Taiwanese American conductor Mei-Ann Chen is to succeed George Manahan as director of orchestral activities and chair of conducting at the Manhattan School of Music. Manahan announced his retirement in December, having been with the school for 55 … » Read

Initially the Washington National Opera’s decision in January to part ways with The Kennedy Center, its home since 1971, left Francesca Zambello, the company’s artistic director, uneasy. “I was very concerned knowing what it's … » Read

LONDON—The current season marks the 400 th anniversary of the death of John Dowland, the English composer, lutenist, and singer who came to personify the Elizabethan embrace of melancholia. To celebrate, Wigmore Hall invited countertenor … » Read

LOS ANGELES—Two reimaginings of portions of Philip Glass’ so-called Cocteau trilogy came to California during the month of March.  Hot on the heels of Opera Parallèle’s innovative multimedia production of the … » Read

In his fourth season as artistic director of the Handel and Haydn Society (H+H) Jonathan Cohen will conduct five of the ensemble’s eight mainstage concerts, beginning with the season opener—Handel’s L’Allegro, il Penseroso … » Read

AMSTERDAM (AP)—The plush red seats of the Concertgebouw’s main auditorium are occupied by students cramming for upcoming exams and finishing dissertations as classical music fills the hall. The students aren’t being rude by … » Read

With Anne-Marie McDermott slated to  exit as artistic director at the close of the season, the Bravo! Vail Music Festival has announced Chris Rogerson, 37, as her successor. A composer on the Curtis Institute faculty, his skill set differs … » Read

MANCHESTER—California-born Finnish-American conductor Aku Sorensen has won the 2026 Siemens Hallé International Conductors Competition. The 29-year-old, who has lived in Finland for the last ten years, clinched the win with a … » Read

LONDON—Clad in an emerald waistcoat with spiky orange wig and turquoise tailfeathers, Theodore Platt was hardly going to go unnoticed. But there were plenty of other reasons why the British-Russian baritone stood out in The Magic Flute at … » Read

Between September 2026 and July 2027, Wigmore Hall will present more than 600 concerts, the largest classical music program in the U.K. For a third of the Hall’s offerings, more than 5,000 free tickets will be available for people under 25. … » Read