Joan Tower, who set the stage for female composers in the U.S., is to receive the Gold Baton in June at the League of American Orchestras' annual conference in Nashville. The League identifies the award as its highest honor. Tower’s Made in … » Read

The New York City Ballet and its training school, the School of American Ballet, have announced new leadership and a new management structure, ending months of speculation as to who would succeed former Artistic Director Peter Martins, who … » Read

André Previn, Oscar-winning composer, major-league-orchestra conductor and music director, jazz pianist extraordinaire, died this morning at his home in Manhattan. He was 89.   He was born in Berlin, where he was considered a child … » Read

Spare a thought if you will for the young operatic bass. The lowest and least glamorous of voice types, the bass, like a good burgundy, takes time to mature. Meanwhile, from their first baby steps in the profession, they are expected to embody an … » Read

From Anne-Sophie Mutter: André Previn has for more than 70 years illuminated this often dark world with his extraordinary gifts, his superb intelligence and wit. We were companions in music for four decades and closest and dearest … » Read

In a sudden move still left unexplained, Terrence Dwyer is out as president of the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, previously the Orange County Performing Arts Center, in Costa Mesa, CA. He had been in the job since 2006. The center in a … » Read

It took three pianists to make Green Book , the 2019 Academy Award winner for Best Picture—Don Shirley, whose music is at the movie’s center; actor Mahershala Ali, who portrays Shirley on screen; and Kris Bowers, who actually plays … » Read

The New York City Ballet is attempting to dismiss former dancer Alexander Waterbury’s lawsuit against it. Waterbury is the School of American Ballet graduate who accused her former boyfriend and City Ballet principal Chase Finlay of sharing … » Read

The JACK Quartet, Musical America’s 2019 Ensemble of the Year , is to take up residency at the Mannes School of Music at the New School starting in fall 2019, obliging the group to present concerts, masterclasses, and offer coachings. Each … » Read

As part of its “African-American Pioneer” series during Black History month, the Atlanta Journal Constitution has chosen to profile Marian Anderson. Born in Philadelphia on Feb. 27, 1897, Anderson began singing at age six in her … » Read