CHICAGO—Jakub Hruša has death on his mind. At least, his recent Chicago Symphony Orchestra program did. On April 9, he anchored his guest appearance with Rachmaninoff’s The Isle of the Dead and the Prelude and Liebestod … » Read

The recent Carnegie Hall performances by Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) drew the kind of rapturous response they’ve been receiving since news broke that Nelsons’s contract as music director would not be … » Read

The momentum with which the Washington National Opera left the Kennedy Center and re-established itself as an independent opera company shows no sign of diminishing. Despite earlier indications that its annual American Opera Initiative (AOI) was … » Read

The 65 th season of the Grand Teton Music Festival (GTMF), under the leadership of Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles and Executive Director Emma Kail, offers an inviting menu of programs between July 9 and August 13. A core offering are the … » Read

F innish violinist Pekka Kuusisto has announced he is stopping performing in the U.S. in response both to ethical objections to the current administration’s policies and the implications of US tax law for foreign artists. In an Instagram … » Read

The centenary of the world premiere of Puccini’s Turandot will be celebrated from July 17 to Sept. 5 at the Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago, Tuscany, birthplace of the legendary composer. Kung fu icon Jackie Chan will make his debut as … » Read

The Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2026-27 is a mixed bag, offering six staged operas, one oratorio, an opera in concert, a Broadway musical, two films with orchestra, a concert of Wagner excerpts, and one by tenor SeokJong Baek and soprano Sondra … » Read

Another round of layoffs on April 10 marked the continued countdown for closure of the Kennedy Center on July 7, allegedly for a two-year renovation. Ryan Hamilton, senior director of broadcast, comedy and special programming, and Sammy Miller, … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for 34 states suing Live Nation Entertainment tried to convince a jury Thursday during an antitrust trial ’s closing arguments that the company and its ticketing arm, Ticketmaster, are monopolizing the … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — When Vilma Jää enrolled at the Sibelius Academy to study folk music she never expected to end up playing a major role in one of the 21st century’s most acclaimed operas. Kaija Saariaho, Finland’s … » Read