Dear Friends,   I'm writing with difficult news, and I want you to hear it directly from me.  The Nashville Symphony is suspending the remainder of our 2026/27 season, effective October 18. Our Board of Directors unanimously … » Read

The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) launched its 97 th season on Sept. 26 in unfamiliar environs, greeted with a standing ovation before playing a note at the Music Center at Strathmore, a suburban venue in Maryland just north of the Capital … » Read

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is getting a new music director next season, and a rebranding to go with it. Changes include an edit to its official moniker, intended to help attract younger, more diverse audiences; a new logo, the first in … » Read

CHICAGO—Klaus Mäkelä, it seems, really, really wants to spend time with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The acclaimed young Finnish conductor doesn’t officially become the CSO’s 11 th music director until fall 2027. … » Read

As Jakub Hruša embarks on his second season as music director for the Royal Ballet & Opera (RBO),he is deep into preparation for his first Parsifal . “You can choose the cautious option—or you can take the full risk and … » Read

Kennedy Center officials were long aware of serious structural issues that they cited as new problems after the abrupt decision to close the performing arts venue this month, a group of former employees allege in a letter to Congress. The … » Read

LONDON—'‘Without passports or anything we took a boat.’’ That opening line from Julia Wolfe’s grandiose oratorio may seem carefree, but it marks a chilling prelude to the deadliest industrial disaster in New … » Read

That was quick. The musicians and management of the Cleveland Orchestra have come to a new three-year agreement, just on the heels of a  three-day strike declared at 12 a.m. Friday that resulted in the cancellation of a single concert the … » Read

CHICAGO—In its climb to the top of Chicago’s roster of chamber choirs, Bella Voce surely has one person to thank above all. Artistic Director Andrew Lewis notches 20 years with the ensemble this season—nearly half its history. … » Read

The musicians of the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra are unhappy. The season-opening run of Passion and Pride , a mixed program of three works with music by Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, and John Philip Sousa, was recently performed to … » Read