Susan Wadsworth, founding director of Young Concert Artists, launching pad for some of today's most celebrated artists, is stepping down after 58 years at the helm. She will take the post of creative consultant, helping to plan YCA's 60th … » Read

The JACK Quartet, Musical America’s 2019 Ensemble of the Year , is to take up residency at the Mannes School of Music at the New School starting in fall 2019, obliging the group to present concerts, masterclasses, and offer coachings. Each … » Read

LOS ANGELES--David Lang’s the loser , presented by Los Angeles Opera in its West Coast premiere February 22 and 23, works on the principle of musical mesmerization. It relies on a single voice relating its hour-long tale in the first person … » Read

BERLIN--Conductor Daniel Barenboim has hit back at critics after coming under fire in several reports which quoted members of his Berlin orchestra complaining about his "temperamental" directing style. "Why did the accusations not emerge … » Read

The 2019 George London Award winners were chosen Friday evening, at the conclusion of three days of auditioning that winnowed down 60 North American contenders to 16 finalists and finally five winners: one soprano; two mezzo sopranos, and two … » Read

American composer John Adams has been awarded the Erasmus Prize by the Dutch Praemium Erasmianum Foundation. The prize, which includes €150,000, goes annually to an entity “that has made an exceptional contribution to the humanities, … » Read

Directing Opera Australia’s annual Handa Opera outdoors, against the backdrop of Sydney Harbor, poses special challenges and opportunities. In a recent interview, Francesca Zambello, director of the Glimmerglass Festival and the Washington … » Read

Maggey Oplinger is to be general director of the Florentine Opera, the Milwaukee, WI, company’s seventh in its 85-year history. She starts March 1, succeeding William Florescu whose sudden departure last May was, the company subsequently … » Read

Dominick Argento, who often referred to himself as "a Minnesota composer," died yesterday in Minneapolis at the age of 91. His death was confirmed by his publisher, Boosey & Hawkes, which reports that he wrote 13 operas, as well as choral and … » Read

In an example of art imitating life, The University of Michigan’s (UM) School of Music, Theater & Dance (SMTD) will be presenting a symposium and performance titled “Sexual and Gender-Based Misconduct Awareness and Prevention in … » Read