For decades, Plácido Domingo, one of the most celebrated and powerful men in opera, has tried to pressure women into sexual relationships by dangling jobs and then sometimes punishing the women professionally when they refused his … » Read

Chinese American conductor Xian Zhang, music director of the New Jersey Symphony through 2023-24, has been appointed principal guest conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra starting in 2020. Sir Andrew Davis is the orchestra’s … » Read

After a lengthy search, Berkshire Choral International has selected Steve Smith, for four years the executive director of the Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus, as its new president. He succeeds Debi Kennedy.   BCI … » Read

As the prospect of a no-deal Brexit becomes ever more likely, the music industry in the U.K. is trying to plan for a whole host of problems. The most immediate issue is the ability of British musicians to tour in Europe. "We've got orchestras … » Read

A gender-discrimination suit is being brought against Berlin’s oldest musical institution, the State and Cathedral Choir Berlin (SDB), established in 1465 under Frederick II, elector of Brandenburg. A nine-year-girl was rejected for … » Read

As previously reported Maryland’s National Philharmonic and Chorale has been saved from bankruptcy. As it turns out, there are conditions for its post-recovery continuation, the primary one being a change of leadership. Violinst Jim Kelly, … » Read

With the lockout of Baltimore Symphony Orchestra musicians generating a spate of articles on the demise of the American symphony orchestra as we know it, a little good news has crept into the picture, from two lower profile orchestras whose … » Read

On Aug. 10 Gustavo Dudamel, celebrated artistic director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and his (new) wife, Spanish actress María Valverde, collaborated on a performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream by the … » Read

Some 41 percent of U.S. households say that they subscribe to one or more music streaming services, according to a Deloitte Digital Media Trends survey , published in March. But nearly half (47 percent) say they’re frustrated by the … » Read

“Mostly Mozart” might seem an unlikely fit for Brooklyn Rider, an ensemble better known for Muhly and Mehldau and whose cross-genre explorations of bluegrass and pop have seen them dabbling in Kate Bush and Björk. But as … » Read