British conductor Kenneth Montgomery died on March 6 at age 80. Among his many music directorships: the Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Glyndebourne Touring Opera, Opera Northern Ireland, the Ulster Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Symphony, and the Dutch … » Read

Aaron Watkins, who is set to succeed prima ballerina Tamara Rojo as artistic director of the English National Ballet (ENB), is intent on ridding the stereotypes of dancers’ bodies. Conventional thinking demands all female ballet dancers be … » Read

After a 13-year run that has seen the 16-acre campus refreshed physically and LincInc programming changed radically, Katherine Farley will exit as board chair. A retired senior managing director of Tishman Speyer, and married to its founder Jerry … » Read

For years, we’ve had it wrong. Trees aren’t just to be hugged but to be heard. At least that’s the theory (and a convincing one) in Overstory Overture, the new Tod Machover opera of sorts about communication among trees, and … » Read

At last! Apple’s classical music streaming service, promised for mid to late 2022 after the tech giant acquired Primephonic in August 2021 , is scheduled to launch on Monday, March 28, as a standalone app. Those who already have Apple Music … » Read

On March 1, the Sphinx Organization awarded its highest honor—the Medal of Excellence, recognizing extraordinary Black and Latinx classical musicians —to three artists, each of whom receives $50,000. Cuban-American cellist Tommy Mesa … » Read

The tuition-free Curtis Institute of Music seems to receive multi-million-dollar gifts on a regular basis. The latest is $10 million from longtime board member Penelope P. Watkins; the monies are intended to endow the school’s … » Read

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s fifth annual Women in Classical Music Symposium, November 12-15, 2023, will honor violinist/educator Nicola Benedetti, hardly a stranger to the annual event and one of the world’s tireless … » Read

This May the Cleveland Orchestra is presenting The American Dream , a festival of music, exhibits, panel discussions, a film, a play, a poetry reading, and numerous concerts, all of which explore questions of whether and how the U.S. has … » Read

The Arete Quartet from South Korea was chosen as winner of the 15 th International Mozart Competition string quartet category, taking home a cash prize of €20,000 ($21,100). The foursome—violinists Chae-Ann Jeon and Dong-Hwi Kim, … » Read