Louisa May Alcott was born in 19th-century Massachusetts into a family whose intellectual liberal circle included Whitman, Emerson, and Thoreau. Educated and opinionated, her semi-autobiographical novels, starting with Little Women , were written … » Read

While ecstatic at the prospect of a full-fledged return to live performances, The Washington Post’s music critic Michael Andor Brodeur laments the slow but seemingly steady demise of the printed program. Whereas “happy ushers” … » Read

The one-off concert in Caramoor’s Spanish Courtyard on July 21 was titled for its trio of composer/performers--Caroline Shaw, Angélica Negrón, Raquel Acevedo Klein—but might have more aptly been called “Songs from … » Read

On July 22, Austrian conductor Stefan Soltesz, age 73, collapsed on the podium during a performance of R. Strauss’s opera The Silent Woman at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich and died hours later at the hospital. “We are losing a … » Read

In January 2022, the National Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Gianandrea Noseda launched a project to perform and record George Walker’s five Sinfonias, a series of works written between 1984 and 2015. The first release features … » Read

Lincoln Center has adopted a new look for its inaugural Summer for the City festival. The once postcard-perfect plaza is now a vast party space bedecked in electric violet, a quadruple-sized disco ball hanging over the iconic fountain. Organizers … » Read

The Rise Diversity Project aims to remedy one of the biggest shortcomings in the pool of classically trained American musicians—the relative absence of individuals from Black, Latinx, and Asian communities. Conceived and organized by … » Read

The Mostly Mozart Festival, a summertime staple of Lincoln Center for over 50 years, is all but dead, argues Zachary Woolfe in The New York Times . “Instead,” he contends, “classical music, even in its ever-struggling nonprofit … » Read

The Kennedy Center has announced the recipients of this year's honors for “lifetime artistic achievements,” and it’s a mixed bag indeed: Think movie star George Clooney meets composer Tania León meets rock group U2 meets … » Read

Jonathon Heyward, chief conductor of the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, former Dudamel Fellow, is to be the next music director of the Baltimore Symphony, the orchestra announced today. He will serve as music director designate next season and … » Read