The 17th Wieniawski International Violin Competition concluded n Poznan, Poland,  on Oct. 25 with Ukrainian violinist Bohdan Luts having emerged from a field of four finalists to take the first prize of €60,000 cash and several … » Read

October was Steve Reich Month in New York. The composer turned 90 on October 3; to mark the occasion, his native city presented several commemorative concerts. In the middle of the month, the Park Avenue Armory offered a marathon of three … » Read

The Lucerne Symphony Orchestra has launched a new, biennial international conducting competition, with applications being accepted as of today through February 28, 2027. Applicants must be under 37 years of age as of June 24, 2027, the first day … » Read

LONDON—There were only two items on the ticket for the London Symphony Orchestra’s October 25 Barbican Hall concert, yet perhaps surprisingly it was the new work that left the stronger impression despite the tumultuous spiritual … » Read

Dimitri Murrath is to become associate dean of artistic administration and a member of the viola faculty at the New England Conservatory (NEC). He will teach a limited number of students to accommodate his administrative responsibilities. Murrath … » Read

Opera is the most all-encompassing performing art, embracing not just music but also dance, theater, and poetry as well as the artisanry of scenic designers and builders. Hundreds of employees stand behind even the most bare-bones production. It … » Read

The League of American Orchestras has come up with another “consortium commission,” in partnership with American Composers Orchestra (ACO), involving 30 orchestras and six composers. The project, part of the Virginia B. Toulmin … » Read

SEATTLE—Near the end of Samuel Adams’s No Such Spring , pianist Conor Hanick’s hands climbed in successive leaps toward the extreme treble. Against a hushed bed of sustained brass and string chords, he reached beyond the last … » Read

Washington Performing Arts, the first major presenter to officially exit the Kennedy Center under the Trump regime, continues to flourish in its other D.C.-area venues, and has embarked on $30 million endowment campaign: The Douglas H. Wheeler … » Read

The Canadian Opera Company’s (COC) annual meeting on Oct. 27 offered the organization’s top leaders—Board Chair Marcia Lewis Brown and General Director Ian Derrer—the opportunity to share news of a successful 2025-26 … » Read