Thanks to a funding commitment from the Robert K. Johnson Foundation, the Metropolitan Opera’s Saturday Matinee Radio Broadcasts will be on the air until their 100 th anniversary during the 2031-32 season. The live broadcasts, which date … » Read

Ravinia Steans Music Institute (RSMI), now in its 35 th year as the educational arm of the famed summer festival, has appointed Midori to be artistic director of its piano and strings program, which runs June 23-July 24, 2024. She succeeds Miriam … » Read

Portland, Oregon might seem an unlikely spot to find a watering hole bearing the name of Felix Mendelssohn. But the composer would almost certainly approve of Mendelssohn’s, the eponymous bar opened in June 2022 by his direct descendant, … » Read

Timothy Myers will move from the role of principal conductor and artistic director of the Austin Opera to that of music director, effective next season. He has been at the artistic helm in one capacity or another since 2018, when his predecessor, … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO—Critical appreciation for Kaija Saariaho’s second opera, Adriana Mate r (and for her next two operas, as well) has lagged behind that for her first ( L’Amour de loin , 2000) and last (Innocence, 2018). But Adriana … » Read

After a five-month investigation, The Juilliard School has fired Robert Beaser, 69, a noted composer and chair of the composition department from 1994 to 2018. Independent investigators found “credible evidence,” the school said, that … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra will tour for the second straight summer, appearing in eight cities in Europe and Britain in support of the nation’s war effort against Russia. Keri-Lynn Wilson, the Canadian-Ukrainian … » Read

SFJAZZ has appointed Terence Blanchard to the newly created position of executive artistic director. The seven-time Grammy Winner and two-time Academy Award Nominee will oversee the organization’s artistic programming and creative … » Read

As Thierry Fischer conducts his final concerts as music director of the Utah Symphony, and moves to the post of emeritus, he has appointed Matthew Straw [pictured] as assistant conductor, starting next season. A two-time Solti Career Career … » Read

The Vienna Symphony has named Czech conductor Petr Popelka to be its chief conductor, starting next season in the position of designate and taking over in full as of 2024-25. He succeeds Andrés Orozco-Estrada, whose exit, officials are … » Read