The intrepid Igor Levit offered two mammoth sets of piano variations in his January 22 Carnegie Hall recital. It was a physically ambitious program: both Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations and Frederic Rzewski’s The People United Will … » Read

Opera Philadelphia has extended the contracts of General Director and President Anthony Roth Costanzo and Music Director Corrado Rovaris through May 31, 2029. These votes of confidence acknowledge the sea change the company has undergone since … » Read

LONDON—The U.K. is well served when it comes to contemporary music, but any list of the most stimulating practitioners would have to put Riot Ensemble pretty near the top. Winners of the 2020 Ernst von Siemens Ensemble Prize, its … » Read

Artis—Naples, the  umbrella organization under which the Naples Philharmonic and the Baker Museum operate, has extended Alexander Shelley’s contract as artistic and music director until the end of the decade, with an option of a … » Read

The successful match of a  $25 million challenge grant from the O’Donnell Foundation to The Dallas Opera (TDO) brought the total for the biggest campaign in company history to $54.5 million. The funds will support the endowment and … » Read

The Cleveland Orchestra’s (almost) annual appearances are Carnegie Hall high points, and its two sold-out concerts last week were no exception. Under the leadership Franz Welser-Möst, music director since 2002 and now in his … » Read

Diane Wittry will step down as music director of the Allentown Symphony Association (ASA) as of May 2028, closing what will have been a 33-year tenure, remarkable not just for its duration but for its artistic growth and community impact. Her … » Read

The Royal Conservatory of Music’s Glenn Gould School of Music will move its associate dean and head of chamber music Barry Schiffman to the position of dean, effective in July. He will serve as designate in the interim. He succeeds James … » Read

The National Symphony Orchestra, financially stuck solid at Kennedy Center barring a multi-million-dollar miracle, has lost a key headliner in Renée Fleming, who has pulled out of her May NSO appearances in a program titled … » Read

Stephan Blanford has been selected as the new executive director of the Seattle-based Earshot Jazz. He succeeds John Gilbreath, who announced his retirement after 33 years in the position a year ago. Blanford arrives in his new post after five … » Read