Speech given by Sir Simon Rattle at the London Symphony Orchestra concert at the Barbican Centre on Sunday 23 April 2023. Ladies and gentlemen, I have a lot to say about what is happening in classical music in this country – as does anyone … » Read

PARIS—Valentina Carrasco’s production of Nixon in China for the Opéra National de Paris, the most star-studded of six unrelated stagings in Europe* this season commemorating the 50 th anniversary of the Nixon-Mao talks, faced a … » Read

Piper Gunnarson [pictured], executive director of On Site Opera since 2017, has been promoted to the post of general director and CEO, effective May 1. She moves into the top administrative position, soon to be vacated by co-founder and Artistic … » Read

Trumpeter/composer Terence Blanchard has been chosen to address graduates of the Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University on May 24 and, in an even exchange, will be given the school’s highest honor, the George Peabody Medal for … » Read

Orchestral musicians have physically demanding jobs that often produce physical aches and pains that, if ignored, can lead to musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) that threaten their ability to perform. At a recent medical conference in France, Anne … » Read

Sir Simon Rattle is casting a skeptical eye on the BBC’s recent claims that  it has dropped plans to reduce the size of the BBC Symphony, Concert, and Philharmonic orchestras by 20 per cent and abolish the BBC Singers.  … » Read

Say what you will about the archetypal program of curtain-raiser, concerto, and big symphonic work, the format can still yield rewarding results. So it was on Tuesday evening (April 18) when the National Symphony Orchestra led by Music Director … » Read

The evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) as a creative tool is posing new challenges to the music industry. AI needs source material from which to work when creating “new music.” Who, exactly, owns an AI-generated piece of music … » Read

During the throes of the pandemic, orchestra administrators freely discussed the possibility that touring might  no longer prove financially desirable or environmentally defensible. While deliberations on the issue continue, several American … » Read

NEW YORK (AP)—Todd Haimes, who led the Roundabout Theatre Company from an off-off-Broadway company teetering on the edge of bankruptcy into a major theatrical force with works on five stages—including three Broadway theaters—and … » Read