PARIS (AFP)--Sir Simon Rattle still can't believe that what he calls the "terrible mistake" of Brexit is actually happening. Britain's biggest classical music star returned from the Berlin Philharmonic to lead the London Symphony Orchestra, his … » Read

Seven months before the expiration of their current contract, next September, the musicians of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra have ratified a new, three-year pact,  ensuring that all is in order for the arrival of the orchestra’s new … » Read

NEW YORK — More than 70 composers from Monteverdi to Glass have written operas inspired by the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, but that didn't deter Matthew Aucoin from adding his name to the list. “I think musicians love the idea that … » Read

If Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival has left its namesake behind to plunge into the 21st century, the Great Performers series remains pretty much a bastion of the old school—plenty of Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, and yes, Mozart, … » Read

Was Sergei Rachmaninoff the most innovative composer at work in the 200 years between 1700 and 1900? Researchers at the Graduate School of Culture Technology at KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), South Korea, think so. … » Read

The coronavirus is taking its toll on the arts globally. Thursday, the Boston Symphony Orchestra cancelled its long planned ten-day tour of Asia, February 6-16, affecting performances in Seoul, Taipei, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. The decision, not … » Read

When stars collide, expect fireworks. That was certainly the case January 28 when Carnegie’s Zankel Hall bore witness to the stellar conjunction of pre-eminent German composer Jörg Widmann and ICE, America’s outstanding new music … » Read

CHICAGO — Bryn Terfel broke an ankle in three places and will have surgery this week, cancelling his scheduled return to the Metropolitan Opera for the first time since 2012. The 54-year-old Welsh bass-baritone was to star in a new … » Read

MILAN--Omer Meir Wellber's inaugural production as the new (as of January 1) music director of Palermo's Teatro Massimo could hardly have been more ambitious. Parsifal was completed in Palermo in 1882 but had not been performed at the Massimo for … » Read

The BBC’s news operation, under a mandate to save £80m by 2022, has announced it will cut 450 jobs. “Never in my career have I felt this organization is quite under the threat that it currently is,” said Fran Unsworth, … » Read