That was quick. No sooner did Alexei Ratmansky step down as artist in residence of the American Ballet Theatre than the New York City Ballet snatched him up for the same post—a new one for this company—beginning in August, just two … » Read

LONDON--Not content with being a consummate concert pianist—along with  gifted writer, poet, and painter—Sir Stephen Hough also composes. A busy work schedule has limited his output in the past but, thanks perhaps to the … » Read

Perhaps it was just a marketing tactic, like a Broadway show posting closing notices to boost ticket sales. Or perhaps there really was a hue and cry that went up when the Philly Pops announced the organization would shut down. Either way, that … » Read

Arts leaders in Houston are cheering the momentum they are enjoying after the pandemic and vowing to keep moving forward. Under General Director and CEO Khori Dastoor, who joined the company a year ago , the Houston Grand Opera attracted … » Read

The maestro memoir has long been the exclusive province of men. Ten years ago, Music as Alchemy , a book of interviews of conductors included not a single woman. Now, the same publisher has released In Good Hands: The Making of a Modern Conductor … » Read

The timing was a bit unfortunate. Just days before the opening night of the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Fedora , the company announced in The New York Times that it was planning to intensify its focus on contemporary works. … » Read

A number of recent new and renewed conducting appointments emerged in the final days of 2022. Among them, Greek conductor Vassilis Christopoulos was named chief conductor of Opera Graz, starting in 2023-24. He succeeds Roland Kluttig, who exits … » Read

When Julia Wolfe’s Her Story has its local premiere with the Chicago Symphony this weekend, listeners will recognize not only her distinctive compositional style—hypnotic repetition, propulsive rhythms, and spookily intoned vocal … » Read

David Johnson Dalton, a devoted teacher and violist of international stature, died at age 88 on Dec. 23. Born and raised on a farm in Utah, Dalton grew up balancing his work herding cattle with developing his skills as a violinist. His musical … » Read

Daniel F. Cameron, classical music publicist and co-founder of Hemsing Associates with his wife Josephine Hemsing, died on December 25. He was 91. The cause was complications from dementia, according to his wife. With an undergraduate degree in … » Read