Given the recent changes in Kennedy Center leadership, it is a relief to report that 2025-26 programming for two of its key constituents—the Washington National Opera (WNO) and the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO)—reflects … » Read

A U.S. district judge has said “Not so fast there” to the Trump administration’s plans to shutter Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). In a decision granting a temporary restraining order, Judge Royce C. Lamberth wrote, … » Read

Opera, the grandest of the performing arts, also produces the largest carbon footprint. Everything contributes: air travel for artists and staff, costume- and set-building, catering and food service, venue maintenance, audience transport, etc. … » Read

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (OTSL) is under contract to purchase a 6.67-acre parcel of land in the Clayton community on which to build a new, state-of-the-art performing arts center. The property is currently owned by Caleres, a global footwear … » Read

Shea Scruggs, current Curtis Institute chief enrollment officer and director of institutional research and musician experience (!!), is to be the new director of the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University. He starts July 1 and … » Read

The Cleveland Orchestra’s 108 th season, and Franz Welser-Möst’s 24 th as music director, runs September 2025 through May 2026 at Severance Music Center. He will mark his final, 25th season, in 2026-27. The Austrian conductor … » Read

Scott Nickrenz, violist and all-round chamber music guru, died on March 17 at the age of 87. Apart from being a master player and pedagogue, his skills as a presenter of the artform and spotter of talent are legend. He cofounded the Lenox and … » Read

Korean-American conductor Holly Hyun Choe , a Dudamel Fellow at the Los Angeles Philharmonic, is to be the Norwegian Radio Orchestra’s principal conductor and musical advisor as of 2026, on a three-year contract. She succeeds Petr Popelka … » Read

In February Donald Trump named himself board chair of the Kennedy Center, declaring it his goal to make it “great again, a very special and exciting place.” What that means is anybody’s guess, including his own. His initial … » Read

Orchestra Lumos reports that Russell Jones [pictured] will step down as president and CEO next December. Lumos, former VP of marketing and membership for the League of American Orchestras, arrived eight years ago, during which time he … » Read