Conveniently timed on a night off for the Bayreuth Festspiele audience, the Internationale Siegfried Wagner Gesellschaft presented on August 21 a rare, staged performance of its namesake’s Der Friedensengel (The Angel of Peace) at the … » Read

When Andrew Yee, a member of the Grammy award-winning Attacca Quartet, showed up for an Air Wisconsin flight to Fargo with his cello in hand, the airline refused him boarding, despite his purchase of a separate ticket for the instrument. … » Read

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Mikis Theodorakis, the beloved Greek composer whose rousing music and life of political defiance won acclaim abroad and inspired millions at home, died Thursday. He was 96. His death at his home in central Athens was … » Read

In a move that has left the Winston-Salem Symphony in the lurch on the eve of its 75 th- anniversary season, British conductor Timothy Redmond has resigned as music director. The news was announced by the orchestra on August 24; Redmond is … » Read

LONDON--With the 2021 BBC Proms season drawing to a close, this August 30 concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall was a reminder of the rewardingly thoughtful programming that has typified this year’s festival. Not only was there a … » Read

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