Composers, even those most attuned to music’s future, are constantly in conversation with the past. This past weekend, the New York Philharmonic presented a program bound together by musical allusion, direct and indirect, one composer to … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — A high-stakes antitrust trial that could lead to the possible breakup of Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, got underway Tuesday in a case over whether the entertainment giant’s dominance of the concert … » Read

Howard Herring will close his quarter-of-a-century as president and CEO of the New World Symphony in June. His accomplishments at the helm of “America’s Orchestral Academy (NWS)” have been remarkable, not least for securing the … » Read

Paavo Järvi, 62, is to succeed Edward Gardner as chief conductor & artistic advisor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra as of 2028-29. This puts him in place for orchestra’s centennial in 2032. Järvi, son of Neeme, brother of … » Read

The Vienna Philharmonic and Andris Nelsons capped off their February 27 program––the first of three in a weekend-long Carnegie Hall visit––with a marvelous rendition of Mahler’s First Symphony. But the opening … » Read

The Eastern Festival of Music (EFM), the reincarnated and refreshed version of the defunct   Eastern Music Festival (EMF) , is solidifying its place on the annual summer calendar by signing a new five-year contract with Gerard Schwarz, … » Read

As of Sept. 1, 2026, Danish opera creator Louise Beck will begin a four-year term as the new artistic director of the Copenhagen Opera Festival. Beck, who has been scenographer, director, and artistic director of OPE-N (formerly OperaNord) since … » Read

Lyric soprano Hannah De Priest has found her comfort zone. A rising star on the early music scene and a regular guest of the Cleveland-based baroque ensemble Les Délices, she impresses with sheer beauty of sound, plus a host of more subtle … » Read

The Herb Alpert Foundation, est. 1988 thanks to the immense success of its namesake trumpeter and onetime record-label mogul, has announced the inaugural Herb Alpert Honor, a $1 million unrestricted grant. Monies this year will go to Gustavo … » Read

After weeks of public speculation and mounting pressure, the San Francisco Ballet has cancelled its four performances at The Kennedy Center scheduled for May 27-31. The company had been slated to present Mere Mortals , the contemporary ballet … » Read