Retired MET Orchestra oboist Sharon Meekins is suing her former employer for retirement benefits due. Meekins, who played oboe and/or English horn as needed in the orchestra from 1987 to 2022, says the company has violated the Employee Retirement … » Read

Chamber Music America’s biennial Cleveland Quartet Award, which goes to an up-and-coming ensemble with “significant promise,” will be presented at CMA’s January conference in New York to the Balourdet Quartet. The award … » Read

Spotify is set to announce the most significant changes to its royalty model since the service’s founding in 2008. According to Music Business Worldwide , beginning in the first quarter of 2024, tracks that garner fewer than 1,000 streams … » Read

LONDON—Premiered in 1751, Jephtha can stake a decent claim to being Handel’s greatest oratorio, the culmination of a 40-year career in music drama. All that hinders its translation to the stage are the weighty choruses that hold up an … » Read

On Nov. 12, the six winners of the Young Concert Artists (YCA) 2023 Susan Wadsworth International Auditions were introduced to the public at a concert at the Morgan Library in New York. The six, who were selected from among more than 150 … » Read

In 2024, Salzburg’s annual Whitsun Festival will celebrate the oeuvre of W.A. Mozart. “He created a universe,” exclaims Cecilia Bartoli, the festival’s artistic director, “a world of its own which gives us endless … » Read

As part of its plan to “sunset”—distribute the entirety of its $55 million in resources—the Christel DeHaan Family Foundation has announced a number of significant “legacy” grants to Indianapolis-area cultural … » Read

Now in his 100th birthday year, György Ligeti (1923– 2006) is a highly regarded, if not always fully understood, composer. An anniversary exploration of his work is well-deserved and welcome; the intricacies of his music reward deep … » Read

Devoted Wagnerians are renowned for traveling far and wide for the latest interpretation of the master’s iconic Ring cycle. The destination du jour is surely Australia, where the much-anticipated debut of Opera Australia's fully staged … » Read

Louis Langrée is scheduled to step down as music director of the Cincinnati Symphony at the end of the current season. But the orchestra has ensured a continuation of their long and fruitful collaboration by naming him Music Director … » Read