For nearly two decades, the conventional wisdom in the classical music world held that in order to avoid gender bias, prospective orchestra members needed to audition behind a screen. Based on four decades of data from eight leading orchestras, … » Read

American Ballet Theatre's fall season at Lincoln Center’s Koch Theater offers a chance to see the company in mixed-repertoire programs—a pleasant alternative to the story ballets it brings to the Met Opera in spring. October 16 marked … » Read

Raymond Leppard, an early-music advocate who ultimately broadened his interest and expertise, died on October 22 in Indianapolis, IN, his adopted home after serving as the Indianapolis Symphony’s music director for 14 years (1987-2001). He … » Read

Orange County’s Segerstrom Center for the Arts—a multi-venue complex that is home to the Pacific Symphony, Philharmonic Society of Orange County, Pacific Chorale—has named Casey Reitz, current executive director of New … » Read

Two recent podium events are reminders that a night at the symphony can sometimes offer more than just great music. On Oct. 19, a performance by the Idaho Falls Symphony came to an abrupt halt when it became apparent that maestro Thomas Heuser … » Read

California’s Edgerton Foundation has contributed $4 million to the Los Angles Philharmonic to support the new Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen YOLA (Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles) Center at Inglewood . Slated to open in fall 2020, the … » Read

The Metropolitan Opera’s record of performing pre-Mozart operas is pretty slight and is likely to remain so until it finds an appropriate smaller venue. Even so, the lack of an ideal venue is not an excuse for ignoring this segment of the … » Read

LOS ANGELES – While Esa-Pekka Salonen is going to the San Francisco Symphony next fall, he remains the conductor laureate of his longtime orchestra to the south, the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Indeed, whenever Salonen revisits the band … » Read

WNYC has responded to pressure from its local community, and especially its new music community, and cancelled all plans to drop New Sounds . The program, hosted by John Schaefer since its inception 37 years ago, will remain on the air at its 11 … » Read

Conductor Zubin Mehta took the stage in Tel Aviv on Sunday for an emotional final performance as music director of the Israel Philharmonic, retiring after 50 years with the orchestra. The 83-year-old, who underwent treatment for a cancerous tumor … » Read