The spat down under rolls on with the beleaguered Melbourne Symphony Orchestra issuing an open letter maintaining its belief that pianist Jayson Gillham “abused his position” when offering remarks from the concert platform on the … » Read

Palm Beach Opera has announced the extension of David Stern’s contract through the 2026-2027 season with the new title of music director. Stern has been chief conductor at Palm Beach Opera since 2015. Stern made his PBO debut with … » Read

New data suggests that well over half of musicians based in the U.K. no longer tour to the European Union. Research conducted by the British Musicians’ Union found that 59 percent of their members, as well as artists within the wider music … » Read

SUFFOLK, U.K.—Less than a week after their triumphant Prom performance of Britten’s War Requiem , Sir Antonio Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra traveled to that same composer’s home turf to give another thrilling … » Read

Distinguished artist manager Camilla Weymeyer will join Intermusica as associate director, vocal & opera from September 23. The move comes just six weeks after the ambitious European music agency promoted Nathan Morrison from out of that … » Read

A new investigative report suggests there were deep-rooted problems undermining the running of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra months before its catastrophically handled cancellation and reinstatement of pianist Jayson Gillham for talking … » Read

Written for the Mariinsky Theater’s 1916-17 season, but canceled due to the Revolution, Prokofiev’s The Gambler could plausibly lend itself to an interpretation involving issues of social justice. Apropos of Peter Sellars’s … » Read

The International Opera Awards has published the shortlist for this year’s honors. The winners will be announced at a ceremony hosted by the Bayerische Staatsoper (the 2023 Opera Company of the Year), to be held at the Prinzregententheater … » Read

Boris Brovtsyn has won the London Classic Violin Competition. A graduate of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Russia and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, the 47-year-old Russian-born, U.K.-domiciled violinist receives … » Read

The Seattle Symphony has announced the names of seven new musicians who will joining the orchestra at the beginning of the 2024/2025 season. The new appointments are Cameron Daly (associate principal second violin), Katie Liu (associate principal … » Read