In 2026-27, its inaugural year without the Dudamel imprint, the Los Angeles Philharmonic is quick to announce his return for three programs, along with projects by his predecessor, the newly named Creative Director Esa-Pekka Salonen, plus … » Read

On July 21, Deanna Tham will become the ninth music director and conductor of the Redlands Symphony Orchestra in California. She succeeds Ransom Wilson, who exited the position after nine years at the conclusion of the 2024-25 season. In addition … » Read

Support for Andris Nelsons was loudly apparent last night as the audience cheered his first BSO concert since his abrupt dismissal. The musicians made their opinions clear on social media immediately after the news brok e, then last Tuesday, the … » Read

The Manhattan School of Music (MSM) has named Or Matias as the new dean of the school’s musical theater division as of July 1, 2026. He succeeds Liza Gennaro, the acclaimed choreographer, author, and educator who has led division since July … » Read

Polish conductor Jakub Przybycien, a Boston Symphony Orchestra assistant conductor for 2026-27 , has been signed to the main roster of Askonas Holt management. He became one of the company’s conducting fellows in 2024, one year before he … » Read

Next fall the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra and the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory will present a year-end "Exploring Russia" music festival in Shanghai as part of a three-year partnership. Chinese pianist Kong Xiangdong will serve as … » Read

Starla Breshears will join the Francisco Symphony as a section cellist at the beginning of the 2026–27?season. Currently studying at the Colburn School, she was previously a scholarship student at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music … » Read

With Anna Netrebko on deck as the tormented Amelia, the recent Paris Opera revival of Gilbert Deflo’s decade-old production of Verdi’s  Un Ballo in Maschera  at the Bastille was bound to be a red-hot … » Read

The much-valued annual presentation of a Handel opera in Carnegie Hall by Harry Bicket and the English Concert on occasion has stretched the genre, but only a touch, by performing an English “dramatic oratorio” as they have come to be … » Read

Yannick Nézet-Séguin is a well-known advocate for the long overlooked Black female composer Florence Price. As music and artistic director of The Philadelphia Orchestra, he has featured her works in concert and in 2022 led the … » Read