On Oct. 6, everything was in place for the San Francisco Symphony’s concert for the opening of the 20 th season at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts at UC Davis save one essential element—instruments. With more than 1,100 … » Read

On Oct. 9 Jordan Ashman, an 18-year-old from Cambridgeshire, became only the third percussionist to win the BBC's Young Musician competition. “Jordan combined emotional expression with an easy, assured technique, and moments of brilliance … » Read

Cate Blanchett has heard the line before. “I wrote this part for you” is a director-actor pickup line, she said. It is not usually to be believed. But what she didn’t know when Todd Field sent her his script for   … » Read

Lyndon Terracini, scheduled to depart as the artistic director of Opera Australia at the end of 2023, will instead be leaving October 14, the company announced October 7. His abrupt exit takes place more than a year ahead of schedule and within a … » Read

Violinist Colin Jacobsen, co-founder of the Knights and Brooklyn Rider, is to succeed Anne-Marie McDermott as artistic director of the Santa Fe Pro Musica. McDermott quit in March, citing disagreement with the direction of the group as … » Read

The Bolshoi Theater has suspended ten leading dancers from upcoming performances in Moscow for their unauthorized participation in a gala in Tashkent for the Foundation for the Development of Culture and Art of Uzbekistan. The dancers suspended … » Read

NEW YORK — It’s been quite a year for conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson, forming an orchestra from scratch, leading it on a 12-city tour, and then as soon as it disbanded going straight to the Metropolitan Opera to prepare for an … » Read

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced its first international tour since the pandemic. Music director Andris Nelsons will lead the orchestra on a four-city, six-concert visit to Japan in November, presenting three programs including major … » Read

This month sees a clutch of new releases featuring orchestral and chamber music by three contrasting but uniquely original American voices, each composer a generation apart. George Walker Hot on the heels of the National Symphony Orchestra and … » Read

New York's Heartbeat Opera, a company with an unparalleled reputation for daring and disruption, has announced plans to shake up more of the repertoire’s classics. An online screening and a pair of determined women directors will bring a … » Read