On Sept. 26 the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia announced that after 24 years it would vacate the Perelman Theater in the Kimmel Center. “The escalating costs of performing at the Kimmel are diverting resources from other critical needs … » Read

The Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony’s (K-W) first performance of its 2025-26 season on Sept. 13 symbolized a remarkable recovery by an ensemble that has simply refused to die. Two years ago the orchestra filed for bankruptcy just four days … » Read

The Tucson Symphony and its musicians have signed a new three-year contract providing wage increases of 16.3 percent across three seasons. Current base salary is $74, 601, but most earn between $65,705 and $84,425. There are also … » Read

The reconstruction of Rossini’s Il viaggio a Reims was one of the late 20th century’s most significant musicological achievements for opera goers. After four performances at Paris’s Théâtre Italian, with a cast … » Read

Following through on their threat , the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra musicians have gone on strike, cancelling this weekend’s concerts. They are arguing for better wages, comparing their salaries with those made by other, larger symphony … » Read

The announcement that Beatrice Venezi has been nominated for a four-year term as the next music director at Venice’s Teatro di La Fenice as of October of 2026 has prompted growing protests. The fast-track appointment of the 35-year-old … » Read

The Philadelphia Orchestra today is in far better shape than it was during the first two decades of the 21 st century, having survived labor strife, a financial crisis that led to filing for bankruptcy (a first among major U.S. orchestras), and … » Read

The Houston Symphony has extended the tenure of Music Director Juraj Valcuha , first appointed to the position in 2022, through the 2027–28 season. In a statement, Gary Ginstling, the orchestra’s executive director and CEO, praised … » Read

Pekka Kuusisto will begin his tenure as chief conductor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra (TMSO) beginning in April 2028 for an initial term of three years. He succeeds Kazushi Ono, in the post since the 2015-16 season, whose contract … » Read

LOS ANGELES—Stage director Francesca Zambello’s wonderfully faithful-to-the-spirit-of-the-original production of West Side Story has been around since 2018—and it probably should be around forever. Using Joshua … » Read