LONDON— Königskinder had been flagged as Covent Garden’s seasonal offering until, for reasons still unshared, it was supplanted late in the day by Humperdinck’s other, more celebrated fairy tale opera. While it’s a … » Read

Galt MacDermot, composer of Hair and Two Gentlemen of Verona , among many others, died yesterday, one day before his 90 th birthday and two days before the start of the 50 th anniversary tour of Hair, which continues to be an international … » Read

Yuja Wang, Musical America’s 2017 Artist of the Year , has joined Intermusica for worldwide general management. In so doing, she exits Fidelio, with whom she has been affiliated for about six years. Fidelio represents three (major) artists; … » Read

The English National Opera (ENO) is launching an aggressive effort to lure a younger audience to the London Coliseum during its spring 2019 season. Those aged 16 to18 will be eligible for free tickets for Saturday performances. And adults who … » Read

The Attacca Quartet has widened its relationship with Polyarts, a division of HarrisonParrott, from European to global general management. It was previously with Judson Management group. The four Juilliard grads, together since 2003, have been … » Read

On Dec. 16 Vijay Gupta played his last performance as a member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. A recipient of a 2018 MacArthur Fellowship—a $625,000 no-strings attached grant over five years—the 31-year-old first violinist and social … » Read

Katherine Johnson has left her post as VP of Communications for the New York Philharmonic. She is moving to North Carolina to join the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) in a new position, director of media relations and … » Read

It has been 14 years since Gustavo Dudamel burst on the scene with a spectacular showing at the 2004 Bamberg Symphony Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition. Since then he has honed his skills in a wide range of repertoire, including opera. In … » Read

Matthew Aucoin recently learned that it is sometimes important to answer the telephone, even when the read-out shows “Caller Blocked.” After ignoring several such calls from Chicago, he finally took the call and learned he had been … » Read

It’s not clear that the 16 th International Tchaikovsky Competition, scheduled for June 17-29, will take place. Moscow Conservatory Rector Alexander Sokolove last week expressed concern that, although the monies had been allocated for the … » Read