On July 15 in Tokyo, the Japan Art Association announced the names of the five 2025 Praemium Imperiale laureates. One of the world's most prestigious international arts awards, the Praemium is presented annually to artists recognized for their … » Read

New York Philharmonic solo English horn virtuoso Ryan Roberts is decamping for the Los Angeles Philharmonic to be its next principal oboe, starting in September. The latter ensemble has also named a first-violin section player, Melody Ye Yuan, as … » Read

That the Los Angeles Philharmonic has been forced to cancel four August concerts by Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gustavo Dudamel has cut down significantly on the latter’s final Hollywood Bowl appearances with … » Read

British conductor Andrew Constantine will exit his post as music director of the Fort Wayne (IN) Philharmonic at the end of his current contract, in Spring of 2027. He will have been in the job 18 years and is credited with raising the civic and … » Read

AIX-EN-PROVENCE—Artistic Director Pierre Audi died on May 3 , just two weeks before rehearsals began for the current Aix en Provence Festival. On one level his work was over by that point, all executive logistics in place; on another, he … » Read

Pianist Jonathan Biss, whose career as a writer, artistic director, teacher, performer, and new-music commissioner is already bursting at the seams, has a new job. Toronto's Royal Conservatory of Music has named him to the piano faculty of its … » Read

As part of its 75 th -anniversary celebration, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) will commission ten new works from international composers; each will collaborate with a media ensemble—orchestra, choir, festival, radio ensemble, … » Read

This summer the Versailles Royal Opera Orchestra will make its North American debut at Festival Napa Valley. Based at the Palace of Versailles just 12 miles outside Paris, the ensemble performs in a concert hall, once Europe’s largest, … » Read

For over a century, composers and music publishers have relied on Performing Rights Organizations (PROs) to see that they are fairly compensated for the use of their music. This system worked reasonably well until the recent explosion of … » Read

AMSTERDAM--Mussorgsky’s opera Boris Godunov takes place in the Time of the Troubles (end of the 16 th beginning of the 17 th century). Its new production for the Dutch National Opera, staged by exiled Russian film, theater, and opera … » Read