Chicago Sinfonietta section cellist Lindsey Sharpe will move into the principal chair this season, succeeding the orchestra’s founding principal cello Ann Griffin, who moves to coprincipal. Sharpe has been for the last four years a … » Read

After nearly a year of negotiation and intermittent labor action, the Welsh National Opera (WNO) and the company’s chorus, represented by Equity, have agreed on a new full-time contract that provides “a competitive, industry-standard … » Read

This year the only full Stateside staging of Wagner’s complete Ring of the Nibelungen is being presented in Brattleboro, Vt. TUNDI Productions, founded in 2018 by soprano Jenna Rae and conductor Hugh Keelan, defies Wagnerian expectations. … » Read

The American Brass Quintet (ABQ) has announced the departure of Kevin Cobb, one of its two trumpeters and in the group since 1998, and the arrival of Tiago Linck to succeed him. Linck, who is from Brazil and as such becomes the ABQ’s first … » Read

Theresa Bogard [pictured], professor of music and keyboard coordinator at the University of Wyoming (UW), has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award to teach and conduct research on Brazilian women composers during the 2025-26 academic year. … » Read

Opera Australia (OA) has appointed conductor and composer Andrea Battistoni as its new music director, beginning in January 2026. The rising Italian maestro has experience with the world’s most notable opera houses, among them Covent … » Read

Since 1853, Steinway & Sons has made pianos considered to be among the world’s best. “When one plays a Steinway, there is a warmth and nobility in the sound that is unequalled by any other instrument,” attests Emanuel Ax. … » Read

Since it was established in 1935, the Naval School of Music (NAVSOM) has been training military musicians to serve in ensembles around the world, from ship's bands to ceremonial units to the service's most prestigious musical organizations. The … » Read

A letter signed by more than 50 British members of parliament from both major parties, Ukrainian artists and writers, and a former New Zealand prime minister is urging the Royal Ballet and Opera to drop Anna Netrebko from performances in Tosca … » Read

I first met Sir Roger Norrington when I attended the Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London. He conducted the Academy's Baroque orchestra and chamber choir in Haydn's Symphony No. 44, Trauer , and Mozart's Requiem . Conducting students were … » Read