SAN FRANCISCO—Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen turned to his left on the Davies Hall podium and waved a flattened hand in the air, eliciting a gently rippling bell-like melody. It wasn’t produced by the players before him, but rather by … » Read

The collapse of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony has drawn a thoughtful critique from Raffi Armenian, the ensemble’s conductor and artistic director from 1971 to 1993. Although the 81-year-old Montreal resident retired ten years ago, he … » Read

Amy Cassello, associate director of the Brooklyn Academy of Music since 2020, is to serve as its artistic director on an interim basis, following the exit of David Binder in July . Binder will remain as advisor until 2024. Cassello arrived at BAM … » Read

On Oct. 15, the Antigua and Barbuda Youth Symphony Orchestra will join the Royal Philharmonic for a concert on stage at Duke's Hall in Marylebone. Their appearance will represent a remarkable journey for a seven-year-old ensemble from a tiny … » Read

LONDON—While English National Opera’s woes may not be as bad as initially feared, the breadth and depth of the company’s 2023-24 season has clearly been impacted.  And while new productions are decidedly thinner on the … » Read

Anticipating the departure of its chief conductor, Matthias Bamert, in March of 2024, the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra has announced Tatsuya Shimono as principal guest conductor beginning in April 2024. One year later, Elias Grandy will assume the … » Read

As the new music director of the Handel and Haydn Society (H+H), Jonathan Cohen lives a somewhat peripatetic existence. The 45-year-old Briton makes his home in London, where his 12-year-old son lives, but finds himself on an airplane frequently. … » Read

The Cleveland Institute of Music’s high-profile faculty remain in the news with the resignation of Michael Sachs, principal trumpet of the Cleveland Orchestra and chair of the CIM brass department. His exit follows the recent leave taken by … » Read

Bowing to public outcry from thousands of arts fans and claims of racism by a few key practitioners, North Carolina radio station and NPR affiliate WCPE yesterday reversed its decision—or, rather, that of its General Manager Deborah S. … » Read

In writing about what transpired on September 29 at David Geffen Hall in New York City, some allusion to calamitous conditions and nature’s fury feels obligatory: “Joshua Bell confronts The Elements— and so does his … » Read