Trinity Wall Street has placed Julian Wachner, its highly regarded director of music, on leave while it investigates an allegation of an eight-year-old incident of sexual misconduct against him. The alleged wrongdoing took place at a 2014 … » Read

Patrick Chamberlain, VP of artistic planning at the New Jersey Symphony, is to be the next VP of artistic administration for the Aspen Music Festival and School. He succeeds Asadour Santourian , newly named as VP of the Boston Symphony’s … » Read

Violinist Aubree Oliverson, 23 [pictured], has signed with Askonas Holt. The Colburn School grad won the 2021 Special Prize of Merit for violin at last summer’s Verbier Festival.  Recent engagements include opening the 21/22 Louisiana … » Read

In the aftermath of Valery Gergiev’s dismissal as head of the Munich Philharmonic, the municipal cultural adviser Anton Biebl is defending the German city’s seven-year relationship with the Russian conductor. Insisting that “we … » Read

The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) has canceled an appearance by Alexander Malofeev, a 20-year-old Russian pianist who had been scheduled to perform Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 March 9-13 with Michael Tilson Thomas on … » Read

ROME, Italy (AP) — A gentle tune from a violin played by a musician who has been dubbed Ukraine’s “cellar violinist” is a lullaby for a child sheltered in the dark basement of an apartment building in the besieged … » Read

After two seasons of auditioning guest conductors, the Williamsburg Symphony has named Michael Butterman to be its music director as of next fall. The orchestra reported 194 applicants for the job and 7,000 hours of review by the search … » Read

Many cultural institutions around the country are asking, “Is it too soon to unmask?” As the Covid-19 virus retreats and local and state governments begin relaxing public health regulations for public venues, arts leaders are once … » Read

LONDON--When Sheku Kanneh-Mason made his recording debut in 2018, the young British cellist chose to do it with Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto, suggesting an intriguing identification with the Soviet composer’s lyrical blend of … » Read

A visitor to the St Pancras International concourse in London on March 7, International Women’s Day, might have had a brief operatic encounter. Over the course of several hours, ten singers from the Royal Opera House’s Jette Parker … » Read