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 Since the pandemic, the company has withdrawn more than a third of its endowment, about $120 million, to cover operations.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

Mexican composer Gabriella Ortiz [pictured] took home the most classical Grammy awards yesterday afternoon at the annual pre-ceremony event in Los Angeles. With Gustavo Dudamel as her No. 1 champion (and collaborator in this case), she won in the … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday he will move to close Washington’s Kennedy Center performing arts center for two years starting in July for construction, his latest proposal to upturn the storied venue since … » Read

What if you strung together 10 eight-minute opera scenes by 10 composers, threw in one transgender, MacArthur Fellow-winning cabaret star, and put them all on stage at Philadelphia’s Academy of Music? The result would be Complications in … » Read