Although born in Canada, conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson has deep Ukrainian roots. When Russian forces invaded her ancestral homeland this past spring, she turned her sadness and anger into the determination to respond the best way she knew—with … » Read

The inaugural Carl Nielsen Festival will take place from Aug. 26-30 on the Danish island of Funen, which was the birth place of Denmark’s most prominent composer. “Carl Nielsen is… a true figurehead for Danish musical … » Read

Until Aug. 11, the Boston Commons had not hosted an opera since the Boston Lyric Opera’s 2002 production of Carmen , which drew a crowd estimated at 60,000. The audience for the BLO’s latest outdoor venture— Gounod’s Romeo … » Read

Built in 1857, the Academy of Music was for many years home to the Philadelphia Orchestra and still hosts an array of events from Broadway shows and holiday standards like The Nutcracker to college graduations. But the years have not been kind to … » Read

The path to becoming a conductor can be long and arduous. In the U.S., undergraduate conducting programs don’t exist, so those interested in a podium career must pursue it after graduation and reckon with the fact that there is no set … » Read

The Pittsburgh Symphony musicians have extended their current contract--$100,000 base pay (most earn more)—by one year, bringing them into the 2023-24 season. The extension calls for a two percent increase in salary and $1,000 in media … » Read

It took only three days for 30 aspiring musicians, all inmates at San Quentin prison, to compose an hour of original music and present a concert for 100 of their colleagues. On Monday, Aug. 8, the group began working with three professional … » Read

The Lucerne Festival, hardly a radical hotbed, is going against tradition this year and emphasizing diversity with a series of concerts featuring Black, Latino, and female artists. “We don’t have to be radical,” Michael … » Read

The growing evidence of climate change—intense heat, extreme flooding, wildfires and their accompanying smoke—pose an increasing threat to the outdoor performances that are a part of summertime life in many parts of the U.S. Venues as … » Read

For many opera cognoscenti, summer in Bayreuth means Wagner. But the Festspielhaus is not the only show in town. Each summer for two weeks, the Margravial Opera House, built in the middle of the 18 th century by Wilhelmina, daughter of the King … » Read