Silkroad, the international musicians’ collective founded in 2000 by Yo-Yo Ma, has announced that Kathy Fletcher is to be its next executive director; she succeeds Eduardo A. Braniff, who left last month after two-and-a-half years.   … » Read

A November 20 concert at Tel Aviv’s Charles Bronfman Auditorium featuring the Israel Philharmonic and stars of the pop world has been cancelled for its purposeful exclusion of women performers. The concert was organized as a fund-raiser for … » Read

Lyndon Terracini, Opera Australia's artistic director for the past ten years—and just renewed for another three —has proven to be something of a miracle worker. During his tenure, attendance has tripled, from 200,000 tickets sold his … » Read

An idea hatched on the West Coast has found its way to Cleveland. Founded by Chester and Rachel Englander, “Access Music” is modeled after “Street Symphony,” created in Los Angeles by violinist Vijay Gupta . Both programs … » Read

CHICAGO—Sometimes it’s hard to know exactly why a night at the opera is so riveting, especially when it’s a contemporary opera, like Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking , which had its Lyric Opera of Chicago premiere Saturday. … » Read

The Fort Worth Symphony has three new principals. Colburn alumna Anna Kolotylina [pictured], originally from the Ukraine and formerly with the Oregon Symphony, is the new principal viola, succeeding Laura Bruton, who passed away in March. Also … » Read

After ten days and a secret negotiation, violinist Stephen Morris was able to reclaim his 310-year-old instrument. Morris accidentally left his violin on a train on his way home following a long day of rehearsals on Oct. 22. The violin, made by … » Read

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) and the Dallas Opera have embraced twin initiatives to address the under-representation of women on podiums and in the repertoire. “It’s not an issue of talent,” Dallas Opera General Director … » Read

The recent announcement by WNYC that it was dropping New Sounds , which introduced a variety of new music to listeners for over 37 years, drew immediate condemnation from many in the artistic community. Julia Wolfe, Pulitzer Prize-winning … » Read

MILAN--How to approach a piece like Schumann's Das Paradies und die Peri ? Written in 1843, Schumann described it as "well-nigh a new genre for the concert hall," but could not decide whether it was an opera or secular oratorio. Most critically, … » Read