Last October, when the 2025 Honens International Piano Competition in Calgary was heading into the concerto finals round, there were no foregone conclusions, though contrasts in the personalities of the three finalists had steadily sharpened. … » Read

Pianist Jonathan Biss has resigned from the Royal College of Music’s Glenn Gould School faculty seven months after joining it. He cites the school’s failure to respond in a timely manner to a recently revealed, decades-old allegation … » Read

In late 2025, the Stretton Society, a Berlin-based non-profit organization that matches elite musicians with rare musical instruments, paid a reportedly record price for the c.1719 “Macdonald” viola by Antonio Stradivari. The … » Read

On July 6, 2026, Roger Wilson will bring over 30 years’ experience as a musician, educator, and arts leader to his new post as Head of Music at the Arts Council of Wales. He arrives from Black Lives in Music, of which he is co-founder and … » Read

The Salzburg Festival has advertised for the positions of artistic director and president. Applications are due June 5. The former position, momentarily inhabited by interim Karin Bergmann, begins Oct. 1, 2027; the new candidate will succeed … » Read

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