On Dec. 15 the public gets a chance to see what $60 million has bought for the Seattle Opera during the grand-opening celebration of the company’s new headquarters. The 105,000-square-foot, glass-clad building is part of the 74-acre Seattle … » Read

An 89-year-old music lover’s recent attendance at a chamber music concert very likely saved her life. As the Mistral ensemble was about to begin the third work in its concert at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Brookline, MA, Ingrid … » Read

The Washington National Opera (WNO) is gearing up for its its annual American Opera Initiative (AOI) showcase, with four world premieres in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, January 11-13. Over seven seasons, AOI has supported the development … » Read

The Washington Post has again taken up the issue of women being treated unfairly in the classical music realm, this time zeroing in on Boston Symphony Orchestra principal flute Elizabeth Rowe’s lawsuit against her employer for a salary … » Read

Clanging cowbells are cause for an ongoing legal skirmish between neighbors in Holzkirchen, a small town south of Munich, Germany. When a couple bought a large house in the fields on the edge of the town in 2011, they looked forward to a quiet … » Read

In what on the surface looks long overdue, the New York chapter of the American Federation of Musicians—a.k.a. Local 802—has taken a giant step into the present by voting in new leadership. French horn player Adam Krauthamer, 37, was … » Read

NEW YORK — Yannick Nezet-Seguin took the rare step of bringing the entire orchestra on stage for curtain calls following his first performance as just the third music director in the Metropolitan Opera's 135-year-history. The 43-year-old … » Read

Paul Lewis has stepped down as co-artistic director of the Leeds International Piano Competition after not quite three years in the job. His colleague Adam Gatehouse, also a three-year exec, is now the sole artistic director. The duo arrived … » Read

As Westminster Choir College alumni fight a  takeover of their alma mater by a firm controlled by the Chinese government, the Juilliard School prepares to be the first U.S. music conservatory to open in Tianjin. In fact, the Tianjin … » Read

The Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) has appointed the first lecturer in musicians’ health and well-being in a U.K. conservatory. Beginning in January Sara Ascenso, a clinical psychologist and pianist, will lecture, conduct research, … » Read