Alex Ross, arguably the most influential music critic of his generation, is leaving his beat. Staff writer and critic at the New Yorker since 1996, he has posted notice on his blog, The Rest Is Noise . “For thirty years, I’ve had the … » Read

The offstage manner of the Estel Vivó Casanovas is modest and calm, but with an instrument in her hands, the 24-year-old Spanish saxophonist becomes a warrior. You can see it in the video of her winning performance at the 2025 Young … » Read

Andrea Zietzschmann, general manager of the Berlin Philharmonic since 2017, will not renew her contract with the orchestra when it expires in August 2028. Saying it was time “to embark on a new path,” she cited the recently announced … » Read

Talk about seizing the moment. With the current administration having kidnapped the nation’s 250 th anniversary to its own, political ends, home-grown celebrations by the performing arts sector have been relatively few and far between. With … » Read

Marcus Thompson, the celebrated violist who has been artistic director of Boston Chamber Music Society (BCMS) for the past 17 years, has announced that he will step down at the end of the chamber group's 44 th season next June. Lauded by one … » Read

From its founding in 2015 until 2022, the European Foundation for Support of Culture (EUFSC) played an outsized role in providing financial support for the Malta Philharmonic, Malta’s national orchestra. The source of that … » Read

In a savvy and welcome stroke, the Washington National Opera has launched a “National Friends of the WNO” membership organization to capitalize on the groundswell of support, both financial and otherwise, it has garnered since leaving … » Read

Prompted by the need to “be more efficient now to remain financially sustainable in the long term," the Royal Ballet and Opera (RBO) has announced plans to cut 64 positions, which represents about a five percent reduction in its current … » Read

The conclusion of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s (PSO) 2025-26 came on the heels of the extension of Music Director Manfred Honeck’s contract through 2033 and reports that the ensemble’s attendance numbers were on the rise. … » Read

Violist Jaren Ziegler and cellist Gerard Flotats are joining founding members Yume Fujise and Katherine Yoon in a reconfigured Kleio Quartet. They succeed departing violinist Juliette Roos and cellist Eliza Millett. Ziegler assumes the viola … » Read