Boston Symphony Orchestra musicians, whose current contract expires next month, continue to resist management’s firing of Music Director Andris Nelsons. They have long maintained that they were not consulted on the decision to sever the … » Read

Downtown Seattle will get the city’s first permanent dedicated space for chamber music in 2028, when the Seattle Chamber Music Society (SCMS) opens its new 271-seat concert hall in the recently renovated, 44-story U.S. Bank Center office … » Read

The Louisville Orchestra’s new CEO appears to be the full package: composer, publishing exec, fund-raiser,  digital content producer, performer, teacher—all with the Juilliard imprimatur from BM to DMA. He is Houston-born Jude … » Read

Longtime Boston Symphony Orchestra patrons George Whiting and Quinn MacKenzie have created a website, StandWithAndris.org and an online petition . They have joined the BSO musicians and a significant number of other patrons in protesting the … » Read

America’s musical homage to its founding document has been inconsistent at best. Richard Wagner’s Grosse Festmarsch , a 12-minute orchestral score commissioned for a then-princely sum of $5,000 (around $150,000 today) by the … » Read

Chamber Music America (CMA) has named six recipients of this year’s member-nominated annual awards. Among entries from all 50 states, the six awardees will each receive $1,000 and be honored during CMA’s 2026 National Conference in … » Read

For more than six decades, the iconic British actor Sir Anthony Hopkins has been composing music. This August 21 Decca is set to release Life Is a Dream , which features performances by the Philharmonia Orchestra led by Gustavo Dudamel. … » Read

Music trade organizations are uniting to advocate for voluntary labeling to distinguish between works that are all or partly made using artificial intelligence. Currently, Apple Music reports that more than one-third of its tracks are “100 … » Read

Klaus Mäkelä still maintains “designate” status as incoming music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, but he’s not wasted any time hiring new musicians; he’s brought on eight since he got the job. The … » Read

A commitment of $1.5 million from Frances and Dennis R. Nolan will endow a named chair in Baroque and Early Music in the School of Music at The University of South Carolina. Funds generated by the endowment will be directed toward the recruitment … » Read