SAN FRANCISCO—When Elim Chan was formally introduced as the next Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony in May of this year, she met the moment with a mixture of pomp and circumstance and spontaneity. After descending the grand … » Read

On Nov. 1, Zoltán Tarr, culture minister for the new Hungarian government, dismissed Hungarian State Opera general director Szilveszter Ókovács with immediate effect. Ókovács had been with the opera since 2011. … » Read

The NHK Symphony Orchestra has tapped Tugan Sokhiev as its new music director, beginning with the start of the 28/29 season. He will be the third individual to occupy the post, and will succeed Fabio Luisi, in the job since 2022. Sokhiev has been … » Read

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — There was a time when music would fill many of Kabul’s streets, wafting out of cafes and restaurants, seeping out of homes in the warren of alleys that make up the Afghan capital’s music district. Those … » Read

LOS ANGELES—Last week’s brief California tour by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra—or Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal—was a long-awaited return. The orchestra was last spotted around these parts at the Hollywood … » Read

The contract negotiations between management and the musicians of the Minnesota Opera Orchestra took a turn for the worse on Oct. 31 when the players announced a formal vote of no confidence in the company’s leadership. Like the vote in … » Read

Sofia Demetriades, an 18-year-old violinist from Leicestershire who is currently a first-year undergraduate at the Royal Academy of Music, was declared winner of the BBC Young Musician competition on Sunday. For the first time in the biennial … » Read

Michele Tadini has been appointed artistic director of the music department of the Venice Biennale as of the 2027–2028 season. The Italian composer and researcher succeeds Caterina Barbieri, who produced two editions of the biennial … » Read

Following the final round of the Naumburg International Violin Competition in New York on Nov. 1, Japanese violinist Lina Nakano was announced as the first place winner. Currently studying at Juilliard with Masao Kawasaki, Nakano has also … » Read

The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO)is testing Friedrich Nietzsche’s bromide, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” Rendered homeless by the Trump administration’s decision to declare The Kennedy Center … » Read