The Robert McDuffie Center for Strings in Mercer University’s Townsend School of Music in Macon, Georgia, is welcoming back two cellists as new members of its faculty. Next autumn, Sihao He, who received an undergraduate degree from the … » Read

For the past three months, the musicians of the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) have been performing without a contract. As the ensemble’s departure date of March 9 for a pair of four-day residencies in Paris and Hamburg looms, negotiations … » Read

The huzzahs emanating from New York over Gustavo Dudamel’s decision to leave the Los Angeles Philharmonic to become music and artistic director for the New York Philharmonic have generally been accompanied by some (often faint) expressions … » Read

Alexander Brose has been selected to succeed Peter Simon as president & CEO of Canada’s Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) in August of 2024. As of next fall, he’ll serve as president designate until with Simon retires at the end … » Read

LONDON—Revolution was in the air at the London Symphony Orchestra’s February 16 Barbican Center concert. Led by Principal Guest Conductor François-Xavier Roth, and with a visceral performance by daredevil violinist Patricia … » Read

The George and Nora London Foundation competition concluded after three days over the weekend at the Morgan Library in Manhattan. There were 78 semifinalists competing (out of 152 applicants), whittled down to 12 finalists by Saturday evening. … » Read

Latvian violinist Vineta Sareika-Völkner [pictured], a member of the Berlin Philharmonic since last May, has won the audition to be one of the orchestra’s three first concertmasters starting next season. She will be the first woman to … » Read

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra is celebrating its one-hundredth anniversary with a busy season at home, but on Monday evening (Feb. 13) the locus of festivities shifted to Carnegie Hall for the orchestra’s first appearance there in 12 … » Read

Alan Gilbert has secured his niche. The NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra has renewed his contract to 2029, by which time he will have been at its artistic helm for ten years, capping a relationship that began in 2001 as a guest, continued as … » Read

Brexit has put a damper on Britain’s creative industries, narrowing opportunities abroad and at home for everything from motion pictures, audio books, and video games to music, theater, and dance. The creative industries account for six … » Read