Greek composer Yannis Markopoulos, known for incorporating traditional Greek instruments into the classical orchestra—"return to the roots,” as he called it—has died in Athens at the age of 84. He had been suffering from cancer … » Read

The Florida Orchestra (TFO), which prides itself on being the largest orchestra in the state, has named the Spanish industrialist-cum-orchestra manager Ignacio Barrón Viela as its next CEO. He succeeds Mark Cantrell, who left in April … » Read

LONDON—Founded in 1996, Opera Holland Park (OHP) is one of British opera’s success stories. The company’s 1,000-seat canopied auditorium abuts Holland House, a once bomb-damaged Jacobean mansion located in open parkland in the … » Read

Thanks to a funding commitment from the Robert K. Johnson Foundation, the Metropolitan Opera’s Saturday Matinee Radio Broadcasts will be on the air until their 100 th anniversary during the 2031-32 season. The live broadcasts, which date … » Read

Ravinia Steans Music Institute (RSMI), now in its 35 th year as the educational arm of the famed summer festival, has appointed Midori to be artistic director of its piano and strings program, which runs June 23-July 24, 2024. She succeeds Miriam … » Read

Portland, Oregon might seem an unlikely spot to find a watering hole bearing the name of Felix Mendelssohn. But the composer would almost certainly approve of Mendelssohn’s, the eponymous bar opened in June 2022 by his direct descendant, … » Read

Timothy Myers will move from the role of principal conductor and artistic director of the Austin Opera to that of music director, effective next season. He has been at the artistic helm in one capacity or another since 2018, when his predecessor, … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO—Critical appreciation for Kaija Saariaho’s second opera, Adriana Mate r (and for her next two operas, as well) has lagged behind that for her first ( L’Amour de loin , 2000) and last (Innocence, 2018). But Adriana … » Read

After a five-month investigation, The Juilliard School has fired Robert Beaser, 69, a noted composer and chair of the composition department from 1994 to 2018. Independent investigators found “credible evidence,” the school said, that … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra will tour for the second straight summer, appearing in eight cities in Europe and Britain in support of the nation’s war effort against Russia. Keri-Lynn Wilson, the Canadian-Ukrainian … » Read