Clanging cowbells are cause for an ongoing legal skirmish between neighbors in Holzkirchen, a small town south of Munich, Germany. When a couple bought a large house in the fields on the edge of the town in 2011, they looked forward to a quiet … » Read

Esa-Pekka Salonen is to be the next music director of the San Francisco Symphony. The news arrives within 24 hours of the London Philharmonia’s announcement that he was stepping down at the close of 2020-21 after what, by then, will have … » Read

In announcing Esa-Pekka Salonen’s appointment as its new music director, the San Francisco Symphony and the conductor are clear that his tenure will not be business as usual. In his comments, orchestra CEO Mark C. Hanson noted that Salonen … » Read

Esa-Pekka Salonen is to exit his post as principal conductor and artistic advisor of the London Philharmonia at the end of the 2020-2021 season. He will have been with the orchestra since 2008, when he succeeded Christoph von Dohnányi. … » Read

Daniele Gatti, 57, has been appointed music director of Rome's Teatro dell'Opera. His three-year contract starts on January 1, and he will conduct at least three operas per season, including the current one. News of the appointment has been … » Read

Paul Lewis has stepped down as co-artistic director of the Leeds International Piano Competition after not quite three years in the job. His colleague Adam Gatehouse, also a three-year exec, is now the sole artistic director. The duo arrived … » Read

As Westminster Choir College alumni fight a  takeover of their alma mater by a firm controlled by the Chinese government, the Juilliard School prepares to be the first U.S. music conservatory to open in Tianjin. In fact, the Tianjin … » Read

Danish violinist Nikolaj Znaider further solidifies his podium credentials with the news that he is to be the next music director of the Orchester National de Lyon (ONL), succeeding Leonard Slatkin, who left in 2017 after six years. … » Read

It’s heartening to see a fine work like Julia Wolfe’s 2015 Pulitzer prize-winning Anthracite Fields slowly but surely make its way into the repertoire. It’s also rare to hear new music that offers social comment without ramming … » Read

Bard College has scored a notable coup, with the appointment of Stephanie Blythe as the new artistic director of its Vocal Arts Program (VAP). Starting in July 2019 the renowned mezzo-soprano will succeed Dawn Upshaw, VAP’s director since … » Read