The support for Andris Nelsons in the wake of the Boston Symphony firing has reached the top echelons of the international music community. Adding to the criticisms against the trustees and management from patrons, BSO musicians, the Boston Globe … » Read

The 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Music has been awarded to  Picaflor: A future myth,  by  Musical America 2026 Composer of the Year, Gabriela Lena Frank. The piece, according to the Pulitzer citation, is “informed by the … » Read

The New York Philharmonic’s April 30 concert, under Gustavo Dudamel, led off with Ellen Reid’s new Earth Between Oceans , a 30-minute, four-movement tone poem for chorus and orchestra. The piece is dedicated to Dudamel, who has used … » Read

When Elim Chan first worked with the Vienna Symphony in 2022, she recalls, “I fell in love with them immediately.” She returned as a guest two years later, and in late April was named as its artistic partner for both the 2026-27 and … » Read

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (BRSO) has announced its coming season, opening September 24 under Chief Conductor Simon Rattle with a pairing of Bach cantata BWV 20, O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwor t (“O Eternity, thou word of … » Read

The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music welcomes violinist Danbi Um to the faculty as of August 15, 2026. Born in South Korea, Um entered the Curtis Institute of Music at the age of ten, and later graduated from Indiana … » Read

Boston’s Vivo Performing Arts, which welcomes Thor Steingraber as its new president and CEO in June, has announced a 2026-27 season that features a wide-ranging calendar of classical music, jazz, dance, and vocal and popular acts. Vivo is … » Read

LONDON—Canny programming and rare repertoire were the order of the day in the Royal Opera House’s Tales of Love and Loss , a trio of one-act chamber operas, all of them by women. This May 1 premiere at the Linbury Theatre featured … » Read

On May 3 John DeMain took his final bow after 32 years as music director of the Madison (WI) Symphony Orchestra as it celebrates its 100 th season. A veteran of concert and opera stages across the U.S. and abroad, DeMain has appeared with, among … » Read

Keith Lockhart, who has conducted the Boston Pops since 1995, may be one of the few people in Boston who can view the current contretemps surrounding the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) from an unbiased perspective. “There is a lot of blame … » Read