As of next season, American-Taiwanese conductor Mei-Ann Chen [pictured] is to be the new principal guest conductor of Austria’s Recreation-Grosses Orchester Graz, a 17-year-old ensemble; she has signed a three-year contract, requiring her … » Read

A proposal to use €15 million in Saudi Arabian government funds for Milan's La Scala opera house came under fire on Tuesday because of anger over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The October killing of the Washington Post … » Read

Now and then an artist comes along who charts unfathomable (not to mention unattainable) territory. One of these is flutist Claire Chase, MacArthur “genius” grant recipient, a founder of the International Contemporary Ensemble, … » Read

The Philadelphia Orchestra will spotlight female talent in its 2019-20 season — including 12 women composers and six guest conductors — becoming the latest major orchestra to identify a need for a more gender diversity. The season, … » Read

William Christie and Les Arts Florissants have been welcome guests at the Brooklyn Academy of Music ever since the 1990s, when they first gave groundbreaking performances there of operatic masterpieces from the French Baroque. So it was last … » Read

Peter Boyer, an American composer best known for his Grammy Award-nominated work Ellis Island: The Dream of America , for actors and orchestra, has been chosen as one of the recipients of the 2019 Ellis Island Medal of Honor. Established in 1986, … » Read

Despite a healthy increase in charitable giving in 2018, experts predict there are tough times ahead for nonprofits dependent on the generosity of donors. The increase in giving last year—1.6 percent—came largely from gifts of $1,000 … » Read

Last year  the U.K.’s High Court ruled that there was "a clear factual and causal link" between violist Christopher Goldscheider’s hearing loss and his position in the Royal Opera House (ROH) orchestra pit. [See  Musician … » Read

It was a starry roster of “FoF”s (Friends of Frank’s) who gathered last week in Berlin to honor architect Frank Gehry’s 90 th birthday. The primary event was the open-to-the-public concert that filled the 680-seat Pierre … » Read

Christopher M. Powell, director of artistic initiatives for the Glimmerglass Festival, is to be executive director of the Pittsburgh Festival Opera as of March 12. PFO has a summer season of four or five operas, including, this year, … » Read