Alan Fletcher, president and CEO of Aspen Music Festival and School, was arrested on July 31 for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) and for driving with excessive alcohol. Both charges are considered misdemeanors. He was … » Read

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has announced that Music Director Manfred Honeck will personally purchase a first ticket for every new student who registers for PSO Go, the orchestra's student ticket program. Honeck, who has led the PSO since … » Read

Few works are so well-suited to London’s Royal Albert Hall as Hector Berlioz’s gargantuan Requiem, so aptly subtitled the Grande Messe des Morts . With its 16 timpani, 10 sets of cymbals, four gongs and four additional brass bands, … » Read

The Verbier Festival Academy has announced its 2026 prize-winners with nine young musicians taking home prizes of between CHF 3,000 and 10,000 (approximately $3,700 and $12,500 USD). Among the most substantial awards, the Jean-Nicolas Firmenich … » Read

In a remarkable feat of musical restoration, Jeremy Cullen has completed a performing edition of an unfinished symphony by Franz Liszt: the Symphonie Révolutionnaire (Revolutionary Symphony). The New Zealand composer has been fascinated by … » Read

Richard Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos was the first opera to be performed at the Salzburg Festival, almost exactly 100 years ago. This new production (seen July 31) by Ersan Mondtag, updated the location from the desert island of Naxos to the … » Read

The struggling Chicago Sinfonietta and the players’ union, the Chicago Federation of Musicians, have agreed a new, one-year contract. It comes at an especially challenging time for the pioneering orchestra, founded by eminent Black … » Read

Julian Lloyd Webber has revealed the successful completion of his treatment for prostate cancer. The British cellist made the announcement on social media on Monday. “Last week I received the wonderful news that my treatment for prostate … » Read

The National Symphony Orchestra has revealed its 2026–2027 offering, its 96th season and Music Director Gianandrea Noseda’s 10th. It made the announcement in conjunction with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which … » Read

LONDON—As conductor laureate of the Philharmonia as well as of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen was an ideal choice for this August 11 BBC Prom of 20th-century classics bringing together student orchestras from both sides of … » Read