Christopher Jenkins is to succeed Brian Pertl as dean of Lawrence University’s  Conservatory of Music, in Appleton, WI. He starts July 1. Pertl, in the job 17 years, is headed to a similar position at Lamont School of Music at the … » Read

As of January 2026, Roberto Abbado will begin a three-year term as artistic director of the Korean National Symphony Orchestra (KNSO). The Italian maestro succeeds David Reiland, in the post since 2020. Abbado’s two previous collaborations … » Read

The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, now in its 80 th year, has tapped Janet Reihle as its new president and executive director. A native Mississippian, she will also oversee the orchestra’s Premier Orchestral Institute (P0I) and Summer … » Read

The disco ball on the Plaza isn’t going away, nor the dance floor and (very) loudspeakers that tower over the makeshift stage. But by now, in its fourth annual iteration, Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City (June 11-August 9) is … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO—The concert began with a bang, visual as well as aural. An enormous sculpted bronze head bristling with raised bronze tabs [pictured], by Japanese artist Jun Kaneko, descended from above to a narrow runway stage, where it was … » Read

LONDON—The program was billed “Oramo conducts Vaughan Williams,” and so he did, but the real reason this April 11 concert at London’s Barbican Centre created a buzz was the chance to hear a rediscovery by 20th-century … » Read

In March of 2026, Interlochen will be collaborating with the symphony orchestras of Detroit, Boston, and Philadelphia for four concerts pairing advanced students from the Interlochen Arts Academy with musicians that comprise each ensemble, many … » Read

For almost six decades, Greg Sikora tuned and voiced pianos throughout the Philadelphia region for everyone from Frank Sinatra to Lady Gaga, and was for much of that time chief piano technician for The Philadelphia Orchestra. Now 77 and retired, … » Read

Czech conductor Jakub Hruša, rising star and music director-designate of London’s Royal Opera, teamed up with violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja for her New York Philharmonic debut on April 9. On the bill were a warhorse, a world … » Read

The Oregon Symphony will welcome two new key musicians as successors to veteran performers at the beginning of the 2025-26 season. Harrison Linsey [picured] has been named principal oboe, leaving the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO), where he is … » Read