Chien Wen-pin is general and artistic director of the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), Taiwan, one of several venues under the auspices of National Performing Arts Center, which also include Taipei’s National Theater and … » Read

French conductor Marc Soustrot , 71, is to succeed John Axelrod as music director of the Royal Symphony Orchestra of Seville. Soustrot, 71, is chief conductor of the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra in Denmark and stepped down in 2019 as chief conductor … » Read

Yo-Yo Ma is the world’s most brilliant (not to mention lauded) cellist, but he is also one of the great humanitarians of our time. On Saturday, after his second Covid-19 vaccine, while he waited the requisite 15-minutes to ensure no … » Read

The impact of the pandemic is frequently described in macrocosm by looking solely at the U.S. arts and cultural world. Thousands of venues are shuttered; tens of thousands of artists and performers are thrown out of work and face the loss of home … » Read

Lou Ottens, the Dutch engineer who invented the cassette tape and played a major role in the creation of its successor—the compact disc—died on March 6 at his home in The Netherlands. He was 94. Born in 1926, Ottens demonstrated an … » Read

After 12 years, Esther Nelson is stepping down as general & artistic director of the Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) at the end of this season. "It has always been my belief that institutions benefit from a change of leadership after a decade or … » Read

The Manhattan School of Music (MSM) has selected Dr. Carleen Graham to become the School’s inaugural Associate Dean and Director of Vocal Arts. A Distinguished Teaching Professor Emerita of the State University of New York at Potsdam, … » Read

The New York Times Culture department has added two members, one based in Los Angeles, one in New York, both charged with covering the performing arts. Both are longtime Times staffers, whose professional experience and training are more on the … » Read

PARIS (AFP) The former Paris Opera principal dancer and dance star Patrick Dupond died on Friday at the age of 61 from a "devastating illness," his management said. "Patrick Dupond flew this morning to dance with the stars," said his collaborator … » Read

When Robert Black signed up to be one of 62 musicians auditioning for the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s open tuba position in 2019, his expectations were modest. "My kind of goal,” he tells a reporter, “was if I can advance … » Read