Following 17 months of negotiations, the musicians of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement on Oct. 25. The previous contract expired in August 2022; the new agreement, retroactive to Sept. 1, 2023, … » Read

The BBC has appointed new directors of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and the BBC Philharmonic, part of a continuing reorganization at the helm of the broadcaster’s orchestras. The new lineup sees the promotion of Bill Chandler from … » Read

Edwaard Liang is to be the new artistic director of the Washington Ballet. The product of a year-long search, he succeeds Julie Kent , who became co-artistic director of the Houston Ballet this past June after seven years in Washington. Since her … » Read

Classical radio stations are facing tough going in many parts of the U.S. But not in Portland, Oregon, where KQAC 89.9 FM, aka All Classical Radio, proudly lays claim to being the number one classical music station in the nation. … » Read

Longtime Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) Pops Principal Conductor Jeff Tyzik is to be succeeded by Enrico Lopez-Yañez [pictured] as of the 2024-25 season. The new man, age 34, appears to be everywhere, having just been named principal … » Read

The arrival of Antony and Cleopatra , John Adams’s rendition of Shakespeare’s tale of love, lust, and power, at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona comes on the heels of Spain’s ongoing reckoning with sexism and abuse of … » Read

The reasons for the abrupt departure of Erica Muhl from the presidency of Berklee College of Music last summer, after barely two years in the post, remains a mystery for most of those affiliated with the Boston school. In cryptic remarks at an … » Read

LOS ANGELES—New to this company’s stage (by way of Lyric Opera of Chicago), Rossini’s The Barber Of Seville has arrived at just the right time. With turmoil in Israel, Gaza, Ukraine, and the U.S. House of Representatives, we … » Read

The lasting impact of Michael Tilson Thomas on the city of San Francisco will be publicly displayed with the designation of “MTT Way” to one of the four streets surrounding Davies Symphony Hall-- the block of Grove Street between … » Read

Alessandra Ferri will become the new director of the Vienna State Ballet in September of 2025, succeeding Martin Schläpfer, in the position since the 2020/21 season. A Milanese native, the 60-year-old Ferri was principal dancer at the Royal … » Read