Walter Homburger, longtime managing director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, died on July 25 at the age of 95.  One of his country’s most highly regarded music administrators, Homburger first came to the TSO in 1962 and is … » Read

It was over 25 years ago that Decca’s pioneering Entartete Musik series released the world premiere recording of Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s Das Wunder der Heliane ( The Miracle of Heliane ). Entartete Musik, or “degenerate … » Read

Leadership at the Curtis Institute of Music is scrambling to control the damage resulting from a July 25 newspaper report on a decades-old allegation of sexual abuse by a teacher of a student . Violinist Lara St. John said Jascha Brodsky, a … » Read

In an opinion piece, Carol Bogash, a onetime senior executive at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, excoriates the management and board for the BSO’s financial problems. Bogash, board chair of the Washington Conservatory of Music and a … » Read

Replacing Cecilia Bartoli in Robert Carsen’s new production of Giulio Cesare at La Scala will be Danielle De Niese. The Australian-born mezzo-soprano was active in the baroque repertoire earlier in her career, having sung Cleopatra in … » Read

Bayside Performance Park, the San Diego Symphony’s proposed $45 million permanent venue for outdoor concerts in Embarcadero Marina Park, moved another step closer to reality on July 24, when the Port of San Diego commissioners unanimously … » Read

Fabio Luisi’s recent departure from Maggio Musicale should give him plenty of time to devote to his new job at the artistic helm of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. The DSO has announced the appointment of ten new musicians under his regime, … » Read

Robert Orth, celebrated baritone and champion of new American opera, died on July 12 in Libertyville, IL. The cause was liver failure due to complications from colon cancer, according to his wife, Jane. He was 72 years old. A versatile … » Read

Edward Gardner, erstwhile chief conductor of the English National Opera, is to be the next principal conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the first Brit to take up the post since 1967, when John Pritchard was succeeded by Bernard … » Read

The UK’s former education secretary/minister for women and equalities, Nicky Morgan, is to be the new secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport under new Prime Minister Boris Johnson. She succeeds Jeremy Wright, becoming the … » Read