The Young Concert Artists International auditions concluded last Sunday in Merkin Concert Hall, with four winners—two pianists, a string quartet, and a saxophone player—chosen from a field of 150 applicants from 17 countries. Each of … » Read

Opera San Antonio, now in its fifth year as resident opera company of the new Tobin Center, has named a new general and artistic director, as well as a new music director. It’s not entirely clear whom they succeed directly, but previous to … » Read

Russian conductor Daniel Raiskin is to be the next principal conductor of the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, effective from the 2020/21 season. He succeeds James Judd, in the job since 2017-18. Raiskin is in his first season as music director of … » Read

The flooding in Venice, the most devastating in the city since 1966, has wreaked havoc everywhere, causing two deaths and an estimated €1bn worth of damage. Teatro La Fenice, whose season-opening is scheduled for November 24, has cancelled … » Read

Update: The BSO, with special patron support, has officially hired Kaiser to work with it on developing “a multi-year plan” for survival, or as he put it, “to chart a course that allows for consistent artistic accomplishment in … » Read

After a piano rehearsal, two orchestra sessions and one concert performance together, soprano Christine Goerke gushed with praise for Gianandrea Noseda. “He doesn’t just use his hands and his arms. He conducts with his entire … » Read

Cristian Macelaru is having quite a year. Last week, the Orchestre National de France made the surprise announcement that he would succeed Emmanuel Krivine as its chief conductor in the fall of 2021. Currently in his first season as music … » Read

Annie-B Parson is the queen of gesture. The artistic director and co-founder of Big Dance Theater, she has an innate ability to layer seemingly random and pedestrian movements with textual references to create works that are at once funny, … » Read

The Detroit Symphony (DSO) hopes to revolutionize music education in its city. If support can be found, the orchestra plans to supply any K-12 student in Detroit’s public, private, and charter schools who wants to play an instrument with a … » Read

Stephen Sondheim has been presented with an honorary fellowship by the UK’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). The legendary music theater composer and lyricist, now 89, accepted the honor at an exclusive November 14 event hosted by the … » Read