The doom and gloom surrounding the San Francisco Symphony since Esa-Pekka Salonen announced he would not renew his contract, due in large measure to the ensemble’s dire financial situation, has left some devotees searching for what Joshua … » Read

When climate protesters interrupted a performance by the Bavarian State Orchestra at the Lucerne Festival last September, conductor Vladimir Jurowski did something that, while unexpected, was fully in keeping with his belief that music ought not … » Read

Kedrick Armstrong is to succeed the late Michael Morgan as music director of the Oakland Symphony, effective immediately. Armstrong, who last led the orchestra in February in the premiere of Carlos Simon’s Here I Stand , is the 29-year-old … » Read

BOSTON--What do Wagner’s Rienzi, Verdi’s Giovanna D’Arco, Saint-Saens’s Henry VIII , Mascagni’s Zanetto , and Castelnovo-Tedesco’s The Importance of Being Earnest have in common besides obscurity? The answer is … » Read

Charlie Rosmarin has joined the Philadelphia Orchestra as associate principal percussion. With four years at the New World Symphony, Rosmarin has performed with the major orchestras of Boston, Houston, Atlanta, San Francisco, and New York, among … » Read

Why does “one of the finest flutists in the country, if not the world” decide to step aside from her dream job as principal flute with the Boston Symphony Orchestra before her 50th birthday? It’s not because she was pushed out, … » Read

Chamber music aficionados waiting until the last moment to get tickets for the April 5 all-Schubert recital by pianists Jonathan Biss and Mitsuko Uchida were plumb out of luck. The appearance by the co-directors of the Marlboro Music Festival at … » Read

New York’s ten-year-old Heartbeat Opera has made its reputation with stripped-down, radically reinterpreted versions of standard repertory pieces. Under its founding Artistic Directors Ethan Heard and Louisa Proske, the company presented, … » Read

The San Francisco-based Alexander String Quartet will end what will have been a 44-year career at the close of the 2024-25 season. The ensemble announced the news Friday. Cellist Sandy Wilson is the only remaining founding member; co-founder … » Read

Andrew Comben will assume the position of chief executive officer at Britten Pears Arts in September 2024. He succeeds Roger Wright, who has been in the position for ten years and announced his decision to step down in July 2023, on the eve of … » Read