In the last ten days, as performance groups prepare to launch their first live indoor seasons in, in some cases, 18 months, safety protocols are coming into focus. The latest announcement comes from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, requiring proof … » Read

As an entire generation of baby-boomer arts leaders heads into retirement, the field continues to count on one, apparently ageless, stalwart to pass on the wisdom of hands-on experience. It is, of course, David Hyslop, whose symphony orchestra … » Read

Life for Mannes School of Music master’s student Martín García García took a dramatic turn last month, and the road ahead is looking even curvier.  With his August win at the 2021 Cleveland International Piano … » Read

In 2016, Andris Nelsons was engaged to conduct a new staging by Eric Laufenberg of Parsifal at the Bayreuth Festival, but he cancelled three weeks before it opened , reputedly over differences with Christian Thielemann, then the festival’s … » Read

Joana Mallwitz, 34, is to be the next chief conductor at the Konzerthaus Berlin, succeeding Christoph Eschenbach, 81, as of the 2023-24 season and becoming the first woman to take the role. She recently announced her intention to exit as general … » Read

The Portland (OR) Opera has announced the exit of its longtime Music Director, George Manahan. The move appears to be immediate; he is not scheduled to conduct any of its three productions next season. Manahan, 69, also just left his post at the … » Read

The San Antonio Symphony (SAS), which flirted with death as recently as 2018 , is once again struggling to mount a sustainable 2021-22 season. A rumored 50 percent cut in the base salary of $35,774 to $17,710 for the ensemble’s musicians … » Read

Four conductors will take part in the Los Angeles Philharmonic 2021-22 Dudamel Fellowship Program. The Fellows—François López-Ferrer, Chloé van Soeterstède, Camilo Téllez, and Enluis Montes … » Read

Apple has acquired Primephonic, the four-year-old Netherlands-based classical music streaming service .  The tech behemoth’s plans call for the launch, at some as-yet-undetermined time, of a dedicated Apple Music Classical experience, … » Read

Tobias Kratzer’s bold, imaginative production of Tannhäuser , which opened here in 2019 to mostly positive reviews, was revived this season with a few changes reflecting, and reflecting on, the Covid environment. As before, … » Read