PARIS—What does Russian director Dmitri Tcherniakov have against the French? First Bizet, now Berlioz… Gallic composers inspire him to put their leading characters into analysis. A year on from his hotel-lobby Carmen in … » Read

Lee Mills [pictured], resident conductor of the Brazilian Symphony and recipient of two Solti Foundation career grants, is to be associate conductor of the Seattle Symphony starting in 2019-20, also Thomas Dausgaard’s first season as music … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO—Cellist Evan Kahn’s career trajectory is rare for a recent music school graduate, but then so is his talent. He earned his master’s degree in chamber music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music just last … » Read

The trustees of Marlboro Music and Marlboro College have reached an agreement to continue and strengthen a relationship begun in 1951 for another 99 years. A key component of the new agreement between the world-renowned summer classical music … » Read

Baritone Sanford Sylvan died Tuesday at his home in Manhattan. His death was confirmed to NPR by his mother Leonore Sylvan, sister Gwen Sylvan, and brother Seth Sylvan. He was 65 and died, suddenly, of what his family has said were “natural … » Read

PARIS (AP) — Swiss conductor Charles Dutoit, who has faced multiple accusations of sexual assault, will conduct a concert for the National Orchestra of France on Sunday, his highest profile performance since the allegations were first … » Read

Countertenor and University of Michigan faculty member David Daniels was arrested yesterday in Ann Arbor, MI, along with his husband, Scott Walters. They face extradition to Texas, where they have been accused by one Samuel Schultz of rape, eight … » Read

Peter Oundjian is to be the next music director of the Colorado Music Festival. He comes to the post after having served as artistic advisor last summer, an experience that he apparently found favorable. Oundjian is the former longtime music … » Read

Why? That’s the question one might well ask when learning that Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications behemoth under suspicion of breaking trade sanctions against Iran and stealing trade secrets, has “finished” Schubert’s … » Read

From Bingo to Bartók , a new report published by the London based not-for-profit Orchestras Live and the City of London Sinfonia, highlights how classical music is being used to support the wellbeing of older people by countering the … » Read