Last July, news broke of violinist Lara St. John’s alleged sexual abuse at age 15 by her then teacher Jascha Brodsky, 78, at the Curtis Institute in the mid-1980s. Although Brodsky’s death over 20 years ago precluded any possibility … » Read

Ojai Music Festival 2020’s Music Director Matthias Pintscher [pictured] has announced his programming for the June 11-14 event, together with the Festival’s Artistic-director-in-brief, Chad Smith. “Brief” because Smith was … » Read

A report from the Music Managers Forum (MMF) suggests that the expanding role of music managers and an outmoded compensation model are threatening the profession’s continued viability. Roles once considered the province of the record … » Read

The Salzburg Festival has announced its 2020 season, and among the highlights are what Artistic Director Markus Hinterhäuser characterizes as a “very courageous” Don Giovanni (“nobody can deny the relevance of that opera … » Read

This year’s Prototype Festival, which runs January 9-19 at a number of different NYC venues, boasts six works, some of them premieres, all of them new, by no less than 23 composers and librettists. Self-described as exploring the … » Read

The Cleveland Orchestra will become the first American symphony to perform at the Abu Dhabi Festival in the United Arab Emirates next March and April, one of a number of stops on what marks its 20 th international tour under Music Director Franz … » Read

Having enjoyed much box office success during the past two decades, it is hardly surprising that the Los Angeles Philharmonic would be approached to help save the Ford Theater. The 1200-seat venue, built in 1920, recently underwent a $72 million … » Read

The news that Marlboro College in Vermont is  closing and potentially merging with Emerson College in Boston, has prompted a letter to the Marlboro Music community from Christopher Serkin, Marlboro Music’s president and board chair and … » Read

The Lyric Opera of Chicago is soon to get a major patron-friendly upgrade. Over the summer of 2020, the Ardis Krainik Theater will get new (and more comfortable) seats, restructured sightlines on the main floor, improved accessibility, and a … » Read

It was incredibly disheartening to read Susan Elliott’s piece on November 1 in Musical America on my recent inclusion in the League of American Orchestra’s Emerging Leader’s Program . I engaged in the program with a desire to … » Read