The Nashville Symphony has announced the retirement of President & CEO Alan D. Valentine at the conclusion of the 2025/26 season. It marks the end of a transformative 28-year tenure and an unprecedented period of artistic and institutional … » Read

In a move to reaffirm its commitment to public inclusion, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra will launch Orpheus for All this October. The new initiative will offer free tickets for every seat at its 2025-26 season-opening concert at Carnegie Hall. The … » Read

Four months ago, the future of the world’s largest musical instrument seemed uncertain. As Macy’s vacated Philadelphia’s famous Wanamaker Building, the Wanamaker Organ, installed in 1911, was left, silent and forlorn. Now, in an … » Read

The Salon de Virtuosi, a New York organization dedicated to the discovery and support of talented young musicians, has announced its 2025 Career Grant Winners. Each of five artists will receive $5,000. SDV Career Grants have been awarded annually … » Read

The federal judge in Anna Netrebko’s case has reversed an earlier ruling , which will allow the singer to broaden her case against the Metropolitan Opera. The decision by U.S. District Judge Analisa Nadine Torres now maintains that the … » Read

The Minnesota Orchestra has announced the renaming of its concert hall in honor of a major donor as well as the election of a new board chair and a slate of new board directors. Outgoing Minnesota Orchestra Board Chair Nancy E. Lindahl and her … » Read

Sir Michael Hill, jeweller, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and founder of the international violin competition that bears his name, died in Arrowtown, New Zealand on July 29. He was 86. A lifelong and avid music lover, Hill gave up early hopes of … » Read

The annual season of Teatro Nuovo, always a high point of New York’s musical summer, consisted this year of two highly contrasting works even if they have sleepwalking scenes in common. With Verdi’s Macbeth , given in its original … » Read

T he American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) and Musica Sacra have announced a new three-year collective bargaining agreement (CBA), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The contract was overwhelmingly approved by AGMA artists … » Read

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has farewelled five of its string players. Violinists Victor Romanul and Jennie Shames, violist Rachel Fagerburg, and bassists Edwin Barker and Joseph Hearne all gave their final BSO performance on 27 July at … » Read