On Oct. 29 Stephen Shipps, a former violin professor at the University of Michigan (UM), was arrested and charged with two counts of transporting a minor girl across state lines with the intent to engage in sexual conduct. His alleged crimes … » Read

LOS ANGELES (AP) — From the beloved opening lines of Leonard Cohen's “Hallelujah” to the rousing, children's-choir conclusion of the Rolling Stones' “You Can't Always Get What You Want,” President Donald Trump's … » Read

If not for Covid-19, the California-based composer Gabriela Lena Frank would be a regular visitor to Philadelphia, where the Philadelphia Orchestra selected her late last year as its composer-in-residence. “We had begun meeting with … » Read

In addition to the  departure of Sean Michael Gross earlier this month, Askonas Holt is to lose Gaetan le Divelec, artist manager to Robin Ticciati, Nathalie Stutzmann, and Sir Andras Schiff, among other luminaries. Born in France, Le … » Read

Brian Newhouse, who for 27 years served as producer and host for Minnesota Public Radio’s (MPR) live broadcasts from Orchestra Hall, has joined the other side. As of November 2 he becomes the Minnesota Orchestra’s Associate VP of … » Read

American tenor Lawrence Brownlee is on a roll lately. In November he releases Amici e Rivali ( Friends and Rivals ), a collection of male arias and duets by Rossini he recorded with tenor Michael Spyres. And he has continued to be an aggressive … » Read

BOSTON--The Berklee College of Music has chosen Erica Muhl to serve as the school's next president, making her the first woman to lead the institution in its 75-year history, officials at the Boston school have announced. Muhl, a composer and … » Read

Liza Stepanova 's identity as a pianist goes beyond interpreting a legacy of glorious repertoire from the past for the present: Her sensors are continually alert to the ways in which freshly created music can help us make sense of the situations … » Read

In January, the musicians of the Concertgebouworkest voted for three possible contenders to succeed Daniel Gatti, who was fired as chief conductor when reports of his sexual abuse first surfaced two years ago. The possibles were Valery Gergiev, … » Read

Keith Jarrett, giant of the piano, will likely never play in public again. His last concert—at Carnegie Hall in early 2017—was to be followed by a return to Carnegie in 2018, but he cancelled the event due to unspecified health … » Read