American soprano Renée Fleming has found a new use for her world-class breath-control: helping people suffering from long COVID. Last summer, the 63-year-old diva launched a new online initiative, “Healing Breath,” alongside … » Read

As the United States relationship with China grows increasingly strained, it is important to be reminded of a time 50 years ago when Beethoven helped break down cultural barriers between the two nations. As Beethoven in Beijing , a 90-minute … » Read

Yesterday, Austrian media reported that Andrés Orozco-Estrada had resigned as chief conductor of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra “with immediate effect,” leaving the orchestra conductor-less for a significant number of upcoming … » Read

LONDON--Two weeks ago the London Philharmonic was pushing the envelope under its new Principal Conductor Edward Gardner in a program of exclusively new music , all four items being U.K. premieres. For this April 9 concert at London’s Royal … » Read

Countertenors—once rarities called upon for the occasional Baroque opera—suddenly seem to be everywhere. Polish virtuoso Jakub Józef Orlinski, who recently offered a well-received recital at Berkeley, sang a major role in the … » Read

Portuguese conductor Nuno Coelho , onetime LA Philharmonic Dudamel Fellow, is to be the new chief conductor of the Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias in Oviedo, Spain. The current guest conductor of the Orquestra Gulbenkian, … » Read

Bernard Jacobson, a classical music critic and writer for more than six decades, died on Feb. 14, 2022, in Philadelphia. He was 85. Born in London in 1936 and educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, he began his career in the Netherlands, … » Read

In his pre-performance remarks, John Corigliano reminded San Francisco Symphony audience members to read their programs closely. His Triathlon , receiving its world premiere at Davies Hall on Friday, April 8, is not subtitled Concerto for … » Read

Patrons of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra (NSO) can be forgiven if they suspect that the Schermerhorn Symphony Center has become the set for a remake of The Birds , Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 horror/thriller. For the past two summers, tens … » Read

Pentatone recordings has hired Sean Hickey as its new managing director. He succeeds Simon M. Eder, who left in January to join Intermusica artist management after five years in the top spot. Hickey is an award-winning composer who has several … » Read