Gustavo Dudamel’s decision to leave the Los Angeles Philharmonic for New York represents the departure of much more than a exceptionally talented maestro. Since his arrival in LA as music director in 2009, he has become a larger-than-life … » Read

Daniel Hawkins is moving from associate principal horn of the San Francisco Symphony to principal of the Dallas Symphony as of next fall. He succeeds David Cooper, who left in 2017, initially to play with the Berlin Philharmonic and, two years … » Read

British composer and conductor Sir George Benjamin (Musical America’s  2014 Composer of the Year) has been awarded the Ernst von Siemens (EvS) Music Prize for a lifetime of service to music. The award carries a €250,000 ($268,000) … » Read

David Lockington, music director of the Pasadena Symphony Association from 2013 until he was fired in 2021 for refusing to be vaccinated on religious grounds, has sued his former employer. His suit alleges wrongful termination, religious … » Read

LOS ANGELES — Even though the LA Opera is halfway through the 2022-23 season, its new production of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro felt like a homecoming. All thoughts of attendance refusing to rebound in the wake of the … » Read

Aviel Cahn, general director of the Grand Théâtre de Genève, has been named intendant of Deutsche Oper Berlin as of August, 2026. He succeeds Dietmar Schwarz, whose contract expires one year prior. Cahn, VP of Opera Europa for … » Read

On Sunday, Feb. 5, Joseph Tancredi’s afternoon plans took a dramatic turn after a 12:30 telephone call. On the line was Grant Loehnig, head of the music staff at Opera Philadelphia, who was searching desperately for a tenor to replace a … » Read

Russian violinist Ilya Gringolts [pictured] has not performed in his native country since August 2021, and given his outspoken opposition to the invasion of Ukraine, he is not likely to be returning anytime soon. A resident of Zurich for more … » Read

PHILADELPHIA--William Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony had a rewarding trip back to the Philadelphia Orchestra after its successful 1934 premiere under Leopold Stokowski, and it was surrounded by unusually sympathetic company. Call it … » Read

As New York Philharmonic audiences have watched a parade of young and mostly Finnish-trained guest conductors take the stage, assuming them contenders to be the next music director, one name has hovered consistently above all. It seemed almost … » Read