San Francisco Symphony Chorus Director Ragnar Bohlin has resigned as of this month, after 14 years in the job. He is an anti-vaxxer, as made clear from his Facebook posts, and, since the orchestra and indeed the city is demanding proof of … » Read

The Metropolitan Opera will perform Verdi’s Requiem on Saturday, September 11, 2021, in commemoration of the 20 th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin will conduct the Met Orchestra and Chorus … » Read

News from the Metropolitan Opera: Diane Zola has resigned as assistant general manager, artistic, and executive director of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program. According to an internal memo, Zola will “pursue various other … » Read

Illness has forced Yannick Nézet-Séguin to cancel his appearances with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra on Aug. 21 and 24. It will require four people to replace the maestro. On Aug. 21 Yuja Wang will perform Mozart’s Piano … » Read

Carnegie Hall continues to fill out its 2021-22 season, adding about ten more events to its previously announced programming. The Philadelphia Orchestra/Yuja Wang opening gala on October 6 will mark the launch of the five-concert Beethoven … » Read

Composer/conductor James Blachly, associate editor of African Diaspora Music Project (ADMP) database, Grammy-winning mastermind behind the 2020 Chandos Recording of Dame Ethel Smyth’s The Prison , has extended his contract as music director … » Read

Mounting a new production of the complete Ring cycle is a massive undertaking in the best of times. These are hardly the best of times, so it came as no surprise when Opera Australia (OA) announced today that it was once more postponing the … » Read

Classical:NEXT, the self-proclaimed “largest global gathering of professionals for all sectors of classical and art music,” said to attract up to 1,000 attendees, has been cancelled. Scheduled to take place September 27-30 in … » Read

Age can be liberating. Witness a “no-holds-barred”  interview Riccardo Muti gave to Aldo Cazzullo of the Milan daily Corriere della Sera right before his 80 th birthday. In an extended report, the maestro weighs in on a range of … » Read

To the editor: I read last week’s glowing review of the Tanglewood concert conducted by Karina Canellakis. I appreciated the detail that the reviewer, Leslie Kandell, included in the article, but I was hoping to learn what outfit Yo-Yo Ma … » Read