Simon Rattle is to be the new principal guest conductor of the Czech Philharmonic, taking the title of “Rafael Kubelik Chair” as of 2024-25 for a five-year term. He and his wife, mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená, served as the … » Read

Henry Timms, whose leadership as president of Lincoln Center has been controversial among the classical music community, is leaving the position after five years. He is credited with diversifying the staff, which underwent a huge turnover on his … » Read

With its 2024-25 season, Carnegie Hall upholds its reputation for showcasing the best and the brightest of the international classical music scene, while paying homage to other genres and stretching the canon way beyond traditional European … » Read

LONDON—Born in Venice in 1619, Barbara Strozzi was registered as the daughter of Isabella Griega, housekeeper to the academician Giulio Strozzi. That the famous poet and opera librettist went on to adopt her suggests she was his actual … » Read

Toronto's Luminato Festival has gone “Down Under” to find its next artistic director. Olivia Ansell , an accomplished arts leader, director, and performance artist who is current director of the Sydney Festival, will succeed Naomi … » Read

Orchestras in Berlin, Copenhagen, and Busan, Korea, are all undergoing major changes. Sergey Smbatyan made his debut as the new guest conductor of the Berlin Symphony Orchestra on Feb. 5. He is currently also the artistic director and principal … » Read

Robert Spano appears to be the go-to conductor of the day. Just on the heels of being named principal conductor of the Rhode Island Philharmonic last month, with immediate effect, he is to take on the music directorship of the Washington National … » Read

Fiona Sinclair, chief executive of the Leeds International Piano Competition, has taken aim at the bias that stunts the concert careers of female pianists regardless of their talents. Armed with data from several recent studies, she points to the … » Read

While the Metropolitan Opera’s embrace of contemporary opera has captured the wide-eyed attention of the cultural press, far less consideration has been given to the “middle American malaise” that musicologist Micaela Baranello … » Read

The San Antonio Philharmonic, which emerged out of the ashes of the long-beleaguered San Antonio Symphony and offered its first full season in 2022-23, has named Jeffrey Kahane to be its music director as of 2024-25 for three seasons. Kahane has … » Read