JoAnn Falletta will celebrate her 20 th anniversary as music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic by staying another five years—through the 2025-26 season. The first woman to become music director of a major-budget-category orchestra, she … » Read

Its one down, and two to go at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando. On Tuesday, after months of sometimes acrimonious negotiations , the Orlando Ballet and the Center announced they had reached a multi-year rental agreement … » Read

For nearly two decades, the conventional wisdom in the classical music world held that in order to avoid gender bias, prospective orchestra members needed to audition behind a screen. Based on four decades of data from eight leading orchestras, … » Read

PARIS--Top architect Jean Nouvel is suing one of his former clients, the Philharmonie concert hall in Paris, in a dispute over the cost of building the venue, which opened in 2015. In a complaint filed in the Paris court on October 14, his … » Read

Johann Sebastian Bach is often portrayed as a model of rectitude—a “conformist establishment figure” closely associated with “respectability and propriety.” But, argues music historian Ted Gioia, that … » Read

WNYC has responded to pressure from its local community, and especially its new music community, and cancelled all plans to drop New Sounds . The program, hosted by John Schaefer since its inception 37 years ago, will remain on the air at its 11 … » Read

The appointment of Annilese Miskimmon [pictured] as the English National Opera’s (ENO)  new artistic director, argues David Benedict in The Stage , is shocking because “she’s startlingly well-equipped for the job. … » Read

By the end of this year, New York’s powerhouse public radio station WNYC plans to remove John Schaefer’s New Sounds , the “go to” program for new and unusual music for nearly four decades, from its airwaves and streaming … » Read

On Oct. 13 the border between San Diego and Tijuana, among the most politically charged spaces in North America, was the site of a performance by Choir!Choir!Choir! The Toronto-based group, founded by Canadian artists Daveed Goldman and Nobu … » Read

Students at the Frederick Bremer School in Walthamstow, East London, are proving the value of music in enhancing academic and social growth. Upon entering their seventh year, each student receives a violin, viola, or flute and free music lessons … » Read