BOSTON—Those of us who have a special place in our hearts for Verdi’s Don Carlo must count ourselves lucky. For his annual semi-staged opera with the Boston Youth Orchestra, Federico Cortese conducted what may be Verdi’s most … » Read

NEW YORK—When Pierre Boulez died in 2016, the world lost one of its most important authorities on modern music. A fierce polemicist who famously advocated blowing up the grandest opera houses, he mellowed in middle age, becoming recognized … » Read

In March “Virtual Hall,” an app developed by the Geneva-based Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) and the Swiss company Cybel’Art, will enable VR headset users to experience a 360-degree view of a classical concert from six … » Read

Simon Halsey, a three-time Grammy winner with the Berlin Radio Choir (2008, 2009, 2011), has been named choral director and artistic advisor to the Oslo Philharmonic for the next five years, with immediate effect. There he will join Klaus … » Read

The final rounds of the 2025 Sphinx Competition on Jan. 25 and 26 selected six string players as winners, three each in the junior (17 and under) and senior (18-30) divisions. More than $100,000 in cash prizes was awarded. All the finalists … » Read

On Site Opera, a vital element of New York City’s independent-opera scene for the past 12 years, has announced that it will close, citing rising costs and diminished fund-raising possibilities. As explained by Board President Corey Kinger … » Read

Frederick William Noonan, a widely esteemed arts producer and administrator best known as the longtime Associate Director of Programming at Lincoln Center, died on January 15, 2025, at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, after … » Read

The board of directors of the Basque National Orchestra (Euskadiko Orkestra) has terminated the tenure of Robert Treviño, the ensemble’s artistic director for eight years. The announcement of the decision to part ways with the … » Read

Mitsuko Uchida, now 76, seems to revel in truth-telling. “Really it’s not craziness,” she tells Ivan Hewett, chief music critic for The Telegraph . “I’m just very direct.” The daughter of a Japanese diplomat, … » Read

Bachtrack, the London-based international online music magazine, has compiled statistics from the 30,774 concert, opera, and dance performances it listed in 2024. Among the most interesting takeaways is the gradual, yet steady rise of women … » Read