Ina Karr, artistic director and CEO of the Lucerne Theater, will make history when she becomes the first woman to be general director of Deutsche Oper am Rhein as of 2027-28. The news of her five-year appointment was announced by the state … » Read

Portraying Captain Ahab in the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Jake Haggie’s Moby-Dick this past winter called for considerable physical stamina. “Given the size of the role, playing Ahab requires a lot of heavy … » Read

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is welcoming three new musicians: Julia Harguindey, principal bassoon, Zhenwei Shi, principal viola, and Michael Banks, assistant principal bass. This past season Harguindey performed with the PSO as guest … » Read

The Canadian Arts Council has announced winners of two of its most prestigious awards. The first is the Virginia Parker Prize, an annual, CA$30,000 (US$ 22, 025) award for an artist under age 32 who demonstrates outstanding talent, musicianship, … » Read

Following his successful debut leading Handel’s Alceste last March, London-based conductor, harpsichordist, and solo bassoonist Peter Whelan has been chosen as the next music director of the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale, … » Read

The announcement on June 25 that the papers of composer Stephen Sondheim, who died in 2021, were coming to the Library of Congress (LOC) marked the culmination of a courtship that began over three decades ago. In 1993, Mark Horowitz, a senior … » Read

The passing of Alfred Brendel on June 17, 2025 has prompted remembrances and encomiums from across the classical music world. One of the most touching—from Sir Simon Rattle—appeared in The Guardian . He recalls first hearing Brendel … » Read

Philadelphia-based chamber chorus The Crossing, still thriving and winning accolades 21 years after its founding by conductor Donald Nally, is preparing for a 2025-26 season of premieres and works relevant to the times, both the good and the bad. … » Read

Karita Mattila, the Finnish operatic soprano who has graced many of the world’s leading stages, has joined Opus 3’s roster for worldwide general management. Known for a dramatic and vocal range that stretches from Mozart to Wagner, … » Read

The Manhattan School of Music (MSM) Jazz Arts division, soon to enter its 41 st year as an MSM degree-granting department, has announced that composer/saxophonist James (Jim) Saltzman, a longtime faculty member, is to be its next dean of Jazz … » Read