LONDON—Every year, the program for the BBC Proms seems to trigger an acrimonious debate. Are the powers that be dumbing down? Where’s the risk taking? And in the case of this year’s ‘’Disco Prom,’’ what … » Read

Tuesday, the Orchestre Classique de Montréal announced the departure of Jacques Lacombe as artistic director and principal conductor, after one year of his five-year contract. “The Board of Directors of the Orchestre Classique … » Read

The Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University is expanding its audio engineering and sound production degree track—in place since 1982—with a "music creation" track to form a new BS in Music Production degree. It will be in place … » Read

Frank Bridge deserves better, argues Simon Heffer in The Telegraph , than to be remembered only as Benjamin Britten’s teacher. Born in Brighton in 1879, Bridge learned the violin, playing in his father’s orchestra before entering the … » Read

It’s hardly a surprise, but AFM Local 802 President Sara Cutler [pictured] has issued a statement representing New York musicians' endorsement of Kamala Harris for president of the U.S., following the national AFM, along with IATSE, AFT, … » Read

Eleven months after an incident that shocked the classical music world , Sir John Eliot Gardiner today announced he was immediately stepping down as leader and artistic director of the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestras (MCO). Last August after a … » Read

Pelléas et Mélisande and Salome are big-house works, most often tackled by companies with larger stages and budgets than Des Moines Metro Opera. But the company more than justified the presence of both pieces on its 2024 … » Read

When the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s (BSO) principal bass Edwin Barker first set foot on the Tanglewood campus in the summer of 1975, he could hardly have imagined that the BSO and its summer headquarters would be an integral part of his … » Read

At age 37, Yuja Wang sits at the very pinnacle of the world of classical pianists. Her concerts sell out nearly immediately, and they almost invariably garner rave reviews. She was from the outset, observes an interviewer for The Telegraph , … » Read

A new report produced by the University of Warwick and the Campaign for the Arts shines a harsh light on the state of arts funding in the U.K. Since 2010, Britain has cut its total culture budget by six percent; in that same interval, Germany, … » Read