and education concerts, as well as pops and holiday events. He previously had assistant or associate … » Read

The 2024-25 season is off to a somewhat rocky start as major maestros and soloists miss opening nights and other featured events. Semyon Bychkov, chief conductor and music director of the Czech Philharmonic, has had to undergo back surgery, … » Read

Gearing up for 2024-25, orchestras are rearranging their rosters as musicians retire, arrive, and earn promotions. In the first category is longtime San Francisco Symphony members Chunming Mo [pictured, right], second violin, who joined the … » Read

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) has announced that tenor Richard Cox will join the faculty of its voice department in 2025. Characterized as “a teacher of extraordinary capability with the prodigious professional experience … » Read

R. Peter Munves, who revolutionized the marketing of classical music, died on Aug. 19 at age 97. Born in Manhattan in 1927, Munves graduated from Syracuse University and went to work in a record store before being hired in 1953 as a producer with … » Read

As it enters its 25 th -anniversary season, the Concord (MA) Chamber Music Society (CCMS) announces new leadership, effective at the end of 2024-25. Succeeding founder Wendy Putnam, a violinist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, are violinist … » Read

Soprano Angela Gheorghiu has doubled down, aggressively justifying her disruptive behavior during tenor Alfred Kim’s encore of “E lucevan le stelle” in Tosca at the Sejong Arts Center in Seoul last week. She had stepped onstage … » Read