On Feb. 8, John Williams turns 90. After a 28-film, nearly 50-year collaboration with Steven Spielberg; scores for some of the film world’s biggest blockbusters; 52 Oscar nominations and five wins; and four Olympic Games fanfares, he is … » Read

The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen has appointed 21-year-old Finn Tarmo Peltokoski [pictured] as its first ever principal guest conductor. He first led the orchestra last June, apparently with impressive results. He is scheduled to conduct it … » Read

Pianist Daniil Trifonov has tested positive for Covid-19 and so will not perform tonight in Boston, his first solo recital at Symphony Hall. The event, part of the BSO's Celebrity Series, has been cancelled altogether. Trifonov was Musical … » Read

LONDON--Ever since Peter Sellars’s ground-breaking 1996 Glyndebourne production of Handel’s Theodora , it has been clear that the 65-year-old composer’s penultimate oratorio is not only a viable stage work but a gift to the … » Read

An anonymous source within the Mariinsky Theater reports that the orchestra performed three concerts in January in Moscow, despite a majority of the players suffering from Covid-19. The source adds that the orchestra’s musicians are … » Read

In announcing its upcoming festival season, May 28-June 26, Opera Theater of Saint Louis (OTSL) has named Daniela Candillari as its principal conductor; she will lead one of the four productions per season, including this year’s Carmen . … » Read

Beginning Feb. 8, Carnegie Hall+, the new premium subscription  video on-demand channel, will be adding a number of top-drawer performances to its offerings. Five stand out as highlights: Lang Lang’s Carnegie Hall Recital Debut (full … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — After enduring repeated COVID-19 testing and a 5,400-mile (8690-kilometer) flight from London to become the first international symphony to tour the United States in 23 months, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra arrived in … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO--When the COVID-19 crisis hit in 2020, musicians, like the rest of us, responded in various, ever-shifting ways. Some holed up in relative silence. Others took to online platforms. Depending on where they were, some ventured out and … » Read

The Chicago Lyric Opera welcomed the month of February with an announcement of its 2022-23 season, its 68 th and the first of the post-pandemic era. Verdi’s Ernani is the season opener (Sept. 9-Oct. 1), with direction by Louisa Muller and … » Read