Replacements, in these fragile times, are a fact of festival life. Artistic directors need a Plan B in case illness strikes—and so it was this month in Aix-en-Provence, France. The Easter Festival 2022, April 8-24, welcomed back a live … » Read

LONDON—With its mixture of medieval history and fairytale magic, Lohengrin inhabits that awkward territory between the fabled pageantry of Wagner’s early works and the philosophic mysticism of Tristan und Isolde . Musically there is … » Read

LOS ANGELES – The ever-innovative Los Angeles Philharmonic reaches out everywhere, this time to a new and perhaps unlikely audience – the Deaf. And its aim was true, for members of that community turned out in considerable … » Read

Theodore Braun’s new film ¡Viva Maestro! documents the conductor Gustavo Dudamel as he prepares Venezuela’s Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra for a 2017 international tour through to 2018, when he conducts … » Read

As the United States relationship with China grows increasingly strained, it is important to be reminded of a time 50 years ago when Beethoven helped break down cultural barriers between the two nations. As Beethoven in Beijing , a 90-minute … » Read

LONDON--Two weeks ago the London Philharmonic was pushing the envelope under its new Principal Conductor Edward Gardner in a program of exclusively new music , all four items being U.K. premieres. For this April 9 concert at London’s Royal … » Read

In his pre-performance remarks, John Corigliano reminded San Francisco Symphony audience members to read their programs closely. His Triathlon , receiving its world premiere at Davies Hall on Friday, April 8, is not subtitled Concerto for … » Read

MILAN—Back in 2020, Ai Weiwei's production of Turandot for the Rome Opera was one of the most eagerly anticipated events on Italy's cultural calendar. The Chinese artist and activist is famed for championing protestors and refugees around … » Read

LONDON—English National Opera has had it rough of late, what with the premature departure of former Artistic Director Daniel Kramer after just a year followed swiftly by the global pandemic. Reviews of Kramer’s residual program have … » Read

If the pandemic and shutdown wrought devastation, re-emergence has posed its own challenges. Tonight, “Setting the Stage” on PBS documents how the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center—its musicians, staff, technicians, and … » Read