The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) has filed charges accusing Kennedy Center management of permanently cutting union jobs as it prepares to close for a two-year renovation. The union claims that during a bargaining … » Read

In an exclusive interview with Corriere della Sera , conductor Beatrice Venezi angrily spoke out following her recent dismissal as music director of Teatro di La Fenice. Claiming that she was victimized by a “hate campaign” and … » Read

The Czech Philharmonic has appointed Huw Humphreys as its new artistic director and general manager as of September, 2026. He succeeds Robert Hanc, who left the post last January after 14 years to become director of the Prague Spring Festival. … » Read

ALBANY, NY — Peter R. Kermani, longtime Albany Symphony Orchestra (ASO) board chair and financer, champion of American contemporary music, co-founder of Albany Records, seven-year chairman of the League of American Orchestras, died on May … » Read

The support for Andris Nelsons in the wake of the Boston Symphony firing has reached the top echelons of the international music community. Adding to the criticisms against the trustees and management from patrons, BSO musicians, the Boston Globe … » Read

The 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Music has been awarded to  Picaflor: A future myth,  by  Musical America 2026 Composer of the Year, Gabriela Lena Frank. The piece, according to the Pulitzer citation, is “informed by the … » Read

The New York Philharmonic’s April 30 concert, under Gustavo Dudamel, led off with Ellen Reid’s new Earth Between Oceans , a 30-minute, four-movement tone poem for chorus and orchestra. The piece is dedicated to Dudamel, who has used … » Read

When Elim Chan first worked with the Vienna Symphony in 2022, she recalls, “I fell in love with them immediately.” She returned as a guest two years later, and in late April was named as its artistic partner for both the 2026-27 and … » Read

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (BRSO) has announced its coming season, opening September 24 under Chief Conductor Simon Rattle with a pairing of Bach cantata BWV 20, O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwor t (“O Eternity, thou word of … » Read

The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music welcomes violinist Danbi Um to the faculty as of August 15, 2026. Born in South Korea, Um entered the Curtis Institute of Music at the age of ten, and later graduated from Indiana … » Read