Gail Samuel has resigned as president and CEO of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, a position she will have been in for 18 months. She steps down at the end of the year, with advisory-board member Jeffrey Dunn agreeing to serve as interim. Dunn … » Read

LONDON—The sun shines brightly in Australia during December, but this account of Schubert’s chilling (and chilly) masterpiece in song, first seen and heard in Sydney earlier this year, practically froze the stage when it reached a … » Read

The Orchestre symphonique de Québec, Canada’s oldest continuing orchestra (est. 1902), has appointed German conductor Clemens Schuldt to be its next music director, effective next season for four years. He succeeds Bramwell Tovey, … » Read

The year 2022 was expected to mark a return to life for the classical music world in the U.K. “It was,” opines Ivan Hewett in The Daily Telegraph , “but only up to a point.” Live events have yet to recapture audiences, … » Read

Whether to continue performing or rush to the aid of their countrymen is a dilemma confronting many Ukrainian musicians. For Dalia Stasevska, the 38-year-old Finnish conductor who was born in Kyiv, her initial reaction was to consider cancelling … » Read

After nearly nine days of network silence caused by a cyberattack, the Metropolitan Opera is back in business. The company announced its status Thursday through a series of Tweets. A message on its website reads, "After suffering a cyberattack … » Read

The audience perches on barstools or lolls on padded ottomans and low-slung couches, diverted by dreamy projections on multiple screens and cocktails they’re free to sip during the show. Performances begin at a fashionable 9 pm. … » Read

Finnish conductor Tarmo Peltokoski, 22, another of Jorma Panula’s proteges from the Sibelius Academy, is to be the next music director of Orchester National du Capitole de Toulouse. He’ll start September 2024 as designate, followed a … » Read

Violinist Curtis Stewart, also a composer and genre-bending improvisor, is to succeed composer Derek Bermel as artistic director of the American Composers Orchestra;  Bermel announced his intention to step down last September. A graduate of … » Read

In the wake of the news that the Philly Pops plans to cease operation s, 95 percent of the Pops union musicians voted on Dec. 11 to strike unless the Pops owner Encore Series Inc negotiates in good faith. “There is no reason to stonewall … » Read