LONDON—Once upon a time El Sistema was the gold standard in international music education. The gilt, however, started to peel off years ago amid accusations of corruption and abuse. In the same week that the U.S. announced a $25m reward for … » Read

Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra (NACO) will tour Japan for the first time in 40 years next spring, along with making its debut in Korea. The May 29-to-June 7 trip marks the orchestra’s 99 th tour since its founding in 1969 in … » Read

The Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation’s awards program will disburse a total of €4 million ($4.12 million) in 2025. Sir Simon Rattle is the recipient of this year’s Siemens Music Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious … » Read

Demonstrating that the well of capable Finnish conductors seems bottomless, Hannu Lintu has been selected as the next music director of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO). The 57-year-old maestro, currently music director of the Gulbenkian … » Read

ST. LOUIS—Exciting things are afoot at the St. Louis Symphony. Next fall, the orchestra will unveil its $150 million renovation of Powell Hall, turning 100 this year . The construction has chased the St. Louisans to different local halls, … » Read

Sony Music Entertainment (SME) has bought Supraphon, one of the Czech Republic’s most dynamic music labels, expanding the company’s footprint in central Europe. Since its founding in 1932, Supraphon has built an eclectic catalogue … » Read

On January 15 Ruth Slenczynska turned 100 after having played the piano for over nine decades. The daughter of Polish immigrants to California, she made her public debut at age four, and a year later played a Beethoven minuet on television. Her … » Read

Remy Franck, president of the jury for the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA), has announced the 2025 honorees, who were chosen from among 374 nominees. The awards will be presented at a ceremony and gala concert at the Tonhalle in … » Read

Additional reports of the Palisades fire in Los Angeles that destroyed Belmont Music Publishers offer a better understanding of just how much has been lost. Gone are an estimated 100,000 scores and parts as well as digital backups of the scores … » Read

Laura Kuhn will retire as executive director of the John Cage Trust in March, having founded the organization at his death in 1992 with the late composer’s longtime life partner, choreographer Merce Cunningham. Kuhn worked with Cage from … » Read