Two orchestras have announced new assistant conductors. Na'Zir McFadden [pictured], 25, has been tapped by the Jacksonville (FL) Symphony to succeed Kevin Fitzgerald, who exits at the end of his three-year tenure. McFadden starts next fall; he … » Read

Music, insists Robert Zatorre, one of the world’s leading experts on the neuroscience of music, “touches everything… memory, perception, motor skills, emotions, and reading.” The professor at the Montreal Neurological … » Read

When Terry Harper retired as the sole piano tuner at Sydney’s Opera House on June 20, he ended a family legacy that began with his father Ron when the iconic venue opened in 1973. Three years later the 19-year-old son, after a one-year … » Read

Hawijch Elders [pictured] bested two other finalists to take home the top award at the 2 nd Antonio Mormone International Prize, which concluded on June 22 in Milan. The 26-year-old Dutch violinist received a €30,000 cash prize, a recording … » Read

A recent recital at Children’s National Hospital in northwest Washington, D.C. served as a reminder both of music’s healing powers and of the need for parents of sick children to find a bit of relief. “Opera Italiana is in the … » Read

This marks the continuation of Fred Cohn’s coverage of the National Arts Center Orchestra’s Asian tour. “Even though touring an orchestra makes no sense financially, on a human level there are few things that make more … » Read

The 92nd Street Y’s 2025/26 Tisch Music Season, the second for Executive Director Nicholas Russotto, opens on October 19 and extends through the following June 8, inclusive of  three world and ten New York premieres. Twenty-six artists … » Read

Cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han, power couple of chamber music and co-artistic directors of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, will step down from their roles as founding artistic directors of the annual Music@Menlo festival … » Read

German conductor André de Ridder, named music director of the English National Opera in May, is to be the next music director of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Both positions take full effect in 2027, dovetailing with the end of his … » Read

An 11-year comprehensive campaign has lifted the fortunes of Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute by as much as $255 million. Since 1924, four years after its founding by Mary Louise Curtis Bok, the conservatory’s relatively small student … » Read