The New York Philharmonic will bestow $200,000 each on composers David Lang and Missy Mazzoli as winners of its occasional Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music. The prize, established in 2011, is said to be one of the largest in the … » Read

The beginnings were modest. On October 26, 1974, the St. Luke Chamber Ensemble gave its very first concert in Greenwich Village’s Church of St. Luke in the Fields. The program included works by Handel, Mozart, and Telemann, along with the … » Read

Jon Limbacher, president and managing director of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) since 2016, has announced his retirement when his current contract ends on December 31, 2025. “It is important to strike a balance between leadership … » Read

The University of South Carolina School of Music has created a new certificate program to address the state’s shortage of music teachers and lack of opportunities for students to learn musical instruments. “The vision of the School of … » Read

The chorus members of the Welsh National Opera have voted to postpone their intended strike action , planned for Nov. 15, until Feb, 6, 7, and 8, 2025. At the same time, the choristers promised further “industrial action,” including … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Judith Jamison, an exceptional dancer and stage presence who helped bring the Alvin Ailey Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to international attention and later served for two decades as artistic director, has died. She was … » Read

LONDON—When Jacques Offenbach died in 1880, he left a great deal of music for what would become known as his operatic magnum opus but rather fewer clues as to his final intentions. His musical executor, Ernest Guirard, set to work … » Read

The 2025 Salzburg Whitsun Festival, held from June 6 to 9, will celebrate Venice with a program that Artistic Director Cecilia Bartoli has titled “Sounds of La Serenissima.” On offer will be music spanning 500 years that was written … » Read

Australian conductor Nicholas Carter, in the U.S. this month guest conducting the Seattle and Atlanta symphonies, is to be the next general music director of the Staatsoper and Staatsorchester Stuttgart, as of August, 2026. He most recently … » Read

T he Boston Philharmonic has named Derek Beckvold as its new managing director. He succeeds Elisabeth Christensen, a 12-year veteran of the orchestra who was instrumental in creating the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (BPYO). Beckvold has … » Read