The Springfield Symphony Orchestra, which has been mired in a contentious contract dispute for more than 18 months, is planning two concerts in April and May, the first by the ensemble in more than two years. Former SSO Music Director Mark … » Read

James Conway has announced his departure after 20 years as director of the English Touring Opera (ETO). He has agreed to stay on part-time as artistic director until the end of 2022, with Michael Garvey serving as interim chief executive. Gerry … » Read

The San Francisco Opera has planned an ambitious 2022-2023 season to honor its centennial. On the program are eight productions that represent a blend of standard fare with less common repertoire, including two commissioned premieres by Bay Area … » Read

Its first tour in two-and-a-half years will be a modest one, but it does indicate a desire to show its colors outside the Amtrak corridor between Philadelphia and New York. The Philadelphia Orchestra will venture as far west as Oklahoma in a … » Read

It's not surprising that many faculty members at the Cleveland Institute of Music also have a regular gig with the local band. The latest CIM faculty news sees the return of the Cleveland Orchestra’s principal bass Maximilian Dimoff … » Read

In the past two years some of the most iconic names in popular music—Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Stevie Nicks, Paul Simon, Tina Turner, John Legend, the estate of David Bowie, et al.—have sold their music catalogs for prices ranging … » Read

Classical music lovers and TikTok aficionados might not seem to be cut from the same cloth, but the recent experience of the London Philharmonic suggests otherwise. In January 2021 the LPO joined the social networking service, hoping to keep … » Read

The hue and cry over the long overdue inclusion of more works by women and people of color can serve to disguise the fact that there are also thousands of other composers, some quite famous in their time, who hardly ever make it into a concert … » Read

New York Public Radio (NYPR) has a number of new staff members, including Kristina Newman-Scott, who earlier this month became executive director of The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, a new position. NYPR is the umbrella corporation housing … » Read

French conductor Stéphane Denève has added another position to his crowded CV. As of next September, he becomes principal guest conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (NRPhO), succeeding James Gaffigan. … » Read