After 21 years as the chief classical music critic of The New York Times , Anthony Tommasini is about to retire. Before doing so, however, he has some things to get off his chest. He begins with an acknowledgement: “Of all the performing … » Read

After a nearly ten-year absence, the League of American Orchestra’s ten-day professional development seminar, “Essentials of Orchestra Management,” returns to New York City. Presented in collaboration with Juilliard Extension … » Read

Artistic and General Director American Lyric Theater The pandemic and the racial reckoning spawned by the police murders of George Floyd and others came together for American Lyric Theater in an unexpected way. “We’ve always … » Read

American-born conductor/pianist Ira Levin is no longer the artistic director of the Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro, a post he has held since August 2020, nor principal conductor of the theater’s symphony orchestra. The Theatro is the … » Read

There appears to be a last-minute race to the finish with respect to contract renewals. As December 31 approaches, performing arts groups worldwide are shoring up future alliances with their respective leaders. The Paris Chamber Orchestra has … » Read

Dec. 20 update: The Royal Opera House has cancelled the remaining Nutcracker performances and two performances of Nabucco , December 23 and 28, due to Covid. Over the weekend, Radio City Music Hall cancelled the remaining performances of its … » Read

On Dec. 9, students of the Tianjin Juilliard Orchestra performed Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 in G Major for the first time in concert, with Yu Long on the podium for his first time leading a student orchestra. Chair of the school’s … » Read

The recent release of Steven Spielberg’s remake of West Side Story has revived the on-again off-again debate about where best to place this iconic work in the artistic firmament. Does it belong most comfortably to the world of musical … » Read

Pianist Host and Resident Artist, USC Radio Group During the pandemic, Lara Downes put her itinerant life as a concert pianist on pause and largely stayed home in California. That shutdown spawned a  burst of new projects by her. … » Read

Chamber music’s best known duo, David Finkel and Wu Han, will continue as co-artistic overseers of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) through the 2026-27 season, which, having started in 2004-05, makes them the 52-year-old … » Read