The 2026 Hamburg International Music Festival will present 45 events over five weeks between May 1 to June 3. The festival’s theme—Between Apocalypse and New Beginnings—shapes a program of large-scale, full-length masterpieces: … » Read

Monica Holt, former senior vice president of artistic planning at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts becomes the next president and chief executive officer of Des Moines Performing Arts (DMPA) in January 2026. She succeeds Jeff … » Read

Since September the Royal Ballet and Opera (RBO) has been utilizing demand-led ticket pricing, whereby ticket prices fluctuate based on market demand. Tickets for the lowest priced tiers as well as those for Young RBO and access programs are … » Read

A coalition of Florida grassroots organizations—Florida Rising, Florida for All, Florida Immigrant Coalition, and ArtistsforArtists: Miami—held an “art-based” protest on Nov. 15 outside the Adrienne Arsht Center for … » Read

Jaime Laredo will conduct his 62 nd and final performance as artistic director and conductor of the New York String Orchestra Seminar on December 24 and 28 at Carnegie Hall. The annual event was founded in 1969 by the late violinist Alexander … » Read

The first schematic renderings of the Sarasota Orchestra’s new Music Center reveal an intent to blend the natural environment with performance, education, and public open spaces. The 32-acre campus will include three … » Read

The Spokane Symphony has chosen Steve Wenig as its new executive director. He succeeds Jeff vom Saal , in the post for 8 years before leaving in2024 to assume the position of COO at Nashville Symphony . Spokane’s new man holds degrees from … » Read

Canadian soprano Gabrielle Turgeon, 24, has won the grand prize of the 2025 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal Competition. The award, of CAD 20,000, is named in memory of Barbara Bronfman, longtime patron of the OSM.  Turgeon, a … » Read

The world’s orchestras have in recent eras become increasingly internationalized: It would be hard to argue that the New York Philharmonic, say, produces a discernibly “American” sound, or that the Philharmonia Orchestra … » Read

Orchestra Lumos, ( formerly the Stamford Symphony Orchestra ) has appointed Walker Beard to succeed Russell Jones as president and CEO as of January 1, 2026. Jones had announced his departure after eight years earlier this year, and will … » Read