Trumpeter Esteban Batallán’s much-ballyhooed move last August from the Chicago to the Philadelphia Orchestra has proven to be less than the “beautiful partnership” the Spanish-born musician suggested might lead him to … » Read

LONDON—February 26 marked the latest installment in the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s so-called "Moments Remembered" season, a concept so vague that any piece of music would seem to qualify. Excellent though much of the event was, … » Read

The Florida Orchestra’s gala benefit concert last weekend featuring Yo-Yo Ma provided the backdrop for the announcement of two separate $1 million gifts. Edward Kaloust, the founder and former CEO of MEDI-Weightloss, made one of the gifts … » Read

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) pays musicians a base salary of about $110,000 for a 20-week classical series as well as pops concerts and live-with-film performances. This level of compensation is a stark contrast to that for members of … » Read

The Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) has found a short-term solution to its need for a successor to Carlos Kalmar, whose contentious departure from CIM in late 2023 found its way into the courts. Tito Muñoz [pictured] , former music … » Read

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is initiating the Jazz Legacies Fellowship, a program that will honor 20 jazz musicians with a no-strings-attached $100,000 grant. The only requirement—the recipients must be at least 62 years old. "Many of … » Read

When Leonard Foglia was invited to direct an opera based on Herman Melville’s masterpiece about a white whale, his first reaction was: “Moby-Dick. That’s great!” “Then I ran to a used bookstore and got the … » Read

Eastern Music Festival (EMF), est. 1962, has cancelled its upcoming iteration for the first time ever, save for the pandemic. The event, scheduled this year for June 28-August 2, is held annually on the campus of Guilford College in Greensboro, … » Read

Yuki Hirano took home first prize at the Seventh International Heifetz Competition for Violinist s, held on Feb. 21 and 22 in Vilnius, Lithuania. The 21-year-old Japanese musician, currently a student at the Music and Arts University of the City … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO—As part of its cost-saving regimen, the San Francisco Symphony has said it will commission fewer new works in the future. But one that was already in the pipeline, Xavier Muzik’s Strange Beasts , received its world … » Read