The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music welcomes violinist Danbi Um to the faculty as of August 15, 2026. Born in South Korea, Um entered the Curtis Institute of Music at the age of ten, and later graduated from Indiana … » Read

Boston’s Vivo Performing Arts, which welcomes Thor Steingraber as its new president and CEO in June, has announced a 2026-27 season that features a wide-ranging calendar of classical music, jazz, dance, and vocal and popular acts. Vivo is … » Read

LONDON—Canny programming and rare repertoire were the order of the day in the Royal Opera House’s Tales of Love and Loss , a trio of one-act chamber operas, all of them by women. This May 1 premiere at the Linbury Theatre featured … » Read

On May 3 John DeMain took his final bow after 32 years as music director of the Madison (WI) Symphony Orchestra as it celebrates its 100 th season. A veteran of concert and opera stages across the U.S. and abroad, DeMain has appeared with, among … » Read

Keith Lockhart, who has conducted the Boston Pops since 1995, may be one of the few people in Boston who can view the current contretemps surrounding the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) from an unbiased perspective. “There is a lot of blame … » Read

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. (AP) — The longtime president of Bard College announced his retirement Friday, months after it was revealed that he had a much deeper relationship with Jeffrey Epstein than was previously known. Leon Botstein, who … » Read

Last October, when the 2025 Honens International Piano Competition in Calgary was heading into the concerto finals round, there were no foregone conclusions, though contrasts in the personalities of the three finalists had steadily sharpened. … » Read

Pianist Jonathan Biss has resigned from the Royal Conservatory of Music’s Glenn Gould School faculty seven months after joining it. He cites the Toronto school’s failure to respond in a timely manner to a recently revealed, … » Read

In late 2025, the Stretton Society, a Berlin-based non-profit organization that matches elite musicians with rare musical instruments, paid a reportedly record price for the c.1719 “Macdonald” viola by Antonio Stradivari. The … » Read

On July 6, 2026, Roger Wilson will bring over 30 years’ experience as a musician, educator, and arts leader to his new post as Head of Music at the Arts Council of Wales. He arrives from Black Lives in Music, of which he is co-founder and … » Read