Sir George Benjamin will succeed Tania León in September 2025 as composer-in-residence for the London Philharmonic Orchestra. The 64-year-old London native, Musical America’s 2014 Composer of the Year , is a student of Olivier … » Read

Not for the first time, Amanda Smith has been named President & CEO of Honens, only this time it’s permanent. The organization’s director of marketing and communications for the last seven years, Smith last held the CEO post on an … » Read

An anonymous seven-figure gift has been secured to purchase land for Theater in the Garden, an international center for the arts in Naples, Florida, that will serve as the U.S. home for the Luciano Pavarotti Foundation. Headquartered in Modena, … » Read

LONDON—For the London Symphony Orchestra, 2025 is a double red-letter year. Not only is it Antonio Pappano’s first season as chief conductor—and already looking like a match made in heaven—but it’s the year Simon … » Read

Jung Jae-wal, who took over the reins as CEO of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra (SPO) in October, has set a very high bar for his ensemble. Within ten years, he tells the Korea Times , we want to reach “a level where we can compete with … » Read

Martin Rajna, principal conductor of the Hungarian State Opera, is the new chief conductor of the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra as of 2026. The Hungarian maestro, 29, succeeds Gustavo Gimeno, in the job for ten years. Gimeno is the current … » Read

The abbeys of the Middle Ages were often self-sustaining, making their own food and clothing and selling much it to their communities. When Philippe Boyer became rector of Saint-Pierre in 2011, he decided to emulate his predecessors of centuries … » Read

Jonathon Heyward, music director of the Baltimore Symphony, will continue his summer job at the helm of Lincoln Center’s Festival Orchestra, the reincarnation of the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, which played its final concerts in the … » Read

In the digital program for the new opera Eat the Document , the creative team—librettist, composer, stage director, musical director––offers a piece of advice: “If you haven’t already read the book, we highly … » Read

The impending closure of the Macy’s department store housed in the Wanamaker Building in central city Philadelphia poses a threat to the Wanamaker Grand Court Organ. An artifact of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, the instrument, one … » Read