The Portland Opera is looking to sell its current office and performance space, known as the Hampton Opera Center—some 44, 835 square feet that houses all of its requisite functions, from costume building to performing. The company … » Read

British conductor Jan Latham-Koenig was arrested in London’s Victoria Station on Jan. 10 and charged with arranging/facilitating a child sexual offense and sexual communication with a child the following day. He was released on conditional … » Read

Anyone seeking evidence that women conductors are in ascendance need look no further than next summer’s Bayreuth Festival, which on Jan. 11 announced that Simone Young is to step in for Philippe Jordan to conduct the Der Ring des Nibelungen … » Read

Last night, on the stage of David Geffen, formerly Avery Fisher, Hall, violinist Hilary Hahn was awarded the $100,000 Avery Fisher Prize in recognition of her outstanding artistic achievement and leadership in classical music. The award, … » Read

Following continues the chamber-music recordings roundup posted earlier this week .  Born in Canada, Vivian Fung studied at the Juilliard School and currently lives in California. In her latest recording, Insects & Machines , her finely … » Read

When Lois Kirschenbaum, an avid operagoer and cultural consumer, died in 2021 , she left behind a treasure trove —memorabilia, programs, signed photographs—documenting her more than five decades of engagement with New York’s … » Read

Austrian conductor Franz Welser-Möst will not renew his contract as music director of the Cleveland Orchestra when it expires in 2027. By that time he will have been in the post for 25 years, the longest tenure of any lead conductor in the … » Read

Bachtrack’s annual classical-music-by-the-numbers report indicates some subtle changes in the last year and bigger trends across the decade, when it started tracking. The  U.K.-based website drew its numbers from its own listings of … » Read

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR)at the U.S. Department of Education on January 10 announced that, going forward, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) has agreed to comply with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The accord … » Read

The beleaguered community of British orchestras is about to receive another gut punch, when, on April 1, a new Brexit tax hike will likely make European touring all but unaffordable. At the U.K. government’s direction, British orchestras … » Read