During the 1920s, Albert Barnes took time out from amassing his unparalleled collection of art to share his unfiltered opinions about music with the Philadelphia Orchestra’s music director Leopold Stokowski. Your programs, opined Barnes, … » Read

With women composers so en vogue these days, it’s fitting that the New York Philharmonic would choose South Korean composer Unsuk Chin to receive the $200,000 Marie-Josée Kravis Prize for New Music. As announced this morning, she is … » Read

As the strike by its orchestra enters Day 3, the Lyric Opera of Chicago is being forced to cancel its own performances and change venues of those by other groups, such as DaBu’s “Choir Choir Choir” on Friday. That sold-out … » Read

If Kathleen Turner can garner a Tony nomination for her brutal portrayal of Martha [pictured] in a recent Broadway revival of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf , then surely she’ll be a convincingly imperious Duchess of Krakenthorp in … » Read

The Toronto Symphony has a number of new musicians starting this season. In the violin section, Korean native Dasol Jeong , 27 [pictured], arrives in January to succeed the retired Hyung-sun Paik. She holds degrees from the Eastman and Juilliard … » Read

NEW YORK — The Stradivarius stolen from late violinist Roman Totenberg and miraculously found more than three decades later has a new life—under the chin of a budding 18-year-old virtuoso. On Tuesday in New York, Totenberg’s … » Read

MILAN--The Teatro Regio in Turin has plunged deeper into financial crisis, prompting scenes of chaos at the Italian theater. Incumbent and ex-administrators have accused one another of mismanagement, while workers until yesterday  threatened … » Read

After decades with Opus 3, conductor Robert Spano has expanded his relationship with Harrison Parrott to include North America as well as Asia and Europe. The move coincides with his departure from the Atlanta Symphony, where in January he … » Read

Artistically speaking, Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov is having a good year. His Gogol Center Theater remains one of Moscow’s best, his film on the 1980s Leningrad rock scene won praise at Cannes, his production of Nureyev finally … » Read

Amjad Ali Khan [pictured], widely acknowledged as the sarod master of modern times, has signed with Opus 3. He was formerly on the roster of Rayfield Allied. Opus 3 reports that its new client is “the sixth generation in the ­legendary … » Read