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

The 14 th class of Dudamel Fellows has been announced, these for the 2024-25 season. Working with Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil musicians as well as visiting artists and conductors, the four will interact with students in key L.A. Phil … » Read

The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) has named conductor Gábor Takács-Nagy as its newest artistic partner. The 68-year-old Hungarian maestro trained as a violinist at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest and from 1975 to 1992 was … » Read

Berklee College of Music has hired Jim Lucchese, a former top executive at Spotify, as its next president. Trained as a lawyer, the Boston-based businessman boasts a successful 20-year track record in connecting music and technology. He has not … » Read

South Carolina native Kellen Gray is to be the next conductor and artistic director of the Lafayette (IN) Symphony Orchestra, a 70-plus-year-old professional ensemble offering four symphonic concerts and six smaller musical events annually. … » Read