Anne Parsons, longtime president and resilient leader of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, died last night after a long battle with cancer. She was 64. Parsons, who  retired in December after 17 years in the job, accomplished major milestones, … » Read

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s 2022-2023 season will mark the 13 th and last year of Riccardo Muti’s tenure as music director, and, by season’s end, his 500 th appearance on the CSO podium since 1973. His musical legacy and … » Read

Paul Hughes, general manager and director of the BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, and BBC Singers, will step down from his posts after 23 years. His last day will be the First Night of this year’s Proms, July 15, 2022. Hughes’s … » Read

Spotify reports that in 2021 it paid $7bn to music industry rights holders, an amount that accounted for more than one quarter of the recording industry’s $25.9bn in total revenue. The year-end total represented an 18.5 percent increase … » Read

The Madison (WI) Symphony Orchestra (MSO), approaching its 97 th season in 2022-23, has appointed Robert A. Reed [pictured] as its new executive director, starting full time on June 6, 2022. He succeeds Rick Mackie, who retired last June. The MSO … » Read

The Boston Symphony is citing “unforeseen logistical complications between England and Austria” as the reason behind the cancellation of its two concerts in Royal Festival Hall, May 12 and 13. It’s possible that this is in fact … » Read

On March 25, which in Russia happened to be the Day of Cultural Professionals, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a videoconference with several cultural leaders whom he knows personally. This was the meeting in which he commented on how … » Read

KHARKIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Russian bombs fall daily on Kharkiv since the invasion of Ukraine, but time stood still briefly on Saturday as a group of Ukrainian musicians moved listeners with a classical concert. Three violinists, a cellist, … » Read

A March 24 concert by the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) under Simon Rattle’s baton “looked like a sure thing on paper,” writes Timothy Mangan in the Voice of Orange County . Unfortunately, he continues, “The concert … » Read

During his two decades as artistic director of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Grant Gershon has transformed the ensemble from a largely volunteer-based organization to a professional choir of 100 members that has presented 45 world premieres and … » Read