Another key staff member is leaving the Seattle Symphony. The latest is Senior Vice President for Marketing and Business Operations Charlie Wade, with the organization for five years. He is moving on to Inghilleri Consulting Group (ICG), a firm … » Read

Zubin Mehta led his final performance with the Israel Philharmonic last Saturday, in an outdoor concert at Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv that attracted “an enormous crowd of young and old,” according to eyewitness reports. The event marked … » Read

Film, television, sports, and other mainstream media have historically birthed a long list of celebrities—those of worldwide, grand status—while it remains easy to count on one hand (maybe two) the number of worldwide celebrities in … » Read

Classical music may seem to be on the wane in the West, but anyone who requires reminding that it remains a vibrant art form need only visit China. “When you play in Taipei, for example, and there is an audience of 2,000,” Sir Simon … » Read

James Huang Zheng, an influential Chinese music educator and onetime principal oboe of the Hong Kong Philharmonic, was taken into custody by local law enforcement on July 10. According to Hong Kong newspaper Sing Tao Daily , on the night of July … » Read

Further underlining management’s argument for a reduction in labor costs that would lead to a shortened season and lower wages, the Baltimore Symphony has issued a press statement reflecting results of the recent audit for the year ended … » Read

Mark Morris is known as an unfailingly musical choreographer. So, it’s no surprise that Sport , his newest work for the Mark Morris Dance Group, is a droll and at times sardonic tribute to Erik Satie’s 1914 Sports et divertissements . … » Read

British conductor Timothy Redmond [pictured] is the new music director of the Winston-Salem (NC) Symphony, one of five conductors who led the orchestra last season as part of its search. Audiences were part of the selection process. Redmond is … » Read

The Vatican’s storied Sistine Chapel Choir, which has seen significant commercial exposure in recent years (including CDs on Deutsche Grammophon and an appearance at this year's Met Museum annual gala), is mired in financial scandal. Last … » Read

Finnish soprano Karita Mattila has fallen in love with Twitter. Long a self-described technophobe, she first took to the popular social medium in a moment of personal crisis—the end of her marriage earlier this year—and found that … » Read