The Jackson (TN) Symphony has appointed Tamás Kocsis as its new concertmaster. The Hungarian native studied at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music with Josef Gingold, followed by further training at The Juilliard School under … » Read

Every summer the Bard Music Festival offers two consecutive weekends of concerts, panel discussions, lectures, and a volume of scholarly essays devoted to exploring the life and work of a single composer. The subject is often a well-known name, … » Read

Although the $75 million multi-year renovation of Ravinia’s 36-acre music park is not slated to be completed until 2026, one of the venues has already hosted a few “preview” events for the public. The Audrey, formerly the … » Read

Siddhartha, She bills itself as “A Ritual Music Drama” But at its August 2 Aspen Music Festival world premiere, it was difficult to locate the “drama” in the equation.  The work, with music by Christopher Theofanidis … » Read

The new, 218-seat Stephen A. Schwarzman Auditorium in the recently reopened Frick Museum will host an inaugural season of 25 classical performances from Oct. 10, 2025 to May 22, 2026—more than double the number from previous years. Among … » Read

On Aug. 9 the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra (CCO) teamed up with the Kronos String Quartet for a Summermusik Festival program devoted to “trailblazers.” The Kronos, now entering its sixth decade with only one of the original four … » Read

Jessica Munch-Dittmar  [pictured] is the new executive director of the Fayetteville (NC) Symphony Orchestra (FSO), arriving at the same time as Music Director Stefan Sanders has announced his intention to exit at the end of 2025-26, after … » Read

On Aug. 8, Mathias Lutzweiler, CEO of Naxos Music Group, released a statement: “We would like to clarify that no collaboration exists between KUKE Music and Naxos Music Group in relation to this platform nor has any agreement or arrangement … » Read

SANTA FE—Two of this summer’s productions posed unusual staging challenges for Santa Fe Opera’s indoor-outdoor theater: The Turn of the Screw , in a rare return after more than four decades, and Die Walküre , which marks … » Read

A case of the summer flu caused tenor Piotr Beczala to withdraw from the concluding performance of Lohengrin at Bayreuth on Aug. 9 as well as his appearance in Carmen at Verona five days later. Klaus Florian Vogt filled the title role at … » Read