The story of Edmond Dédé [pictured] was a dismayingly common one in 19 th -century America. Born a free person of color in New Orleans in 1827, his considerable skills as a musician and composer were unable to overcome racial … » Read

The turmoil in the executive suite at Opera Australia (OA) continues, as Fiona Allan, CEO for less than three years, announces her departure. She is leaving barely six months after Jo Davies, the company’s first female artistic director, … » Read

Chilean-Italian conductor Paolo Bortolameolli is quickly becoming a major force in Chile’s classical music world. The current music director of the country’s National Youth Symphony Orchestra, he is to take the same title with Opera … » Read

In the fall of 2025, Huang Ruo will begin a three-year tenure as composer in residence with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO). Music Director Jaime Martín welcomed him as “a singular artist…[who] creates compelling … » Read

Simon Halsey, a three-time Grammy winner with the Berlin Radio Choir (2008, 2009, 2011), has been named choral director and artistic advisor to the Oslo Philharmonic for the next five years, with immediate effect. There he will join Klaus … » Read

Frederick William Noonan, a widely esteemed arts producer and administrator best known as the longtime Associate Director of Programming at Lincoln Center, died on January 15, 2025, at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, after … » Read

Mitsuko Uchida, now 76, seems to revel in truth-telling. “Really it’s not craziness,” she tells Ivan Hewett, chief music critic for The Telegraph . “I’m just very direct.” The daughter of a Japanese diplomat, … » Read

The board of directors of the Basque National Orchestra (Euskadiko Orkestra) has terminated the tenure of Robert Treviño, the ensemble’s artistic director for eight years. The announcement of the decision to part ways with the … » Read

On Sept. 1, 2025, Sir Mark Elder will begin an initial two-year term (with an option for a two-year extension) as music director at the Palau de les Arts in Valencia. He succeeds James Gaffigan, who announced this past December that he would … » Read

Kari Watson claims to be tired, but you wouldn’t guess it, apart from the sheepish acknowledgment and an occasional yawn. In a conversation at a café on Chicago’s West Side, Watson confessed to being up late copying scores for … » Read