For two decades beginning in the mid-1960s, Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra released multiple recordings on the Columbia label each year, introducing classical music to millions of Americans. Now a new boxed set— The Columbia … » Read

On July 16 artificial intelligence startup company Arthos (a blend of the words art and ethos) will go public with its first product—Mozart AI. The company has raised €625,000 to underwrite the development of the AI-powered digital … » Read

Graduating from the ultra-selective Curtis Institute of Music is an achievement in and of itself. But Oliver Talukder [tah-LOOK-der], 23, has become a legend even in Curtis’s hallowed halls. During the school’s annual holiday skit … » Read

San Francisco Opera and its orchestra have signed a contract retroactive to August 1, 2024 and valid through July 31, 2026. This essentially one-year agreement contains the provision that the two parties will negotiate a new multi-year deal … » Read

David Finckel and Wu Han will hand their joint artistic directorship of Music@Menlo to another husband-and-wife, cellist-pianist duo: Dmitri Atapine and pianist Hyeyeon Park, frequent M@M guests, will take over with the 2027 season , the … » Read

CHICAGO—In a charmed scheduling alignment, the Ravinia Festival recently hosted two strongly linked string quartets within a few days of each another: The Isidore String Quartet, on June 22, and the Juilliard String Quartet, on June 25. The … » Read

The Juilliard String Quartet (JSQ) has appointed Chinese-German artist Leonard Fu, 27, as its new second violin. He succeeds Ronald Copes, who steps down after 28 years and will remain a member of the Juilliard violin faculty. Copes played his … » Read

LONDON— Le nozze di Figaro was the beginning of it all for Glyndebourne, opening the very first season on May 28, 1934, in a theater holding 300. On the same date 60 years later, the work was chosen to launch the new opera house. There have … » Read

Beginning in September of 2028, Jakub Hruša will become the Czech Philharmonic’s chief conductor and music director. Although the Czech conductor’s initial contract is for five years, both parties assume the appointment heralds … » Read

Lalo Schifrin, the composer who wrote the endlessly catchy theme for Mission: Impossible and more than 100 other arrangements for film and television, died Thursday. He was 93. Schifrin’s son Ryan confirmed that Schifrin died due to … » Read