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

Susan Wadsworth, founding director of Young Concert Artists, launching pad for some of today's most celebrated artists, is stepping down after 58 years at the helm. She will take the post of creative consultant, helping to plan YCA's 60th … » Read

BERLIN--Conductor Daniel Barenboim has hit back at critics after coming under fire in several reports which quoted members of his Berlin orchestra complaining about his "temperamental" directing style. "Why did the accusations not emerge … » Read

Maggey Oplinger is to be general director of the Florentine Opera, the Milwaukee, WI, company’s seventh in its 85-year history. She starts March 1, succeeding William Florescu whose sudden departure last May was, the company subsequently … » Read

Dominick Argento, who often referred to himself as "a Minnesota composer," died yesterday in Minneapolis at the age of 91. His death was confirmed by his publisher, Boosey & Hawkes, which reports that he wrote 13 operas, as well as choral and … » Read