CHICAGO—It had to happen sometime. Like rules, records are meant to be broken. For 39 years, Georg Solti held the record for the most Grammy wins. At the 1984 Grammy ceremonies, he won four awards, putting his total at 23, well ahead of … » Read

LONDON—When Edward Gardner became principal conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra there was always a chance he’d import some of the repertoire that helped make his name during his time at the helm of ENO. And La Damnation de … » Read

Assembling an orchestra of Ukrainian musicians from within and without that war-torn country and arranging its 12-concert tour of six nations in a matter of weeks is no mean feat. Donagh Collins, CEO of Askonas Holt, managed the feat and was … » Read

Over the next several months, Italy’s opera houses are mounting “Viva Verdi,” an effort to save Sant’agata Villanova Sull’arda, the farmhouse in the Italian province of Piacenza that was the home of Giuseppe Verdi … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Burt Bacharach , the singularly gifted and popular composer who delighted millions with the quirky arrangements and unforgettable melodies of “Walk on By,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” and dozens … » Read

Gustavo Dudamel’s decision to leave the Los Angeles Philharmonic for New York represents the departure of much more than a exceptionally talented maestro. Since his arrival in LA as music director in 2009, he has become a larger-than-life … » Read

Daniel Hawkins is moving from associate principal horn of the San Francisco Symphony to principal of the Dallas Symphony as of next fall. He succeeds David Cooper, who left in 2017, initially to play with the Berlin Philharmonic and, two years … » Read

British composer and conductor Sir George Benjamin (Musical America’s  2014 Composer of the Year) has been awarded the Ernst von Siemens (EvS) Music Prize for a lifetime of service to music. The award carries a €250,000 ($268,000) … » Read

David Lockington, music director of the Pasadena Symphony Association from 2013 until he was fired in 2021 for refusing to be vaccinated on religious grounds, has sued his former employer. His suit alleges wrongful termination, religious … » Read

LOS ANGELES — Even though the LA Opera is halfway through the 2022-23 season, its new production of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro felt like a homecoming. All thoughts of attendance refusing to rebound in the wake of the … » Read