The principal oboe of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has filed a sexual harassment complaint against the orchestra with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), for failing to act on her complaints of harassment and retaliation … » Read

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra has picked its next music director, and, Stateside at least, he’s an unfamiliar one (save for his first name). He is Spanish conductor Gustavo Gimeno and starts in 2020-21, the orchestra’s 99th season. … » Read

The Met Museum may have hit a homerun appointing Julia Bullock [pictured] as its 2018-19 Artist in Residence. The St. Louis-born, rapidly rising star soprano comes with an enviable reputation for thinking—even sometimes singing— … » Read

Simon Rattle, music director of the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), has announced the creation of the East London Academy. Scheduled to open in Spring 2019 at LSO St. Luke’s, the Academy will identify and develop talented students between … » Read

Toronto’s Luminato Festival has tapped Naomi Campbell as its new artistic director, succeeding Josephine Ridge after just two years. Campbell has worked at Luminato since 2011, starting as company manager (2011) and successively becoming … » Read

New York Philharmonic principal oboe Liang Wang [pictured] and associate principal trumpet Matthew Muckey have been suspended from their jobs. The orchestra is delaying their firing at the request of the musicians union, according to The New York … » Read