Korean-Canadian conductor Earl Lee, a recently named assistant conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, has signed with Wittenberg Artists, his first management firm. Also an accomplished cellist, Lee has served as associate conductor of the … » Read

The many ramifications of the pandemic are still being felt throughout the classical music world. One of the less visible but no less important is the time it has provided for some high-profile leaders to recalibrate their priorities. In January, … » Read

Speranza Scappucci will not renew her  contract as music director of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, which runs until the end of the 2021-2022 season, although she will return as a guest conductor in the future. In a … » Read

Song recitals are traditionally rather staid affairs, with stiffly attired singers tucked into the curved embrace of a concert grand piano performing music that only connoisseurs can enjoy. But this need not be the case, suggests Thomas Guthrie, … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO --Harriet’s Spirit , a 50-minute opera rooted in the legacy of the Black abolitionist Harriet Tubman, received its first professional performances on November 13 and 14 at the Bayview Opera House, an Opera Parallèle … » Read

Mark Elder, music director of the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, U.K., since 2000, is to be the principal guest conductor of the Bergen (NO) Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) as of August 2022. His three-year contract obligates him to three or … » Read

Violinist and pedagogue Daniel Kurganov is an outlier in a world in which professional musicians master their craft well before they are ten years old. The 35-year-old Russian-born violinist, who grew up in Chicago, did not take up his chosen … » Read

Alistair Spalding, artistic director of Sadler’s Wells, one of the first U.K. arts organizations to tour internationally post-Brexit, describes the experience as a “nightmare…. For most of the pandemic we couldn’t tour … » Read

Anthony ("Tony") Tommasini will step down at year’s end after 22 years as the chief classical music critic of The New York Times , one of the most powerful positions in the international classical music realm. The announcement was made … » Read

When Robert Spano departs the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) at the end of the season and heads to Fort Worth, he will leave an enviable record as one of the country’s leading proponents of new music. “Under Robert Spano,” … » Read