Wolfgang Rihm, one of the most influential German composers of the post-World War II generation, died on July 26. He was 72. The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports the cause as cancer. “We lost a true institution in the world of music. … » Read

The most accomplished conductor transforms a group of musicians into a single instrument. Some of the greatest were accomplished solo artists before ever ascending a podium. Here is a dozen. Leonard Bernstein, one of the 20 th century’s … » Read

The Detroit Opera has extended the contract of Yuval Sharon as artistic director through the 2027/28 season. Since his arrival in 2020 , Sharon has elevated the company’s national profile with a series of innovative productions that have … » Read

The Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO) has appointed Hyung Suk Bae [pictured] as principal cello, moving up a notch from his position as associate. Appointed in 2018, he has been leading the section as acting principal since 2020.  Bae … » Read

Frank Bridge deserves better, argues Simon Heffer in The Telegraph , than to be remembered only as Benjamin Britten’s teacher. Born in Brighton in 1879, Bridge learned the violin, playing in his father’s orchestra before entering the … » Read

Tuesday, the Orchestre Classique de Montréal announced the departure of Jacques Lacombe as artistic director and principal conductor, after one year of his five-year contract. “The Board of Directors of the Orchestre Classique … » Read

The Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University is expanding its audio engineering and sound production degree track—in place since 1982—with a "music creation" track to form a new BS in Music Production degree. It will be in place … » Read

When the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s (BSO) principal bass Edwin Barker first set foot on the Tanglewood campus in the summer of 1975, he could hardly have imagined that the BSO and its summer headquarters would be an integral part of his … » Read

At age 37, Yuja Wang sits at the very pinnacle of the world of classical pianists. Her concerts sell out nearly immediately, and they almost invariably garner rave reviews. She was from the outset, observes an interviewer for The Telegraph , … » Read

Welz Kauffman, who led the Ravinia Festival for almost two decades before his departure in 2020 , is returning to Chicago. On Sept. 30, he will begin his tenure as executive director and CEO of the Old Town School of Folk Music. He succeeds Jim … » Read