Lyric soprano Hannah De Priest has found her comfort zone. A rising star on the early music scene and a regular guest of the Cleveland-based baroque ensemble Les Délices, she impresses with sheer beauty of sound, plus a host of more subtle … » Read

The Herb Alpert Foundation, est. 1988 thanks to the immense success of its namesake trumpeter and onetime record-label mogul, has announced the inaugural Herb Alpert Honor, a $1 million unrestricted grant. Monies this year will go to Gustavo … » Read

After weeks of public speculation and mounting pressure, the San Francisco Ballet has cancelled its four performances at The Kennedy Center scheduled for May 27-31. The company had been slated to present Mere Mortals , the contemporary ballet … » Read

Its hardly a surprise that in the future (at least for three more very long years) the event known as “The Kennedy Center Honors” for 47 years will be billed as “The Trump Kennedy Center Honors.” The show may be a bit … » Read

Currently we live amid falsehoods, argues pianist Jonathan Biss. “The distinction between what is real and what merely looks real” has been erased, often in the service of profitability. Daily we are assaulted by distortions of … » Read

LONDON—The February 25 Philharmonia concert at London’s Festival Hall saw the welcome return of Finnish conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen, the orchestra’s conductor laureate, alongside pianist Víkingur Ólafsson. They … » Read

Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) will mark its 50 th anniversary with an 18-month celebration throughout 2026 and half of 2027. During the past five years the company’s budget has grown to more than $15 million and its audience has increased both … » Read

The Gran Teatre del Liceu will launch its first new Ring cycle in over ten years next season. The staging by Tobias Kratzer is a co-production with the Bayerische Staatsoper, where it launched in October of 2024 with Das Rheingold ; Die … » Read

The Cleveland Orchestra (TCO) has named five new players to its violin and viola sections. With these additions, Music Director Franz Welser-Möst, now in his 24 th year, will have appointed more than half of the orchestra. In May Elizabeth … » Read

The tales of musicians refused boarding for a flight because they not allowed to stow their instruments as carry-on luggage are legion. Even the most enlightened policies don’t work if gate agents and ticket sales staff are unfamiliar with … » Read