Hard to believe, but David Hyslop is back on the job. Or rather, David Hyslop is continuing his tour of American orchestras as the go-to Mr. Fix It and interim executive director. His latest foray marks a return to New York State’s Capital … » Read

Feb. 12, 2024 will mark the 100 th anniversary of the premiere of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue . Among the most frequently performed symphonic works by an American composer, Rhapsody was Gershwin’s response to a request that he … » Read

The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera (CSO) has selected Susan W. Caminez as its new executive director. She succeeds John Kilkenny, who left after three years to fill the same position at the New York Youth Symphony . Caminez joined the CSO in … » Read

David Rubenstein, the billionaire philanthropist who has chaired the board of The Kennedy Center for 14 years, announced that he will step aside after a year, during which the organization will complete the search for his successor. The sixth … » Read

LONDON—The Royal Opera House’s Jette Parker Artists Program is outstandingly good when it comes to raising an up-and-coming singer’s profile. Take 29-year-old Canadian soprano Sarah Dufresne, now in her second year. Over two … » Read

Research by scientists at the U.K.’s University of Exeter suggest that playing and reading music may help sustain good memory and the ability to solve complex tasks among older people. In a study published in the International Journal of … » Read

In late January the TV BRICS International Symphony Orchestra presented its inaugural concert in Moscow. Created in October 2023, the ensemble aims to take part in international projects and perform orchestral classical and folk music for radio … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Chita Rivera, the dynamic dancer, singer, and actor who garnered 10 Tony nominations, winning twice, in a long Broadway career that forged a path for Latina artists and shrugged off a near-fatal car accident, died Tuesday. … » Read

Paul Hindemith’s Kammermusik No. 1 , the first work on the Met Orchestra Chamber Ensemble’s January 22 Weill Hall program, opens with an agitated cacophony, all swirling sixteenth notes and trumpet fanfares. Two nights earlier, the … » Read

In August Carnegie Hall will host World Orchestra Week (WOW), a gathering of youth orchestras from five continents, for a series of concerts with major soloists led by high profile conductors. Inspired by Carnegie’s three critically … » Read