Jonathan Bailey Holland, recent chair of composition, contemporary music and core studies at Boston Conservatory at Berklee, has been appointed as head of the Carnegie Mellon University School of Music, as of August 1. He succeeds Denis Colwell, … » Read

Beginning in October 2022 Christie’s will hold a series of auctions in New York to sell the Ann and Gordon Getty Collection, the proceeds of which will go toward the formation of the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation for the Arts. The nearly … » Read

Yu-an Chang , a former assistant conductor of the Boston Symphony, is the new principal conductor of the Taipei Chinese Orchestra (TCO) with immediate effect. He succeeds Qu Chun Quan, who left at the end of last season after eight years in the … » Read

From October 1, 2022 through May 27, 2023, the San Diego Symphony (SDS) will present 16 programs of classical and contemporary masterworks. Concerts will be held at six venues throughout San Diego County, including the new Rady Shell at Jacobs … » Read

Baritone Will Liverman, who opened the Met Opera’s 2021-22 season in the lead role of Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones , has been named winner of the 2022 Beverly Sills Artist Award, an annual $50,000 prize for … » Read

Any Russian director or producer who speaks out against their country’s invasion of Ukraine can almost be guaranteed of the cancellation of their upcoming projects. This week alone Moscow’s Bolshoi Theater, without explanation, … » Read

ZURICH (AP) — Wotan beckoned the other gods to join him in walking to Valhalla, their new home acquired at a high and painful price. Instead of following, they shot him looks of contempt and allowed him to enter on his own. Andreas … » Read

The English National Opera (ENO) and the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust have partnered on an online breathing program that uses singing techniques to counter breathlessness in people with long Covid. Developed with and led by professional … » Read

PORTLAND, OR—Composer Damien Geter’s An African American Requiem, dedicated to Black Americans who have died due to racial violence, will finally receive its world premiere on May 7 after a two-year pandemic delay. Performed by the … » Read

Carnegie Hall is the latest major arts institution to mount a benefit for Ukraine. Scheduled for May 23, "Concert for Ukraine" will bring together a cross-genre starry roster to perform for tickets priced between $90 and $300. It reports that 100 … » Read