SAN FRANCISCO—After he returned from his sojourn in the New World, Dvorák ceased writing symphonies and turned for inspiration to Czech legend and folklore: first, in a brilliant quartet of symphonic poems (still too infrequently … » Read

MILAN--In 2016, the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro opened its annual edition with director Damiano Michieletto’s  new production of La donna del lago. It was lavishly cast : Juan Diego Flórez (Uberto), Michael Spyres … » Read

On completion of their first seasons as music directors of the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera, Jaap van Zweden and Yannick Nézet-Séguin sat for an interview with The New York Times ; it was their first joint … » Read

The Rider University chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is reporting that the university’s attempted sale of the Westminster Choir College to Kaiwen, a Chinese firm, is dead. Titled "Kaiwen Is Gone!," the … » Read

Jaap van Zweden has left Columbia Artists and joined Lewin International Artists’ Management, where Michael Lewin will represent him worldwide in collaboration with ARSIS Artist Management. Van Zweden only joined Columbia about 18 months … » Read

Ara Guzelimian has resigned from the Juilliard School, after serving for 13 years as provost and dean. His “personal decision” is one of a number of departures, voluntary and otherwise, since  Damian Woetzel took over as … » Read

In addition to  continuing the musicians’ insurance benefits through the lockout, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra management has indicated  that the doors to Meyerhoff Hall will unlock as of September 9, 2019, no matter what. In the … » Read

As per  March’s preliminary investigation by the State Attorney General casting doubt on the viability of Rider University’s proposed sale of Westminster Choir College to a Chinese firm, speculation has now arisen that the … » Read

Ken-David Masur, newly named music director of the Milwaukee Symphony and just finishing his term as associate conductor of the Boston Symphony, is to be the next principal conductor of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, as of 2019-20. He’ll … » Read

The final round of the Tchaikovsky Piano Competition on June 25 featured the sort of mix up that is a competition organizer’s worst nightmare. Pianist Tianxu An, who in the words of one observer “seemed imperturbable in the first … » Read