As musical life continues on the obstacle-ridden road to recovery, a number of orchestras have recently announced new players. The Pittsburgh Symphony will have two new violists as of next spring. Sean Juhl, who is currently working on his BM … » Read

Mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, active on the world’s major opera stages and a Grammy-winning recording artist, is moving on to “the next stage of [her] career,” as she puts it, changing to Promethean Artists for worldwide general … » Read

Recent hires at the Banff Center for Arts and Creativity have filled three key leadership positions: Director of Indigenous Leadership, Dean of Arts and Leadership, and Director of Dance Training Programming. Simon Ross, a hereditary member of … » Read

American conductor John Axelrod arrived in Kyoto, Japan, from Switzerland in time for the requisite ten-day quarantine before his appearance on the podium of the City of Kyoto Symphony Orchestra, November 27 and 28. His next scheduled engagement, … » Read

As the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s new president and CEO, Erik Rönmark is making some major changes. Having officially succeeded longtime chief Anne Parsons on December 20 (three months earlier than was originally anticipated), … » Read

George Crumb, a pioneering American composer who incorporated sounds of nature, theatricalism, and extended techniques within the confines of the western classical tradition, died at his home on Sunday in Media, PA. He was 92. His death was … » Read

The Las Vegas Philharmonic has tapped Alice Sauro as its interim executive director, effective February 1. She succeeds Anne Berquist, who was  recently dismissed “based on her performance in the role,” according to the … » Read

ROME (AFP) – Legendary conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim has cleared his schedule for the coming weeks to undergo surgery, Milan's La Scala opera house said Sunday. "Mr. Barenboim is forced to suspend his activity in the coming weeks … » Read

On Feb. 8, John Williams turns 90. After a 28-film, nearly 50-year collaboration with Steven Spielberg; scores for some of the film world’s biggest blockbusters; 52 Oscar nominations and five wins; and four Olympic Games fanfares, he is … » Read

Duke Ellington, argues LA Times music critic Mark Swed, “profoundly and categorically changed the course of 20 th -century music.” And yet, Swed continues, “[his] legacy—as large and as meaningful as that of any artist in … » Read