Soprano Lise Davidsen is pregnant with twins and is canceling her performances from mid-March through the end of the year. “I’m very excited about their arrival, and my new life with them,” she said in a statement Friday. … » Read

Throughout his six-decade career, Riccardo Muti has worked to confer dignity on Italian opera, banishing spurious traditions and approaching the music with absolute seriousness of purpose. The first half of the January 21 Chicago Symphony … » Read

Pianist and pedagogue Stephen Runge has been appointed by the University of Manitoba (CA) as dean of the faculty of music and director of the School of Art, effective May 1, 2025. He arrives into a tenured professorship after 11 years as head of … » Read

Three of today’s leading young conductors have extended their contracts in Tel Aviv, London, and Seattle. Lahav Shani , who succeeded Zubin Mehta as music director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in 2020, will continue in that position … » Read

The beleaguered creative industries in the U.K. are to receive a £60 million shot in the arm from the Labor government. The announcement came from Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy at a major economic growth summit attended by over 250 creative … » Read

JoAnn Falletta, music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic, is to be artistic advisor and principal guest conductor of the Omaha Symphony as of 2025-26; she steps in as Ankush Kumar Bahl concludes this, his final season as music director. … » Read

The 50 th anniversary of The Cleveland Orchestra’s (TCO) Blossom Music Festival will take place from July 3 through September 7 at Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The program is an eclectic mix of classical chestnuts, film scores, Broadway … » Read

Pianist Jonathan Biss has joined Colbert Artists for North and South American representation. Apart from being a much-admired international soloist, Biss is known for his imaginative programming: … » Read

German conductor Hermes Helfricht , 33, has cancelled his contract to become music director of the Hagen Philharmonic Orchestra as of next season, an appointment announced last June. Apparently, he’s gotten a better offer for the same job … » Read

Joe Mantello, the acclaimed stage and screen actor and director, has made a $1 million gift to The School of Drama at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA). A 1984 graduate, Mantello over his career has received five Tony … » Read