Pianist Yundi Li has been "expelled" from the China Musicians Association, based on charges by Beijing Police that he is a suspect in a prostitution case. According to AP's reading of a police blog, he has been "placed in administrative detention … » Read

In the good ol days, classical music institutions would book featured artists, from soloists to conductors, years in advance. Covid-19 of course has blown a hole in that once stable if staid custom, causing the cancellation of live performances … » Read

Composer Bright Sheng’s attorney has reported that his client will not be investigated by the University of Michigan’s Equity, Civil Rights and Title IX (ECRT) Office. Sheng was labeled a racist by students and some faculty for his … » Read

Louis Langrée, who announced in June that he would be stepping down as music director of the Cincinnati Symphony at the close of 2023-24, is to be the new director of the Opéra-Comique in Paris. His appointment was announced today. … » Read

Jaap van Zweden has been forced to cancel his remaining appearances with the Hong Kong Philharmonic (HKP) in 2021 because the government has refused to grant the conductor a waiver of the city’s 21-day quarantine requirement. “After … » Read

Edita Gruberová, the legendary Slovak-born coloratura soprano, died in Zurich on October 18, her Munich-based Hilbert Artists Management said. She was 74. Born in Bratislava, Gruberová studied in the Slovak capital before making her … » Read

It isn’t easy to come to from abroad to perform in the U.S. these days. Witness the recent travails of the Danish String Quartet, Musical America’s 2020 Ensemble of the Year . The Grammy Award-winning quartet, having already seen a … » Read

Camerata Pacifica, a 30-year-old chamber ensemble based in Santa Barbara, CA,  has been named former Jacksonville Symphony VP and General Manager Roger Wight as executive director. He succeeds Amy Williams, who left the position of managing … » Read

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A former University of Michigan violin professor is expected to plead guilty to charges that he transported a female minor across state lines for sex, according to federal court records. Mlive.com reports that … » Read

Nathalie Stutzmann, current principal guest conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra and chief conductor of Norway’s Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, is to succeed Robert Spano as music director of the Atlanta Symphony, effective in 2022-23 … » Read