Daniele Rustioni, music director of the Opéra National de Lyon, has been named principal guest conductor of the Metropolitan Opera, only the third in the company’s history. His three-year tenure commences next September, by which … » Read

The Berlin Philharmonic kicked off a tour last night at the Alte Oper in Frankfurt that will bring it to the U.S. for the second time with its Chief Conductor Kirill Petrenko and mark its 25 th tour of the States. From Frankfurt it heads to the … » Read

What’s Aida without the spectacle? For Anne Bogart, the Boston Lyric Opera’s artistic associate and theatrical director, the company’s staged concert production on Nov. 10 was an opportunity to offer “each audience member … » Read

JACK Quartet is celebrating its 20th anniversary looking and acting too young to be true, and too busy in the present to look back at its past. This was signaled from the first moment of its Nov. 10 concert at the 92nd Street Y, which exploded … » Read

Sergey Bogza, who signed a three-year contract as music director of the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra (YSO) this past June, has resigned without ever ascending the podium. “Unforeseen circumstances” led to his missing the … » Read

On Nov. 5, voters in Cuyahoga County, which includes the city of Cleveland, overwhelmingly voted to increase the “sin” tax on tobacco products that supports arts funding provided by Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC). Issue 55, which … » Read

The New York Philharmonic will bestow $200,000 each on composers David Lang and Missy Mazzoli as winners of its occasional Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music. The prize, established in 2011, is said to be one of the largest in the … » Read

The beginnings were modest. On October 26, 1974, the St. Luke Chamber Ensemble gave its very first concert in Greenwich Village’s Church of St. Luke in the Fields. The program included works by Handel, Mozart, and Telemann, along with the … » Read

Jon Limbacher, president and managing director of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) since 2016, has announced his retirement when his current contract ends on December 31, 2025. “It is important to strike a balance between leadership … » Read

The University of South Carolina School of Music has created a new certificate program to address the state’s shortage of music teachers and lack of opportunities for students to learn musical instruments. “The vision of the School of … » Read