The Esmé Quartet celebrates a significant birthday this year, a decade after four young Korean women—Wonhee Bae and Yuna Ha, violins, Jiwon Kim, viola, and Yeeun Heo, cello—founded the quartet in Cologne, Germany. Studies had … » Read

Contrary to the prevailing MAGA “party line” that The Kennedy Center was “losing hundreds of millions of dollars,” the nonprofit’s financial condition was “complicated, but stable” when Donald Trump took … » Read

The Franz Liszt International Piano Competition , held in Pécs, Hungary, Sept. 15 to 20, failed to crown a first-place winner, instead awarding joint second prizes to Hungarian Rozsonits Ildikó and Georgian Barbare Tataradze. Each … » Read

Soprano Christine Goerke, who has called metro Detroit home since 2021, has created a producing organization intended to create professional opportunities for Detroit-area performers in opera, cabaret, musical theater, spoken word, and other … » Read

Marin Alsop has added the post of artistic director of the Webern Kammerphilharmonie to her resume. The ensemble functions as the training orchestra of the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (MDW). It was founded in 2015 as a … » Read

Two days after he announced the financial crisis that would suspend the Nashville Symphony's entire season and furlough half the staff, President & CEO Mark Cantrell is gone. He succeeded Alan Valentine in August ; opened the books; and left … » Read

In September, Gustavo Dudamel officially became the New York Philharmonic’s 27th music director; he has by now conducted a kick-off concert at Radio City Music Hall, a 9/11 Memorial Concert at the Perelman Performing Arts Center, and two … » Read

P.J. Albert began his work on Sept. 28 as managing director at Sarasota Opera, a newly created senior executive position with responsibilities for overseeing finance and theater operations. He is part of the senior executive team assembled by … » Read

LONDON—Finnish violinist and conductor Pekka Kuuisto is a bona fide original, making him an apt partner for the U.K.'s Aurora orchestra, best known for its penchant for performing complex scores from memory. The second half of this … » Read

The latest edition of the BBC Proms concluded on Sept. 26 after an eight-week run of 86 concerts at Royal Albert Hall and venues across the U.K. The festival achieved its highest digital reach in its history, attracting 64.8 million views across … » Read