The grand prize of the first International Conducting Competition Rotterdam, which ran from May 26 to June 3 with six contenders in the five final rounds, has gone to British conductor Bertie Baigent. He wins 15,000 euros for being “Best … » Read

Carnegie Hall hosts hundreds of events annually, many of them featuring the world’s leading orchestras, instrumentalists, and vocalists. For a musician to perform at Carnegie Hall is often the pinnacle of their career. But there is another … » Read

Sunday, Korean cellist Hayoung Choi, 24, was declared winner of the International Queen Elisabeth Grand Prize, earning 250,000 euros and numerous concerts in Belgium. German-born, she   studied at the Korean National University of Arts the … » Read

Enjoying opera often calls for a viewer to suspend disbelief in the face of plot points that defy logic and portrayals shaped by offensive stereotypes and racist depictions of non-Western characters. Examples abound: white tenors donning … » Read

Mark Pemberton, longtime chief executive of the Association of British Orchestras (ABO) has decided to step down at the end of next September. He has been in the job since 2007 and is considered among the top managers in the field. He exits, he … » Read

LONDON -- Nestling in the heart of the Cotswolds, Longborough Festival Opera was the brainchild of Martin and Lizzie Graham. In 1996, they reconstructed a barn on their Moreton-in-Marsh property to create an intimate 500-seat theater. The … » Read

Edmonton Symphony Music Director Alexander Prior [pictured], his five-year contract at its end, will leave the orchestra to become music director of Germany’s Erfurt Opera and the Erfurt Philharmonic. The 29-year-old conductor is credited … » Read

The inclusion of Stephen Hough CBE on the 2022 Queen's Birthday Honor's List made the pianist, composer, and author the first British-born classical pianist to be knighted since Sir Clifford Curzon in 1977. When acknowledging the award, Hough … » Read

Conductor Charles Hazlewood believes that nothing better epitomizes the most evolved form of democracy in human experience than an orchestra in play. And, he argues in The Guardian , “no other orchestra better epitomizes the value of … » Read

Intent on continuing what appears to be a remarkably successful partnership—certainly the best this orchestra has seen in years—the National Symphony Orchestra has extended its contract with Music Director Gianandrea Noseda through … » Read