British countertenor Andrew Watts [pictured] is to succeed Ivan van Kalmthout as general director of the International Vocal Competition (IVC) 's-Hertogenbosch, effective September 1. Kalmthout has been in the job since 2018. Celebrating its 70 … » Read

At 69, András Schiff has built a storied career as one of his generation’s most accomplished pianists. As he prepares for performances this weekend at the Proms with the Budapest Festival Orchestra and conductor Iván Fischer, … » Read

In a letter issued to Cleveland Institute of Music staff, faculty, and board members, Dean Southern, acting Tiitle IX coordinator & VP of academic and student affairs, reports that Title IX allegations against Carlos Kalmar, the … » Read

Memphis Symphony Orchestra Music Director Robert Moody has selected Kyle Dickson [pictured] to be the orchestra’s new assistant conductor, calling him “a rising star” in conducting and education. Dickson will lead in-school … » Read

Polish conductor Grzegorz Nowak [pictured], permanent associate conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra since 2015, is to succeed Yoshikazu Fukumura as music director and principal conductor of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO). … » Read

The opening of the three-week Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) on Aug. 5 marked two significant “firsts” for the 76-year-old event. The appointment of violinist Nicola Benedetti as director this past March meant that this season … » Read

SALZBURG, Austria — Cecilia Bartoli has a favorite role she wished she could sing. “There is one character which I was always in love with since I started my Mozart career, and it’s Don Giovanni,” she said. “With me, … » Read

HarrisonParrott has signed two new artists, one of them new to management, the other having had several, even though he’s only 22 years old. That would be Swedish-Belarusian violinist Daniel Lozakovich, a recent member of a piano trio at … » Read

In 1854, when he was only five years old, Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins reputedly composed The Rainstorm , the first of hundreds of works for piano. His age alone made the feat noteworthy; the fact that he was blind and enslaved made it … » Read

In the midst of the pandemic, Alisa Weilerstein decided to take a vacation from her cello. When she returned to playing a few weeks later she began with scales, a meditative exercise that enabled her to consider the nature of the classical … » Read