As it enters its 25 th -anniversary season, the Concord (MA) Chamber Music Society (CCMS) announces new leadership, effective at the end of 2024-25. Succeeding founder Wendy Putnam, a violinist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, are violinist … » Read

The first concert of the New York Philharmonic’s new season, on Sept. 12, was conducted by an eminent maestro associated with the West Coast. It was not the orchestra’s music director-elect, Gustavo Dudamel, nor was the event … » Read

Soprano Angela Gheorghiu has doubled down, aggressively justifying her disruptive behavior during tenor Alfred Kim’s encore of “E lucevan le stelle” in Tosca at the Sejong Arts Center in Seoul last week. She had stepped onstage … » Read

On the eve of Cristian Macelaru’s season as its music director designate, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) has announced the appointment of eight new musicians. They arrive on the heels of a new five-year labor agreement that took … » Read

Bass Morris Robinson will be artist-in-residence at the Georgia State University School of Music in 2024-25 and 2025-26. For each academic year, he will conduct three one-day residencies of masterclasses, workshops, and mentoring. He will also … » Read

Vance George, Chorus Director Emeritus of the San Francisco Symphony, has written an open letter to the orchestra's CEO Matt Spivey in which he makes his opinions clear with regards to proposed cuts. “The Symphony management’s … » Read

At long last, the wait is over. Although he is no stranger by any means, September 11 saw Sir Antonio Pappano finally arrive at his first Barbican Centre concert as the London Symphony Orchestra’s chief conductor. Ad hoc performances in the … » Read

The Grand Teton Music Festival (GTMF) has announced its highest ever audience attendance and revenue. The 2024 festival, which this year celebrated the 50th anniversary of its all-wooden performance facility Walk Festival Hall, achieved a 13% … » Read

The Juilliard School has received gifts totaling $20 million aimed at expanding creative work across disciplines, as well as part funding an annual festival and supporting the school’s jazz program. The donations come from dance educator … » Read

Sir Keir Starmer, the U.K.’s classical music-loving prime minister, has offered vocal support for the Leeds International Piano Competition. Starmer, who graduated from the University of Leeds with a law degree in 1985, also took the … » Read