SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — Austrian conductor Manfred Honeck was walking out of a rehearsal with soprano Christina Nilsson and the Vienna Philharmonic at the Haus für Mozart when they passed a violinist who had just been practicing with … » Read

In the spring of 2027, the San Diego Symphony (SDS) will embark on its first-ever European tour. Led by Music and Artistic Director Rafael Payare, the orchestra will perform five concerts over nine days in Barcelona (Palau de la Música … » Read

Asadour Santourian, an arts administrator, educator, and longtime advocate for orchestral music, died at age 68 last week. At the time of his death, he was serving as interim executive director of the Rogue Valley Symphony in Oregon. Santourian, … » Read

The Boston Symphony Orchestra musicians have ratified a new, three-year contract. The announcement makes no mention of the current controversy over management’s dismissal of Music Director Andris Nelsons without input from the players. But … » Read

HOLLYWOOD—Gustavo Dudamel finally arrived at the home stretch of his not-quite-farewell tour as Los Angeles Philharmonic Music and Artistic Director last  weekend, landing at Hollywood Bowl for four wildly-diverse programs. As is … » Read

YUJA , a new documentary by filmmaker Lorna Tucker, promises “unprecedented access” to the career and private life of Yuja Wang, whose pianism has made her one of this century’s most in-demand performers. The six-time Grammy … » Read

As a student at the Curtis Institute of Music, pianist Jonathan Biss encountered the belief among many of his peers that “gods were everywhere…. Teachers, conductors and soloists,” he writes in the New York Times , “were … » Read

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of stardom and acclaim, has … » Read

Kudos to the Washington Post which, despite being owned by avowed Trumpster Jeff Bezos, has published in black and white the specifics of Kennedy Center’s demise once taken over by himself and his flock. “Budget and meeting documents … » Read

Leave it to Annie Burridge, Austin Opera’s general director and CEO, to invent the title “Chief Producing Officer”—a new one on me and perhaps to the field. The new post, designed to connect production to programming to … » Read