The Colorado Symphony has announced the elevation of Peter Oundjian to the post of music director. The Canadian American maestro, currently serving as the orchestra’s principal conductor, will embark on a new four-year contract with the … » Read

The Gilmore Piano Festival is to double its footprint, shifting gear from a biennial to an annual event from the spring of 2026. The move is a sign of success for the Kalamazoo-based arts organization whose enthusiastic stakeholders have driven … » Read

Anthony Checchia, who worked alongside Rudolf Serkin in the establishment of Marlboro Music, has died at the age of 94. He passed away on Saturday afternoon, September 7 leaving his wife, admired soprano Benita Valente, and their son Peter, a … » Read

KYIV—Kyiv Camerata has announced that Keri-Lynn Wilson will be its new music director, only the second person to hold the post in the orchestra’s almost 50-year history. Wilson will helm Ukraine’s leading chamber orchestra in … » Read

A musician has been arrested and charged with fraudulently receiving over $10 million in streaming royalty payments. According to authorities in New York, Michael Smith, 52, of Cornelius, North Carolina, used artificial intelligence to create … » Read

Boston Baroque’s Board of Directors has announced that the 2024-25 season will be Martin Pearlman’s last as music director. Pearlman founded the ensemble as Banchetto Musicale in 1973. Once a successor has been appointed, he will take … » Read

The Welsh National Opera Chorus will take industrial action in an ongoing dispute over jobs and pay. The British Equity union announced that 93 percent of its members had voted to consider striking with a turnout of 100 percent. Meanwhile, they … » Read

The most recent tax return for the New York Philharmonic has been released, revealing that across 2022-23, CEO Deborah Borda (pictured left) out-earned Music Director Jaap van Zweden (below) by approximately $200,000. Figures for the fiscal year … » Read

Working festival performances into your summer vacation in Europe can anchor your visit around memorable musical experiences. This summer, I was lucky enough to be in Stockholm when opera was on the boards at Drottningholms Slottstheater, a World … » Read

Trinity Church in downtown Manhattan has announced its 2024-25 season including the New York premiere of Paola Prestini and Royce Vavrek’s new chamber opera, Silent Light . The programming reflects the organization’s ongoing … » Read