The new symphony by Philip Glass, originally scheduled to have its first hearing with the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) in June, will instead premiere with a performance by the Boston Symphony Orchestra on July 5 as part of a four-day … » Read

Dalia Stasevska is one of the busiest guest conductors in the world, moving with ease between opera houses and orchestra halls. The daughter of a Ukrainian father and a Finnish mother, she was born in Kyiv but grew up from age five in Finland and … » Read

New York Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani has appointed Diya Vij, 40, as Commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA). In announcing her selection, Mayor Mamdani said, “This administration believes art is a public good, not a luxury … » Read

Composers, even those most attuned to music’s future, are constantly in conversation with the past. This past weekend, the New York Philharmonic presented a program bound together by musical allusion, direct and indirect, one composer to … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — A high-stakes antitrust trial that could lead to the possible breakup of Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, got underway Tuesday in a case over whether the entertainment giant’s dominance of the concert … » Read

Howard Herring will close his quarter-of-a-century as president and CEO of the New World Symphony in June. His accomplishments at the helm of “America’s Orchestral Academy (NWS)” have been remarkable, not least for securing the … » Read

Paavo Järvi, 62, is to succeed Edward Gardner as chief conductor & artistic advisor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra as of 2028-29. This puts him in place for orchestra’s centennial in 2032. Järvi, son of Neeme, brother of … » Read

The Vienna Philharmonic and Andris Nelsons capped off their February 27 program––the first of three in a weekend-long Carnegie Hall visit––with a marvelous rendition of Mahler’s First Symphony. But the opening … » Read

The Eastern Festival of Music (EFM), the reincarnated and refreshed version of the defunct   Eastern Music Festival (EMF) , is solidifying its place on the annual summer calendar by signing a new five-year contract with Gerard Schwarz, … » Read

As of Sept. 1, 2026, Danish opera creator Louise Beck will begin a four-year term as the new artistic director of the Copenhagen Opera Festival. Beck, who has been scenographer, director, and artistic director of OPE-N (formerly OperaNord) since … » Read