LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and an A-list Hollywood actor, has died. Kristofferson died at his home on Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday, … » Read

That was quick. National Symphony musicians and Kennedy Center seem to have resolved their differences, at least temporarily, announcing, as of 3:30 p.m. today, that the season will open on September 28 after all. The Center announced this … » Read

George Brant, librettist of the opera Grounded , with music by Jeanine Tesori, has fashioned its text from his 2013 play of the same name. In order to turn what was originally a one-woman show into a full-scale opera, the creators have added … » Read

Last fall, when David Hayes was asked to step in as a last-minute substitute for David Brossé to conduct a pair of concerts by the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, he was no stranger to the ensemble or the city. A graduate of the Curtis … » Read

The Culture Invest program of Germany’s federal government has granted €15 million to Dresden for the construction of the new Richard Wagner Academy of the Dresden Music Festival. The new building will include a 600-seat concert hall, … » Read

Conductor Elim Chan , whose career has been on a roll since winning the London Symphony’s Donatella Flick Competition in 2014 (the first woman to do so), has switched managements, moving from Berlin-based CCM to Intermusica. Subsequent to … » Read

Expansive but not imposing, profound but never weighty, Meredith Monk's new, 80-minute music-theater piece Indra's Net handily filled the Park Avenue Armory's vast drill hall on September 23, while also shrugging off any pretensions of … » Read

In 1963, a recording of Benjamin Britten’s War Req uiem sold an unheard-of 200,000 copies in just five months and went on to win two Grammy Awards. Conducted by the composer, the recording, made at Kingsway Hall in Holborn, featured … » Read

In an interview with The Guardian , Lisa Nandy [pictured], the Labour government’s new culture secretary, lambasted the Conservatives’ “violent indifference” to the arts. “Over the last 14 years, there’s been a … » Read

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