The five recipients of the 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grants—double bassist Nina Bernat; guitarist Bokyung Byun; flutist Emi Ferguson; pianist Evren Ozel; and the Isidore String Quartet—will be honored tonight in a ceremony at the … » Read

This year’s Polar Music Prize goes to Estonian composer Arvo Pärt [pictured], five-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo, and Island Records founder Chris Blackwell. The prize, sometimes referred to as the Nobel Prize in … » Read

Bach’s Passio Domini nostri Jesu Christi secundum Evagelistam Matthaeum or St. Matthew Passion had been missing from the New York Philharmonic for 15 years when Jaap van Zweden revived it for three performances last weekend at David Geffen … » Read

When the Greek debt crisis of 2015 unleashed economic turmoil in that country, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation ploughed on with building its plush Cultural Center near Athens's port. Greek National Opera (GNO) relocated to the complex two years … » Read

LONDON—It’s a confident company that programs Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s Die Tote Stadt , a work calling for vast orchestral forces and singers with the stamina of oxen. English National Opera may have its ongoing funding woes, … » Read

Chalk up a win for those pushing back against the BBC’s full-on assault on classical music in the U.K. After intense pressure from musicians, the public, members of Parliament, and a petition signed by 140,000 people, the broadcaster has … » Read

Italian-German conductor Nicolò Umberto Foron, 25 [pictured], has won the London Symphony Orchestra’s 17th Donatella Flick Conducting Competition , following three days of competition. He receives £15,000 cash and becomes the … » Read

Germany can rightfully claim the title of  “Opera Capitol of the World.” Its more than 80 permanent opera houses offer about 9,000 performances each year, a number five times greater than in all of North America. It is little … » Read

Camerata Zürich has announced violinist Esther Hoppe [pictured] as its next artistic director, succeeding Igor Karsko, as of the 2025-26 season. A soloist, chamber musician, and professor of violin at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, … » Read

Enthusiastic fund-raising campaigns and changes in top management have done little to save the demise of the Philly Pops, which has “postponed” another set of concerts, scheduled for this weekend. The group announced it would cease … » Read