Hours before tonight’s season opening with Jaap van Zweden and Yuja Wang, the musicians and management of the San Francisco Symphony reached a tentative three-year agreement. It now heads to the players for ratification. Musicians had … » Read

The recent decision by the Flanders Festival Ghent to cancel a performance by the Munich Philharmonic has drawn the ire of numerous high profile musicians and politicians, including Belgium Prime Minister Bart de Wever who calls the move … » Read

If the Republican majority in Michigan’s House of Representatives has its way, the $12.3 million spent last year on arts and cultural programs will be totally eliminated this year, as will Senate proposals for $2 million for facility … » Read

On Sept. 5 New Zealand conductor Gemma New pulled out of concerts scheduled for January 2026 with the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra. Her decision came after the PSNA (Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa) issued a news release criticizing her … » Read

For dramatic soprano Alexandra (“Lexi”) LoBianco, the summer of 2022 was a period of her life she would just as soon forget. She arrived at the Santa Fe Opera in the wake of the death of her mentor Carol Kirkpatrick, the end of a … » Read

Another longtime Kennedy Center senior staffer has been fired. This time it is Kevin Struthers, senior director of programming for Jazz and Special Concerts. He reported his news to the Washington Post, which confirmed it with a KenCen … » Read

What better place than Salzburg to watch crowns slip? This summer’s twin portraits of rulers under pressure—Handel’s Giulio Cesare in Egitto and Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda —offered two radically different dramaturgies … » Read

Under pressure from activist groups and Belgian political authorities, officials of the Flanders Festival Ghent have withdrawn their invitation to the Munich Philharmonic and its music director designate Lahav Shani to perform on Sept. 18. Shani, … » Read

The Seattle Symphony has added Aaron You-Xin Li to its second violin section as of the start of the 2025-26 season. Known professionally as Aaron Li, the Taiwanese native has previously played with the Kansas City Symphony and was a concertmaster … » Read

The Ojai Music Festival has chosen Teddy Abrams, music director of the Louisville Orchestra among other claims to fame, to succeed Ara Guzelimian as artistic and executive director, starting in 2027. Guzelimian will oversee the 2026 event, … » Read