As of June 2025, Jesús Herrera will assume the role of artistic director for the London Philharmonic Orchestra. He succeeds Elena Dubinets, who joins the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra as its new artistic director on May 1, 2025. In the … » Read

LONDON—Two musical behemoths, of comparable duration and employing near-identical forces, filled London’s Barbican Hall with sound March 23. As well as the healthy economics of engaging four singers for an entire evening rather than a … » Read

The Florida Orchestra, which prides itself on being the largest professional orchestra in the state, has signed a new, four-year contract with its 68 full-time musicians, effective Sept. 1 and dovetailing with the end of the current agreement. … » Read

As of July 1, Julia Bullard will be the new director of the School of Music in the College of the Arts at Georgia State University in Atlanta. Stuart Gerber, who has been serving in an interim capacity since last August, when Chester Philips was … » Read

The Utah Symphony | Utah Opera (USUO) has announced a 2025-26 season that includes more than 40 unique programs, including four in the Masterworks series under Music Director Designate Markus Poschner and four fully staged operas. Delyana … » Read

Wigmore Hall, one of the world’s most prestigious recital and chamber-music venues, celebrates its 125 th anniversary season in 2025-26, as John Gilhooly, OBE, launches his own 25 years there, first as director, now as both artistic and … » Read

Dear Readers, Between cutting veteran benefits, insulting allies, and cancelling the Kennedy Centre’s Christmas concert of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra for being too gender-fluid, Co-US President Trump has found time to address and correct … » Read

Penelope Steiner, president of the Foundation that bears her and her late husband Robert’s name, has given $25 million, unrestricted, to the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Her Foundation reports revenues in 2023 of over $200 million, most of it … » Read

Four string players are, or will be, new to the Philadelphia Orchestra this season. Cellist Jiayin He joined the orchestra this past February, while simultaneously pursuing his MM at the Curtis Institute, where he is principal of the Curtis … » Read

The New York Philharmonic marked the 100 th birthday of the late Pierre Boulez, the orchestra’s music director from 1971 to 1977, with the digital release of more than 13,000 pages of archival materials documenting his tenure. Personal … » Read