Austrian conductor Franz Welser-Möst will not renew his contract as music director of the Cleveland Orchestra when it expires in 2027. By that time he will have been in the post for 25 years, the longest tenure of any lead conductor in the … » Read

Bachtrack’s annual classical-music-by-the-numbers report indicates some subtle changes in the last year and bigger trends across the decade, when it started tracking. The  U.K.-based website drew its numbers from its own listings of … » Read

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR)at the U.S. Department of Education on January 10 announced that, going forward, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) has agreed to comply with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The accord … » Read

The beleaguered community of British orchestras is about to receive another gut punch, when, on April 1, a new Brexit tax hike will likely make European touring all but unaffordable. At the U.K. government’s direction, British orchestras … » Read

At 71, George Lewis is, in Alex Ross’s words, “one of the most formidable figures in modern music.” Currently a professor at Columbia, the Chicago native enjoys an international reputation as a composer, improvisatory … » Read

The 2021 merger of the Philadelphia Orchestra with its home base, the Kimmel Center, seemed, on paper, a splendid idea, pooling administrative functions such as marketing and operations. Titled “The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center, … » Read

Jonathan Heyward is a very busy young man. The 31-year-old South Carolina native is in the midst of his first season as music director of the Baltimore Symphony (BSO), where he became the first Black music director of a major American orchestra … » Read

Many American composers are receiving commissions from chamber ensembles, both homegrown and otherwise. Take, for example, Music in Circles , the debut album of hear now berlin , a German-based sextet, founded in 2018 by American flutist Kelly … » Read

Anthony Roth Costanzo, who at 41 is one of the world’s busiest and most accomplished countertenors, has come a long way from his birthplace in Durham, North Carolina. When he was 11, Costanzo told his parents, “I can’t be in … » Read

Stephen Johns , artistic director of the Royal College of Music for the past 14 years, has announced his exit as of September, timed to coincide with that of Colin Lawson, who is retiring as director of the College in August, after nearly two … » Read