Montreal’s Orchestre Métropolitain (OM) has selected Léa Moisan-Perrier as the ensemble’s new assistant conductor, as of the upcoming 2025-26 season. She succeeds Canadian Naomi Woo, OM’s artistic collaborator from … » Read

The Australian federal court has rejected the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s (MSO) effort to quash a lawsuit brought by pianist Jayson Gillham , clearing the way for a trial. Gillham filed suit in October of 2024, alleging that the … » Read

The U.S. has never rolled out the welcome mat for touring artists from abroad. “The [U.S.] artist visa process for several generations has been a really expensive, incredibly slow and complex process,” Matthew Covey, a New York … » Read

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) has sought and received $4 million from the Sherman Family Foundation, with an  additional $1 million in matching funds planned. The Foundation, based in Baltimore, focuses on education and … » Read

LONDON—Founded in 2012, Zürich-based Il Pomo d’Oro has emerged as one of the leading period-instrument ensembles around. To judge by its healthy discography, it’s also something of a go-to for top-flight singers in the … » Read

With an annual budget over $300 million for nearly 200 performances per season, the Metropolitan Opera is the nation’s largest performing arts institution. Its recent struggles—declining attendance, extra drawdowns from its endowment, … » Read

Gustav Mahler’s symphonies are gigantic in scope, “visceral and overwhelming,” writes pianist Julius Drake, embodying the composer’s belief that they “must contain everything.” His 50 or so songs, on the other … » Read

NEW YORK -- Poet Marie Howe, one of this year's winners of the Pulitzer Prize , says being a writer is often less a career than a vocation. You rely on teaching and other outside work and seek support from foundations or from a government agency, … » Read

South Korean conductor Myung-Whun Chung has been announced to succeed Riccardo Chailly as music director of Teatro alla Scala from the end of 2026, when Chailly exits, until 2030.  Chung, 72, has been closely associated with La Scala since … » Read

Donald Trump’s planned elimination of  federal funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for Humanities (NEH), and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has prompted strong objections from … » Read