LOS ANGELES—The banners were out on the exterior facade of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion last Saturday, proclaiming the debut of the Venezuelan/Armenian conductor Domingo Hindoyan as the new music director of LA Opera. He has large shoes to … » Read

On Oct. 17 many of Shanghai’s musical institutions came together to inaugurate the new Shanghai Grand Opera House. The 1.58 million sq. ft. building, designed by the Oslo firm Snøhetta, includes three concert halls with a combined … » Read

The more hearing loss among musicians is studied, the more apparent becomes the need for preventative measures. A large-scale review published this year by the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery aggregated data from 67 … » Read

A certain indoor-outdoor dichotomy graces Olivier Messiaen's epic Des canyons aux étoiles... ( From the Canyons to the Stars... ). Commissioned by Alice Tully in tribute to the 1976 bicentennial, the composer cited the profound natural and … » Read

The Phoenix Symphony opened its season on October 9 under its  new Music Director Designate Paolo Bortolameolli and is suspending the rest of it as of Nov. 1 with a concert titled  "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl … » Read

Austin Opera has ascended to a new level of opera-making. In September, it opened a new headquarters and performance space and launched it on October 1 with the world premiere of its first commission, Ofrenda , by Mexican-born composer Jorge Sosa … » Read

In a strange alignment of stars, the Orchestra of the Greek National Opera made its U.S. debut at Carnegie Hall on October 15, the same night Teatro Real’s orchestra appeared a few blocks north at David Geffen Hall. The similarities end … » Read

As one conductor steeped in the legend of El Sistema leaves Los Angeles, another arrives. Domingo Hindoyan, friends with Gustavo Dudamel since they were boys in Caracas, began his tenure as music director of the Los Angeles Opera last weekend … » Read

In 2024 the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) appointed Carlos Simon to a three-year term as its first composer chair. His remit—the creation of six new pieces for the orchestra. Two years into his tenure, he has already premiered five new … » Read

Cellist Nicholas Canellakis [pictured] has joined the New England Conservatory (NEC) faculty. An internationally celebrated soloist and chamber musician, Canellakis is also a composer/arranger, pedagogue, and digital content creator. His comedic … » Read