Maria Ewing, who sang major soprano and mezzo-soprano roles on international states from the Met to Coven Garden, died on January 9 at her home in Detroit. She was 71. Born of a Dutch mother and African-American father, her family history is said … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Her arms at her side against her glimmering, long black jacket and her blond hair pulled into a ponytail, Susanna Mälkki soaked in several minutes of applause after a thrilling Carnegie Hall debut. She had conducted the … » Read

Mary Ellen Northrop, an unassuming Wilmington music lover who enjoyed playing the clarinet and spent her life working as a budget and tax analyst, once hinted to officials at the Music School of Delaware (MSD) that she might give them a gift. … » Read

Italian-American conductor Speranza Scappucci, who emerged Stateside as a 2014 Musical America New Artist of the Month , is going to be making her La Scala debut a bit earlier than anticipated. In the mixed blessings of the current Covid … » Read

As anticipated, the Cleveland Orchestra has cancelled its tour of Southern Florida, scheduled for January 21-29, starting at the Adrianne Arsht Center in Miami and traveling to the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, and Symphony Hall at … » Read

In his program note for the Saxophone Concerto, John Adams writes that his preference for the soloist is the “looser, grittier, ‘jazz style’” of playing, rather than the “French style” generally associated with … » Read

Goli Sheikholeslami, who succeeded Laura Walker as president and CEO of New York Public Radio just two years ago , is leaving to become chief executive of Politico. She exits the company—owner of WNYC, WQXR, and Gothamist—at a time of … » Read

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO) and the Los Angeles Music Center have both announced senior executive level hires designed to further their efforts at becoming more equitable, diverse, and inclusive. In doing so they are joining a … » Read

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has renewed its support for the National Alliance for Audition Support (NAAS) , a partnership among the Sphinx Organization, New World Symphony, and the League of American Orchestras designed to increase the … » Read

With the announcement of two new executives at the Boston Symphony Orchestra under President and CEO Gail Samuel, in the job since last June, comes news of two major departures: Ellen Highstein, with the BSO for 25 years, will exit as director of … » Read