He is an inspirational model of courage and perseverance. Since announcing that he was facing a “stealthy adversary” in glioblastoma multiforme, a type of aggressive brain cancer, nearly two years ago, Michael Tilson Thomas has … » Read

The Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, a broad musical education program that has impacted thousands of students across Southern California since its 1986 founding, has named Fred Meads to be its new associate artistic director. Meads, music … » Read

Violinist Lisa Batiashvili is to be the Berlin Philharmonic’s artist-in-residence as of 2023-24. In an interview with the orchestra , she calls the new appointment “a dream come true,” saying she is eager for solo as well as … » Read

The use of music to deter loitering or crime , or as a means of torture, is hardly a new phenomenon. Classical music, especially, is used by businesses, government agencies, and the military in ways never intended by their creators. Keith … » Read

Chad Smith, chief executive of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, is to be the next CEO of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Ironically, he will succeed his former colleague, Gail Samuel. She took the top Boston post in June of 2021, leaving the LA Phil … » Read

Lawrence (Larry) Edelson, founding artistic and general director of the American Lyric Theater (ALT), has been announced as the new general director of the Chicago Opera Theater as of July 1. He will now run both organizations. In Chicago, … » Read

It’s about time. Joseph Conyers, longtime bass of the Philadelphia Orchestra, among about a dozen other hats, has been promoted to principal after some 13 years in the Nos. 2  and 3 slots. He succeeds Harold Robinson, who was … » Read

Composer, clarinetist, conductor Jörg Widmann [pictured] is to be the new principal guest conductor of the NDR Radiophilharmonie in Hanover for three years. Also composer in residence with the Berlin Philharmonic next season, Widmann, 49, is … » Read

As it concludes its first season, the San Antonio Philharmonic, which  arose like a phoenix from the ashes of the defunct San Antonio Symphony, has announced its plans for a second one: 10 classical concerts at its downtown venue in the … » Read

It might have been like any night at the opera anywhere else in Europe, but for the presence of uniformed soldiers throughout the hall, a pre-show announcement instructing what to do in the event of an air raid alert, and the performance of the … » Read