James Blachly [pictured] will remain as music director of the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra through 2026. He arrived in 2016 and is credited with expanding the JSO’s artistic horizons and its audience reach. “James is a very exciting … » Read

BOSTON—Did any composer ever love Shakespeare more than Berlioz—even Verdi, with his three major operas based on the master's work? Berlioz even went so far as to become infatuated with an actress playing Juliet, and one masterpiece … » Read

Violinist Kyu-Young Kim will step aside as artistic director of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) at the end of June, after eight years in a role usually filled by a conductor, which the SPCO famously eschews. He will remain with the group as … » Read

Chad Smith’s  departure last spring from the Los Angeles Philharmonic to become president and CEO of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) took many by surprise. Considered by some to be the most important orchestra in America, the LA … » Read

The Kitchener Waterloo Symphony in Ontario saw its season come to an ignominious end last September when the board cancelled its season a week before rehearsals were to begin and then resigned en masse. Rachel Smith-Spencer, the remaining board … » Read

After 11 years as music director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO), Louis Langrée will conduct his last concerts in that capacity on May 10 and 11. The program will feature the world premiere of Anthony Davis’s Broken in … » Read

The Boston Symphony Orchestra , sporting a long overdue logo update, will have three new players in 2024-25: Principal flute Lorna McGhee, associate principal bassoon Josh Baker, and percussionist Toby Grace. McGhee, principal of the Pittsburgh … » Read

In a recent policy change, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) is now permitting audience members to use their phones to take photos and short videos at its concerts. An April concert during which tenor soloist Ian Bostridge halted … » Read

Piano tuning is both essential to classical music and a dying art. Ivan Hewett, chief classical music critic for The Telegraph , recently spoke with Ulrich Gerhartz about his indispensable set of skills and why they are in danger of disappearing. … » Read

Trumpeter Matthew Muckey and oboe player Liang Wang have separately sued the New York Philharmonic in Federal District Court in Manhattan for removal without cause. They were recently suspended, after the victim of their alleged crime came … » Read