PARIS, France (AFP) — A French performing artists union announced plans for a strike coinciding with the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris, protesting “outrageous disparities in treatment” among performers recruited … » Read

The Festival de Lanaudière and Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) have announced a new partnership for the festival’s mentorship program that supports emerging Canadian classical musicians. Between July 25 and August 4, six … » Read

A recent weekend afforded the rare opportunity to hear two Stephen Sondheim scores back-to-back, both orchestrated by his longtime colleague, Jonathan Tunick. With the same composer and orchestrator at their creative cores, you would think the … » Read

After an internal investigation, the SWR Symphony Orchestra (Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra) has decided to proceed with the appointment of François-Xavier Roth as the ensemble’s chief conductor as of the 2025-26 season. … » Read

Brazilian-born conductor Marcelo Lehninger, the new artistic director of the Bellingham (WA) Festival of Music, has exited Opus 3 to join   Kirshbaum Associates for worldwide representation.  He has been music director of the Grand … » Read

According to reports from the National Youth Orchestras of the Netherlands (NJON), the Dutch Fund for Cultural Participation has decided to discontinue funding for the NJON beginning in 2025. The elimination of the annual subsidy will impact not … » Read

Jonathan Manners, who has been responsible for the artistic leadership of the BBC Singers since 2016, will add the top executive position of director to his remit. He succeeds Paul Hughes, who stepped down after 23 years in 2022. Since joining … » Read

AIX-EN-PROVENCE— Prima la musica, dopo le parole as Richard Strauss affirmed in his last opera, Capriccio . ‘‘First the music, then the words.’’ In late 20th-century Europe, however, both composers and librettists … » Read

As artistic director of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Elena Dubinets is walking a tight rope, trying to expand the classical canon while offering enough standard fare to keep longtime patrons happy. “We have to do both,” she … » Read

DETROIT (AP) — A massive pipe organ that underscored the drama and comedy of silent movies with live music in Detroit’s ornate Hollywood Theatre nearly a century ago was dismantled into thousands of pieces and stashed away. The Barton … » Read