The Monteux School and Music Festival has selected Tiffany Lu as its new music director, effective immediately. She succeeds Michael Jinbo , who died in 2022 after 27 years in the position with the Hancock, ME, organization. Lu is the fourth … » Read

On Friday, Nov. 3, the California Festival: A Celebration of New Music kicks off two-weeks of performances of music written since 2018 by more than 140 composers. Over 100 organizations and ensembles—symphony orchestras, chamber music … » Read

The layered musical personality that emerges from Jonas Frølund ’s debut portrait album, Solo Alone and More , is cause enough to sit up and take notice. That it consists almost entirely of solo clarinet playing by a newcomer who … » Read

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Jeanine Tesori is no stranger to the Washington National Opera (WNO), having brought two earlier operas— Blue and The Lion, the Unicorn, and Me— here in just the last 12 months. Her new opera Grounded , in … » Read

As of January 2024, Sarah Meyers is to be the new artistic director at On Site Opera, where she will succeed Eric Einhorn , who co-founded the New York City-based company in 2012. Meyers will join a management team that also includes General … » Read

Czech conductor Zdenek Mácal, whose most recent music directorship was of the Czech Philharmonic, a post he held from 2003 to 2007, died on October 25 in Prague at age 87. A conductor of international repute, he was best known in the U.S. … » Read

Christoph Müller, artistic director of Switzerland’s Gstaad Menuhin Festival & Academy since 2002, will exit following the 2025 edition of an event inaugurated by its namesake in 1957. “[After] the completion of the … » Read

LYON, France—A stark thought occurred during the opening performance of Die Frau ohne Schatten (‘The woman without a shadow’) at the Opéra de Lyon in France. Is there another title in the repertory that makes such extreme … » Read

Long before the Gilmore Artist Award was awarded to Alexandre Kantorow last month, the French pianist had established himself as an exceptionally poetic keyboard personality, as witnessed in his  October 22 Carnegie Hall debut. Absolutely … » Read

On Sat., Oct 28, pops music made a triumphant return to Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center with afternoon and evening concerts by the recently formed No Name Pops . The 52 musicians, many of refugees from the now defunct Philly Pops, combined … » Read