CHICAGO—Among the many things the pandemic taught us is that Chicago Symphony musicians can assemble a mean program. When Orchestra Hall shut down, like so many orchestras, the CSO pivoted to chamber music, handsomely recorded and streamed … » Read

As the Boston Symphony musicians begin negotiations for a new contract to follow the one that expires four months from now, the Minnesota Orchestra and its players have announced their mutual approval on a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) … » Read

Marc Minkowski, widely recognized as one of today’s foremost interpreters of early music over his 50-plus-year career, is joining the Boston Baroque as music director as of the fall of this year. He succeeds Martin Pearlman, who founded the … » Read

Orchestras in Budapest and Bournemouth have new leadership. The Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO) has named Alisa Meves its new artistic director, as of May 2026. She arrives after two years in the same position with the Israel Philharmonic … » Read

On April 29 Matteo Dal Maso was chosen from among three finalists as the winner of the 18 th Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition. The Italian symphonic and operatic conductor receives £15,000 and becomes assistant conductor with the … » Read

LONDON—Alban Berg’s Wozzeck is one of the bleaker evenings in the opera house. A scathing exposé of a societal system that exploits those at the very bottom of the heap by treating them as barely paid menials, canon-fodder, or … » Read

U.S. cellist and composer Joshua Roman is a recipient of the 2026 Renée Fleming Neuroarts Investigator Award, a $25,000 grant to work with research partner Dr. Elizabeth Bast to investigate whether music can ameliorate the lingering … » Read

Cal Performances’ 2026-27 season—its 120 th —offers a vast range of music programming, along with choreographic delights from the Australian Ballet, the Mark Morris Dance Company, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Ballet … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge overseeing a lawsuit that could decide whether Washington’s Kennedy Center closes in July for renovations questioned the Trump administration’s plans for the storied performing arts venue, … » Read

Timothée Chalamet’s terse dismissal that “no one cares about this anymore” when talking about opera and ballet this past March struck a nerve in many. Some chose to dismiss his putdown as evidence of the callowness of … » Read