If the New York Philharmonic’s opening gala was all about fresh starts and meeting the maestro, the second program in Jaap van Zweden’s inaugural season (heard Sept. 28) as the orchestra’s 26th music director had a strong sense … » Read

In addition to hiring Timothy O’Leary as general director as of July 1, the Washington National Opera is making some adjustments to its staff hierarchy. A recent alert from the company indicates that O’Leary and Artistic Director … » Read

An ongoing investigation of Ticketmaster by Canada’s Competition Bureau (CCB) will now include whether it enables large-scale scalping. The Bureau is already suing Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, to stop deceptive … » Read

LONDON--In June of 2017 I received a disappointing email from the London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Daniel Harding was indisposed and “the LSO is very grateful to Robert Trevino for stepping in to conduct at short notice.” Robert … » Read

Oper Frankfurt, whose 2018-19 season plans no less than 14 new productions, has for the fourth time been voted Opera House of the Year by the esteemed Opernwelt m agazine. It has received the accolade in 1996, 2003, 2015, and now 2018; the … » Read

MIAMI -- The building boom in national performing arts centers continues unabated, despite such well-documented horror stories as the Miami-Dade Performing Arts Center. Latest overruns there are estimated at $67 million, bringing the total cost … » Read

The following article appears in Musical America's 2018 Guide to Summer Festivals . The  Ojai and  Ravenna festivals boast similarly estimable lineage and prestige yet could hardly be more different—in locale, duration, … » Read

One of the seminars I have led most often in recent years is entitled “A Backstage View of Artist Management.” Here are some of the questions I am most frequently asked: How will I know when I am ready for management? The hardest … » Read

Winning a competition can be a quick launch pad to career success and fulfillment—but so can losing. Here are the stories of behind five competitors, each now at the top of his or her field. In our previous Competition … » Read

The New York Philharmonic is tapping into the China market big time, announcing today the launch of a four-year program in 2014 that sees the orchestra in a series of teaching and performing residencies in Shanghai, in partnership with the … » Read