Launching a new performing arts organization in the post-pandemic world is not for the faint of heart, but Tekla Cunningham seems unfazed by the prospect. A charismatic violin virtuoso, artistic director, and educator who is a leading figure in … » Read

The Met’s new production of Aida , seen at its New Year’s Eve premiere, registered as an admission of defeat in the face of Verdi’s dramatic conventions. If director Michael Mayer had had any insights into the workings of the … » Read

Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky  has signed with Intermusica for management. The Canadian soprano is a headliner at the world’s major opera houses. This season she returns to the Met as Tosca, a role she later sings with Deutsche Oper … » Read

Those concerned about the oft-ballyhooed death of classical music took heart from a 2022 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra study that found people under 35 are actually more likely to listen to classical music than their parents. The following year, … » Read

Askonas Holt has signed Mikheil Sheshaberidze [left] for worldwide general management (excluding Italy). The Georgian tenor this season makes his debut at Teatro Massimo Palermo singing Otello under the baton of Jader Bignamini. He also debuts at … » Read

With President Jimmy Carter’s passing at age 100 on Dec. 29, it is important to note not only his impact as an international statesman and humanitarian but also as an advocate for and proponent of the arts.  Author of 32 books, he was … » Read

Colbert Artists has signed the Balourdet Quartet for worldwide management. The group, formed in 2018, has won an impressive array of awards, including an 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant, the 2024 Cleveland Quartet Award, Grand Prize … » Read

The  Nantwen Ensemble is the recipient of a Disruption Award from the Dementia Trust. The two-year award, spanning 2025 and 2026, will support the composition and performance of a work intended to generate conversation and awareness around … » Read

This month Brilliant Classics will release Female Composers , a 25-CD set of recordings created during the past 30 years. Written by women composers over the course of more than 900 years, the list numbers 36, ranging from the Medieval mystic … » Read

CHICAGO—May there be more fairytale stories like Gabriela Lara’s in the brutal world of orchestra auditions. In 2022, the Venezuela-born violinist became the inaugural recipient of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Fellowship Program, … » Read