The New York Philharmonic has shared a letter that went out from President and CEO Gary Ginstling to musicians, staff, and board members. In it, he reports hiring a new independent investigation team in the wake of this week's  New York … » Read

Across its four on- and off-campus venues at U.C. Berkeley, Cal Performances in 2024-25 has a bounty of performances on offer, some at the cutting edge, others more traditional, all intriguing enough to entice even the most seasoned concert goer. … » Read

Texas’s Tobin Center has announced The Orchestra of San Antonio (TOSA) as its resident symphony. TOSA is essentially the rebranded Classical Music Institute , an educational and performance organization that had earlier subsumed Chamber … » Read

The financial challenges stemming from the funding cuts implemented by Arts Councils England and Wales have forced the Welsh National Opera (WNO) to cut performances scheduled for its 2024-25 season. ACE reduced funding to the company by 35 … » Read

In 1991 Liverpool native Paul McCartney composed his Liverpool Oratorio in response to a request from the Royal Liverpool Orchestra, then celebrating its 150 th anniversary. Its premiere in the city’s cathedral that year featured soprano … » Read

The meteoric ascension of Klaus Mäkelä—he will be just 32 when he becomes music director of both the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in 2027—has left more than a few observers thinking he has … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Philharmonic will give five concerts in China this summer in what it says will be first visit to the mainland by a U.S. orchestra since 2019. Outgoing Music Director Jaap van Zweden will conduct the performances … » Read

Sir Antonio Pappano’s inaugural season as chief conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra launches on Sept. 11 with the world premiere of Sir James Macmillan’s Concerto for Orchestra, an LSO commission. The orchestra will offer 51 … » Read

Next season marks Thomas Søndergård’s second as music director of the Minnesota Orchestra, and he’ll be on the podium for 12 programs that collectively introduce 13 works new to the ensemble’s repertoire. Many of … » Read

The doom and gloom surrounding the San Francisco Symphony since Esa-Pekka Salonen announced he would not renew his contract, due in large measure to the ensemble’s dire financial situation, has left some devotees searching for what Joshua … » Read