Italian pianist Beatrice Rana turned 30 in January and is honoring the occasion with a string of concerts in Europe and the U.S. that have included Beethoven’s Sonata in B flat, Op. 106, Hammerklavier, a coming-of-age piece if there ever … » Read

London’s Philharmonia Orchestra has announced Marin Alsop as its principal guest conductor starting next fall. Alsop is chief conductor of the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony, the Ravinia Festival, Vienna’s Konzerthaus and Musikverein, and … » Read

Jazz pianist Isaiah J. Thompson was declared winner of the 2023 American Pianists Awards at the conclusion of the gala finals last weekend in Indianapolis. He receives an estimated $200,000 worth of career support, which includes an artist … » Read

BERLIN (AP)—Daniel Barenboim was made a citizen of honor of Berlin on Friday, months after he  ended his three-decade tenure as the general musical director of the Berlin State Opera for health reasons. Mayor Franziska Giffey paid … » Read

Speech given by Sir Simon Rattle at the London Symphony Orchestra concert at the Barbican Centre on Sunday 23 April 2023. Ladies and gentlemen, I have a lot to say about what is happening in classical music in this country – as does anyone … » Read

PARIS—Valentina Carrasco’s production of Nixon in China for the Opéra National de Paris, the most star-studded of six unrelated stagings in Europe* this season commemorating the 50 th anniversary of the Nixon-Mao talks, faced a … » Read

Piper Gunnarson [pictured], executive director of On Site Opera since 2017, has been promoted to the post of general director and CEO, effective May 1. She moves into the top administrative position, soon to be vacated by co-founder and Artistic … » Read

Trumpeter/composer Terence Blanchard has been chosen to address graduates of the Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University on May 24 and, in an even exchange, will be given the school’s highest honor, the George Peabody Medal for … » Read

Orchestral musicians have physically demanding jobs that often produce physical aches and pains that, if ignored, can lead to musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) that threaten their ability to perform. At a recent medical conference in France, Anne … » Read

Sir Simon Rattle is casting a skeptical eye on the BBC’s recent claims that  it has dropped plans to reduce the size of the BBC Symphony, Concert, and Philharmonic orchestras by 20 per cent and abolish the BBC Singers.  … » Read