“I’m in heaven,” Nathalie Stutzmann tells James Paulk when describing her time conducting five performances of Tannhäuser at this summer’s Bayreuth Festival. The current music director of the Atlanta Symphony … » Read

Goodwill was in the air at this August 28 concert before even a single note had sounded. First of all, there was the inclusion of the no-longer to be axed BBC Singers. Their late-in-the-day appearance at the 2023 Proms followed a … » Read

Frank Oteri is stepping down as editor of NewMusicBox , the online magazine he created 24 years ago, to join The New School’s College of Performing Arts this fall as a full-time faculty member. "When I was hired… I believed strongly, … » Read

A new Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) study has found that 84 percent of the 2,000 respondents expressed an interest in experiencing an orchestral concert. This new figure represents a five percent jump from a similar survey taken in 2018. … » Read

A new study by a team of German academics and researchers reveals a wide range of physical and psychological pathologies that can arise from playing the violin. As a result, it emphasizes the need for a range of rehabilitation, care, and therapy … » Read

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra is adding five new musicians to its fulltime roster from the beginning of the 2023-24 season. In making the announcement, Fabio Luisi, who begins his fourth season as music director this fall, welcomed the new … » Read

Music department faculty members at Brandeis University have been informed that a pair of key programs are to be put on hiatus. This fall will see the suspension of doctoral degree programs in musicology as well as composition and theory, with … » Read

The second edition of the Zoltán Kodály Conducting Competition, held in Debrecen, Hungary from August 20 – 28, failed to produce a first prize winner. Alexander Sinan Binder (Germany) and Mateusz Gwizdalla (Australia/Poland) … » Read

Jasmin White has been announced as the winner of the 2023 Queen Sonja Singing Competition. The American contralto takes home €50,000 as well as an original artwork made by Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway. The second prize of €10,000 … » Read

The International Contemporary Ensemble, an invaluable new-music collective founded in 2001, used to cut a higher profile than it has lately, or at least it seems that way. In a 2007 New York Times article , founder Claire Chase spelled out the … » Read