The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) has selected Andreas Delfs as its new music director. He will succeed Ward Stare, who exits at the end of this, his final season. A native of Flensburg, Germany, Delfs was for 12 years music director of … » Read

The refusal of the Franz Hofmann and Sophie Hagemann Foundation to pay for a violin taken from Jewish music dealer Felix Hildesheimer by the Nazis in 1939 is threatening the efficacy of Germany’s advisory group on the return of cultural … » Read

We will be updating this list weekly. Please note that all times are given in U.S. Eastern Time (ET). To calculate in other time zones or counties, British Summer Time (BST) is currently five hours ahead of ET and Central European Time (CET) is … » Read

Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla, Music Director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) since 2016 , will relinquish her post at the end of the 2021-22 season. “This is a deeply personal decision,” the 34-year-old Lithuanian-born … » Read

In a departure from the norm, the Metropolitan Opera has announced its weekly free streams schedule significantly in advance, targeting the first two weeks of February as its celebration of Black History Month. From February 1 -14, some of the … » Read

Brash creativity has enabled the Atlanta Opera to continue performing before live audiences during the pandemic.  Working under an open-sided tent situated on a baseball field and observing strict public health protocols, last fall the … » Read

Despite feeling thoroughly contemporary in its approach, David T. Little's Soldier Songs has a timeless quality to it. The libretto, created by the composer, was adapted from recorded interviews with veterans of World War II, the Vietnam War, the … » Read

The UK government has clarified its stance on visa-free post-Brexit travel for musicians touring in EU countries, and its not good news. The Tory government will not pursue a waiver scheme, announced the digital and culture minister Caroline … » Read

Richard Lonsdorf is the new executive director of New Century Chamber Orchestra, having served as interim since August, when Philip Wilder stepped down to become the president and general director of Chanticleer. NCCO Artistic Director Daniel … » Read

Raymond Menard, production stage manager for the Met Opera, has penned a letter to the new President and Vice President of the U.S. on behalf of the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA), of which he is president. Weakening his argument by … » Read