BERLIN (AP) — Germany's president on Tuesday bestowed the country's highest honor on British conductor Simon Rattle, the former head of the Berlin Philharmonic who is set to take a new job in Munich next year. President Frank-Walter … » Read

The San Francisco Opera’s 99th Season continues at the War Memorial Opera House between June 4 and July 3 with three offerings. First up is a new production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni , which is set in a post-apocalyptic future amid the … » Read

As musical life continues on the obstacle-ridden road to recovery, a number of orchestras have recently announced new players. The Pittsburgh Symphony will have two new violists as of next spring. Sean Juhl, who is currently working on his BM … » Read

Recent hires at the Banff Center for Arts and Creativity have filled three key leadership positions: Director of Indigenous Leadership, Dean of Arts and Leadership, and Director of Dance Training Programming. Simon Ross, a hereditary member of … » Read

In a move designed to promote the idea that Boston’s Berklee College of Music should “practice what it preaches,” Adam Gautille has resigned because the school refuses to pay session musicians top-tier rates. “We're not … » Read

American conductor John Axelrod arrived in Kyoto, Japan, from Switzerland in time for the requisite ten-day quarantine before his appearance on the podium of the City of Kyoto Symphony Orchestra, November 27 and 28. His next scheduled engagement, … » Read

As the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s new president and CEO, Erik Rönmark is making some major changes. Having officially succeeded longtime chief Anne Parsons on December 20 (three months earlier than was originally anticipated), … » Read

Representatives from two very different musical worlds came together in Philadelphia on Feb. 3 to celebrate the music and life of Florence Price. The Black composer, who died almost 70 years ago, is enjoying her  long overdue coming-out … » Read

George Crumb, a pioneering American composer who incorporated sounds of nature, theatricalism, and extended techniques within the confines of the western classical tradition, died at his home on Sunday in Media, PA. He was 92. His death was … » Read

LOS ANGELES – With determined optimism, the LA Opera intends a full menu of activity in its 2022-23 season. President and CEO Christopher Koelsch announced Sunday that the company will resume its pre-pandemic slate of six full productions … » Read