Conductor Karina Canellakis made an impressive debut with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra on May 15, when star soloist (and Musical America Artist of the Year)  Daniil Trifonov suddenly withdrew from the evening’s concert just before … » Read

Australia's professional vocal ensemble The Song Company, in business for 35 years, is filing for bankruptcy, or, in local terms, “being placed in administration.” "The directors have considered the financial affairs of the company … » Read

The 71 st annual Prague Spring Competition , which this year focused on oboe and flute, concluded on May 14 in Prague’s Dvorák Hall. Winning the oboe category was Martin Danek, a Czech oboist who performs in the Lucerne and Iceland … » Read

A sour note accompanies the Royal Opera’s 2019-20 season announcement: Only one of the 19 conductors scheduled for the opera’s main stage is a woman--French conductor Ariane Matiakh [pictured], on tap to lead some performances of a … » Read

No art form exacts a greater physical toll than ballet. The average ballerina has about ten years at the top of her game before the wear and tear on her body overwhelm whatever passion remains for her art. There are, of course, exceptions. One … » Read

A little over a year ago, the Hamburg State Opera, unbelievably,  fired soprano Julie Fuchs because she was four months pregnant. It did so without input from her or her physician. At the time, she wrote on Facebook, “The Staatsoper … » Read

James Arkatov, who 51 years ago founded the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) and became its first principal cellist, died on Saturday, May 12. He was 98. Arkatov arrived from Russia in San Francisco at age five with his family. He began … » Read

NEW YORK — Records show conductor James Levine’s company received more than $936,755 from the Metropolitan Opera in his 47th and final season, a tenure cut short when he was fired as music director emeritus after an investigation … » Read

Conductor Ward Stare, 36, will not renew his contract as music director of the Rochester Philharmonic when it expires at the end of the summer in 2021. He has been in the job since 2014. He arrived at a chaotic time for the orchestra, which had … » Read

Longtime Metropolitan Opera Orchestra trombonist Weston Sprott is the new dean of Juilliard’s preparatory division, overseeing the school’s pre-college division and Music Advancement Program (MAP). He will also remain with the MET … » Read