The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) has named conductor Gábor Takács-Nagy as its newest artistic partner. The 68-year-old Hungarian maestro trained as a violinist at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest and from 1975 to 1992 was … » Read

Hungarian composer György Kurtág, 98, is recipient of the 2024 Wolf Prize in Music , a cash award of $100,000 sponsored by the Wolf Foundation of Israel. Acclaimed for his avant-garde chamber, vocal, and orchestral works, he has been … » Read

In what one union leader called “a big win for musicians,” U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer [pictured] announced that the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) would receive a $1.5 billion pension fix from the American … » Read

The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (ASO) will celebrate the grand opening of the Stella Boyle Smith Music Center with a three-day community celebration Sept. 13-15, 2024. The weekend’s events include the first public performance in the new … » Read

CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Ca.—The venerable Carmel Bach Festival has been operating more-or-less continuously since 1935, going dark only during World War II (1942-1945) and the COVID pandemic (2020). This cool, foggy outpost on the Pacific Rim … » Read

Universal, Sony, and Warner, the three largest recording companies, have sued Verizon. The suit alleges that by continuing to serve customers accused of pirating music, the Internet service provider is violating copyright law. The three claim … » Read

South Carolina native Kellen Gray is to be the next conductor and artistic director of the Lafayette (IN) Symphony Orchestra, a 70-plus-year-old professional ensemble offering four symphonic concerts and six smaller musical events annually. … » Read

PARIS, France (AFP) — A French performing artists union announced plans for a strike coinciding with the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris, protesting “outrageous disparities in treatment” among performers recruited … » Read

The Festival de Lanaudière and Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) have announced a new partnership for the festival’s mentorship program that supports emerging Canadian classical musicians. Between July 25 and August 4, six … » Read

A recent weekend afforded the rare opportunity to hear two Stephen Sondheim scores back-to-back, both orchestrated by his longtime colleague, Jonathan Tunick. With the same composer and orchestrator at their creative cores, you would think the … » Read