West Virginia’s Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (WSO) has hired Sonja Thoms as its new executive director. Thoms since 2015 has been VP of operations for the Nashville Symphony. She holds an MM in oboe performance from the Shepherd School of … » Read

Patrons of the San Diego Symphony (SDS) are going to have to wait a bit longer to enjoy the results of the $125 million renovation underway at Copley Symphony Hall in the Jacobs Music Center. The emergence of unexpected construction and redesign … » Read

NEW YORK — Teen musicians from the National Youth Orchestra of the USA walked onto the Carnegie Hall stage and acted in unison, much like string sections following their leaders: They pulled out cell phones and took selfies. As previously … » Read

Italian conductor Giuseppe Mengoli [pictured] has won the triennial Mahler Competition, which concluded on the weekend with finalists conducting the Bamberg Symphony, Music Director Jonathan Nott, the event's founder and perpetual presenter. … » Read

Jonas Kaufmann’s cancellations are becoming more frequent than his appearances. In June, reviews reported vocal troubles in Werther at the Royal Opera House, from which he withdrew on the final night (replaced, to acclaim, by Juan Diego … » Read

A disruptive environmental protest at the opening night of the BBC Proms might well prove a portent of things to come for a British institution seemingly under attack. With major London performing arts institutions facing sharp cuts in government … » Read

The 12th World Choir Games (WCG), concluded July 13 in Gangneung, Korea, following what the organization describes as “the largest global choral competition,” and awarding some 69 Gold, 19 Silver, and four Bronze medals after 11 days … » Read

The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music has announced the death of André Watts, distinguished professor of piano, on July 12 at the age of 77. Born in Nuremberg, Germany, he was a child prodigy and initially studied with his mother; … » Read

The Shed, envisioned by its donors as a $495 million font of avant-garde creativity amid the glass and steel of the Hudson Yards remake in lower Manhattan, has hired the CEO of the Boston Ballet, Meredith Hodges, for the same role. The move is … » Read

The Grand Teton Music Festival (GTMF) has announced a three-year extension—to 2029—to the contract of Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles. At that time, he will have served in that capacity for 23 years. Speaking on behalf of the … » Read