Given the massive layoffs taking place in public media, as per the current administration’s wishes, it’s somewhat surprising to learn that NPR Music has just hired a new executive director. She is Sonali Mehta, most recently chief of … » Read

In response to the Trump administration’s defunding the Corporation of Public Broadcasting (CPB), NPR is cutting more than $5 million from its annual budget of $300 million. CEO Katherine Maher recently announced at a board meeting that … » Read

CHICAGO—Not all that long ago, electronics were a lifeline for Conrad Tao. Feeling creatively stunted during the pandemic, the pianist and composer sought a way to emulate playing with others in isolation. That led him to electronic patches … » Read

Taking a page from the playbook of the San Francisco Symphony’s musicians , the Baltimore Symphony’s players voted to authorize a strike on Sept. 15 and by day’s end had reached a tentative agreement. The motivating force in … » Read

Martynas Stakionis is the new artistic director of opera for the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre (LNOBT) in Vilnius. He debuted with the company in 2021 and this past season led five well-received performances of Offenbach’s … » Read

This fall the Minnesota Orchestra adds three new musicians to its full-time ranks. Angela Ryu and Herdís Guðmundsdóttir join the violin section, and, as previously announced , James Vaughen begins as principal trumpet. All … » Read

Opera has never shied away from catastrophe, but two of this summer’s Salzburg production premieres reminded us that Armageddon can unfold not only on battlefields or burning cities but within a single consciousness. One Morning Turns into … » Read

British social media personality Daria Challah has been selected as the most recent “Creator in Residence” at Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie. Challah has leveraged her passion for classical music into a community of more than 100,000 … » Read

Lou Steigler, director of South Mountain Concerts since 1987, has announced that he will retire at the end of 2025. David Finckel and Wu Han, co-artistic directors of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, cofounders of Music@Menlo, among … » Read

The New School College of Performing Arts (CPA) has made two promotions: Stephen Brown-Fried, from vice dean for curriculum and learning to executive dean. Bill Gustafson, from associate dean of academic affairs for the Mannes School of Music to … » Read