The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) has extended Music Director Kazuki Yamada’s contract for two years, through the end of the 2028-29 season. He assumed the post in April of 2023, after having served as guest conductor since … » Read

Natalie Johnsonius Neubert, recent executive director of the Berkshire Music School, is to be president and CEO of the Berkshire Opera Festival, coming up on its tenth anniversary season next summer. She succeeds Abigail Rollins, who served as … » Read

Kari Watson claims to be tired, but you wouldn’t guess it, apart from the sheepish acknowledgment and an occasional yawn. In a conversation at a café on Chicago’s West Side, Watson confessed to being up late copying scores for … » Read

CHICAGO—As recently as a decade ago, Michelle Cann, like many classical music lovers, didn’t know who Florence Price was. A friend set her straight in 2016, sending along Price’s Fantasies nègres . As Cann told a rapt … » Read

The turmoil in the executive suite at Opera Australia (OA) continues, as Fiona Allan, CEO for less than three years, announces her departure. She is leaving barely six months after Jo Davies, the company’s first female artistic director, … » Read

Chilean-Italian conductor Paolo Bortolameolli is quickly becoming a major force in Chile’s classical music world. The current music director of the country’s National Youth Symphony Orchestra, he is to take the same title with Opera … » Read

The story of Edmond Dédé [pictured] was a dismayingly common one in 19 th -century America. Born a free person of color in New Orleans in 1827, his considerable skills as a musician and composer were unable to overcome racial … » Read

The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) has released details of its 2025 Tanglewood program, which extends from late June to Aug. 31. In a season with many highlights, four stand out: a concert performance of Puccini’s Tosca with soprano … » Read

The Animato Quartet bested seven other ensembles to win first prize at the Irene Steels-Wilsing Foundation Competition, held as part of the Heidelberg Spring String Quartet Festival on Jan. 22. The Netherlands-based foursome—violinists Inga … » Read

In the fall of 2025, Huang Ruo will begin a three-year tenure as composer in residence with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO). Music Director Jaime Martín welcomed him as “a singular artist…[who] creates compelling … » Read