A recent tour to Asia by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra included eight concerts. Only the two in Seoul on November 3 and 4 were announced to the public by the orchestra. The others—two in Hong Kong on October 24 and 25 and four in Taiwan … » Read

This past summer’s nine-city European tour by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) provided the ensemble with a once-in-a-decade opportunity to score points with two state legislators. At an estimated cost of $15,000, the PSO underwrote … » Read

WOODSTOCK, N.Y. (AP) — Hard of hearing, Thomas Edison found a unique way to appreciate piano music. As someone played, the great inventor would lean in close to the instrument, right above the keys, and he’d bite the piano. Pressing … » Read

Under its  new General Director and CEO Mena Mark Hanna, the Spoleto Festival is making key structural changes as part of a new strategic plan, set for completion by next February before the 2023 season (May 26-June 11) is announced. The new … » Read

Hannu Lintu, just into his second season as principal conductor of the Finnish National Opera , is to be music director of Lisbon’s Gulbenkian Orchestra as of September 2023, with 2024-25 designated as his first full season.  The … » Read

Conventional wisdom has long held that certain works in the canon are best played and recorded only by performers with years of experience. Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 29, Hammerklavier , for instance, is not the province of the young. … » Read

As the Naples (FL) Philharmonic continues its search for a successor to Andrey Boreyko, who stepped down after eight seasons as music director last May, the orchestra has designated Canadian violinist James Ehnes to be its artistic … » Read

For a musician, the loss of their instrument can be devastating. Nicole Boyesen, a double bassist with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, still finds the experience “heartbreaking” 42 years after her instrument went missing while she … » Read

PRAGUE (AP)— Czech conductor Libor Pešek, best known for leading the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic for a decade, died on Oct. 23. He was 89. His death was reported Jan Hasenöhrl, director of the Czech National Symphony Orchestra … » Read

SAN DIEGO—At the center of El último sueño de Frida y Diego ( The Last Dream of Frida and Diego ), Frida Kahlo decides to cross over from the underworld and return to the realm of the living. It’s a conceit that cries … » Read