PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nina Stemme tilted back her head after the final notes of her 126th and last Isolde performance, and her eyes filled with tears. She was hugged by tenor Stuart Skelton and mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill as the audience in … » Read

Since 2010, the College of Music at the University of Colorado Boulder has hosted the New Opera Workshop (CU NOW), an extended colloquium over several weeks at which graduate voice students and alumni interact directly with living composers and … » Read

Boston Symphony Orchestra violinist Sophie Wang has been promoted to the post of associate concertmaster as of June 20. She has been in the orchestra since 2022 and is succeeding Alexander Velinzon, who became first associate concertmaster last … » Read

LONDON—When The Soldier’s Tale premiered in 1918, it was admired not just for Stravinsky’s pungent score and idiosyncratic orchestration but for the innovative way it blended spoken narrative with a suite of baroque-inflected … » Read

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s (MSO) last season was tumultuous. A controversial decision to cancel a performance by pianist Jayson Gilham, an internal revolt that led to the departure of the orchestra’s managing director Sophie … » Read

CHICAGO—It’s become one of the most frequently repeated stories in classical music. In 1933, Florence Price became the first Black woman to have a piece played by a major American symphony orchestra—the Chicago Symphony. But the … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday denied a request by the American Library Association to halt the Trump administration’s further dismantling of an agency that funds and promotes libraries across the country, saying that … » Read

A commitment of $20 million from Cheryl Goldberg in honor of her late husband Michael has enabled the Music Academy of the West to acquire a property in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara as the site for a music education center. The new venue … » Read

This story was posted on June 10.  The event went off as planned.   June 11 will represent an official kickoff for the new Kennedy Center regime when Donald Trump and legions of supporters gather for a performance of Les … » Read

After two weeks of live rounds, among 30 fierce competitors ages 18 to 30, the quadrennial Van Cliburn International Piano Competition concluded Saturday night in Bass Hall with Marin Alsop leading the six and ultimately three finalists and the … » Read