LONDON—On paper, this January 23 BBC Symphony Orchestra concert at London’s Barbican Centre was a smart piece of programming. Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring , located at the verdant heart of an American idyll soon to be … » Read

Four American chamber works of contrasting styles will open the Chamber Music Society’s 2026-27 season on October 13, 2026, in a program designed to honor the nation’s 250 th . First up are three of William Bolcom’s most popular … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO—Mark Morris is one of, if not the single most prolific modern dance maker on earth, so it was probably only a matter of time before he sought other worlds to conquer. Moon , which had its West Coast premiere January 23-25 at … » Read

A recent study by a labor economist offers a rejoinder to the oft-heard plaint that opera is dying. In a report compiled from financial data collected by Opera America, Christos Makridis concluded in the Journal of Arts Management, Law, and … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO—With Finnish conductor John Storgårds making his San Francisco Symphony debut on January 22 and a work by Finnish composer Outi Tarkiainen on the Davies Symphony Hall program, it was hard not to think of the Finn who got … » Read

NEW YORK—Thomas Adès was 28 when the New York Philharmonic first programmed his music on a major subscription concert. Commissioned by the orchestra as part of a series marking the threshold of a new millennium, America: A Prophecy … » Read

Update: This article was posted prior to DT's decision to shut down the Kennedy Center . News of the NSO's future will be reported as soon as it is made known. With Philip Glass pulling the premiere of his 15 th Symphony, Lincoln , from the … » Read

Musician and administrator Tim Thomas, executive director of So Percussion, died suddenly at his home in Brooklyn on the morning of January 24. He was 59 years old. So had operated without an executive director from its founding in 2000 until … » Read

The George Enescu Philharmonic (GEP) has appointed Robert Treviño as its new principal conductor beginning with the 2026/27 season for an initial four-year term. He will be working with General Director Marin Cazacu who noted, “the … » Read

Philip Glass has withdrawn the premiere of his Symphony No. 15: Lincoln from its planned premiere in June by the National Symphony Orchestra, which is based at the Kennedy Center. The NSO  commissioned the piece six years ago. … » Read