The sudden announcement on Feb. 1 that DT would  close The Kennedy Center on July 4 th for a two-year renovation left many observers gobsmacked. “Was this a deliberate strategy of destruction,” asked Philip Kennicott in the … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO—In a season heavy on red-meat repertory staples, the January 29-31 San Francisco Symphony program at Davies Symphony Hall was center cut. The concert opened with Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 25 and closed, after … » Read

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Tobias Kratzer spoke in disbelief ahead of the world premiere of Monster’s Paradise by Olga Neuwirth and Elfriede Jelinek, which features a gluttonous, ravenous, insatiable President-King, lampooning U.S. … » Read

Esa-Pekka Salonen’s departure from the San Francisco Symphony last year has not left him wanting for new projects. The latest is overseeing the Tanglewood Festival of Contemporary Music next summer, curating five programs between July 23 … » Read

These are desperate times at The Metropolitan Opera. Since the pandemic, the company has withdrawn more than a third of its endowment, about $120 million, to cover operations. What appeared last fall to be a lifeline— a $200 million deal … » Read

The title of So Percussion’s January 23 Zankel Hall program, “American Flow (Vol. 1),” came from hip-hop, where the word “flow” describes the interaction of rapped, percussive lyrics with their musical backing. In … » Read

In what has become a regular occurrence, the San Antonio Philharmonic cancelled its upcoming concerts, on February 13 and 14. The move occurs against the backdrop of an ongoing legal battle between the orchestra and its landlord, Scottish Rite. … » Read

 At the finals of the 2026 Sphinx Competition held in Detroit on Jan. 23 and 24, three finalists in both the Junior and Senior divisions performed for the chance to win prizes worth more than $100,000. In the Senior Division, 29-year-old … » Read

Andre Previn’s 1994 setting of Toni Morrison’s “Shelter” contains the phrase “Under your wings/I will find shelter/from ordinary things.” Together with cellist Seth Parker Woods and pianist Conor Hanick, Julia … » Read

LONDON—Among a crop of young opera directors making their mark in the U.K., Ruth Knight stands out, not just for her intelligence and imagination, but for a determination to make the most out of whatever opportunities arise. The first two … » Read