The board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted on Thursday to inscribe President Trump’s name on the building, according to two people with direct knowledge of the proceedings who spoke to The New York Times . The … » Read

SANTA FE—Seeing all five of Santa Fe Opera’s summer productions in close succession during the first week of August made one of the open-air theater’s peculiarities especially vivid: its magic is inseparable from its … » Read

The orchestra conductor is the only one on the concert stage who doesn’t make a sound. Why is he (or she) there? Writing in The Atlantic , Matthew Aucoin argues that the appearance of today’s familiar podium occupant is a mid-19 th … » Read

The Polish-born Danish violinist and pedagogue Henryk P. Kowalski died on August 11, 2026, at a Stockholm hospital. He was 78. A soloist, chamber musician and influential teacher, Kowalski was professor of violin at the Indiana University School … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco Opera has announced Jack Swanson as the winner of the 2025–26 Season Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Emerging Stars Competition. The American tenor made his house debut as Count Almaviva in the … » Read

EDINBURGH—Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek’s new opera The Galloping Cure premiered August 9 at the Festival Theatre, Edinburgh and has received an excellent set of reviews. Based on an original story by Karen Russell, itself inspired … » Read

Two centuries on from its London premiere, Oberon remains Carl Maria von Weber’s most enigmatic opera. Often cited as a forgotten masterpiece, its combination of a notoriously risible libretto and the fact that it was written in English … » Read

Something rather special occurred within the hallowed walls of the medieval church of St. Burchardi in Halberstadt, Germany this August 5. An expectant crowd of reporters and contemporary music enthusiasts packed the sanctuary to witness what is … » Read

The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) and Music Director Andris Nelsons have announced the appointment of Kip Zimmerman as the orchestra’s new associate principal oboe, beginning in the 2026–27 season. He will occupy the Farla and … » Read

Ever wanted to be coached by a principal from one of the world’s leading orchestras? Well, now you can be. It's all part the latest initiative presented by the Master Sessions program on Younison, an online platform dedicated to connecting … » Read