The novelty at this year’s Aix-en-Provence Easter Festival has been the first engagement of an orchestra in residence. Such a title may seem a touch grandiose for a three-night gig, particularly since one of these was a chamber recital that … » Read

Ormsby Wilkins, music director of American Ballet Theater (ABT) since 2005 and a guest conductor for the previous five years , will retire at the conclusion of the company’s summer season at the Metropolitan Opera House. David LaMarche, a … » Read

Julian Lloyd-Webber, who recently celebrated his 75 th birthday with a concert to raise funds for Music Masters, has since announced that he been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will seek treatment. ‘'I did not want to let anyone down, … » Read

San Francisco Mayor Dan Lurie [pictured] has negotiated a series of agreements whereby cultural and scientific organizations in the city will partner with their Chinese counterparts in Shanghai. The most recent partnership, announced on April 19, … » Read

The Cleveland Orchestra’s (TCO) 2026–27 season marks the 25 th and final year of Franz Welser-Möst’s tenure as music director, making him the longest to serve in that position in TCO’s history. The works, composers, … » Read

LONDON—It has been 12 years since British cellist Julian Lloyd Webber put his cello back in its case for the last time, a herniated disc in his neck having brought a premature end to a career that had begun in 1972 with the first London … » Read

François Germain is the new director of the Cleveland Institute of Music’s (CIM) Opera Theater and Voice Ensembles. He succeeds two interims—J.J. Hudson, appointed in 2023, and Dean Southern (2019-2023)—and will continue … » Read

English National Opera (ENO) has appointed Helen Shute as its new chief executive officer, effective in November 2026. She succeeds Jenny Mollica , who steps down in May after six years with the company. Shute will also be chief executive of … » Read

Chicago Symphony Orchestra cellist Katinka Kleijn isn’t the only member of the orchestra to pursue original, extra-curricular music making . On Sunday, r ecently named principal trombone Timothy Higgins will play his own concerto 11 miles … » Read

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) has successfully matched a $25 million challenge grant from the Dallas-based O’Donnell Foundation. Initiated in 2023, the challenge required the DSO to match the gift by March 31, 2026. Its success in … » Read