Under pressure from activist groups and Belgian political authorities, officials of the Flanders Festival Ghent have withdrawn their invitation to the Munich Philharmonic and its music director designate Lahav Shani to perform on Sept. 18. Shani, … » Read

The Seattle Symphony has added Aaron You-Xin Li to its second violin section as of the start of the 2025-26 season. Known professionally as Aaron Li, the Taiwanese native has previously played with the Kansas City Symphony and was a concertmaster … » Read

The Ojai Music Festival has chosen Teddy Abrams, music director of the Louisville Orchestra among other claims to fame, to succeed Ara Guzelimian as artistic and executive director, starting in 2027. Guzelimian will oversee the 2026 event, … » Read

The San Francisco Opera and its choristers, dancers, soloists, and production staff—AGMA members all—have come to a two year contract agreement, retroactive to March 1 and running through February 28, 2027. The new contract arrives … » Read

In a move that is rare in diplomatic circles, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine’s ambassador to Great Britain, has jumped into the middle of the imbroglio surrounding Anna Netrebko’s upcoming appearances in Tosca at The Royal Opera. In an … » Read

This September Dead Man Walking comes full circle, returning to the stage of the San Francisco Opera where it premiered 25 years ago. In the interim the work by composer Jake Heggie and librettist Terrence McNally has received more than 70 … » Read

Despite recent turbulence regarding the musicians contract, including a strike threat , SF Symphony administrators maintain that all of this week’s opening events, including the gala with Yuja Wang on September 12, “are … » Read

Since 2019, SMU Data Arts has gathered and analyzed data from over 6,500 nonprofit organizations of varying budget size, geographic location, and artistic discipline in order to complete a cultural data profile (CDP) that identifies trends that … » Read

LONDON—Among some fairly scattergun programs at this year’s Proms, this September 7 concert with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Music Director Vasily Petrenko stood out for its cohesion and satisfying musical parallels. The … » Read

Last weekend, the first performance in the Wanamaker Building since Macy’s vacated the space in March offered a preview of what is to come between now and year’s end. With a $1 million gift from philanthropist Frederick R. … » Read