San Francisco Symphony will launch an annual festival with a focus on core repertoire starting in 2028-29, with Pittsburgh Symphony Music Director Manfred Honeck as its official director. The new, five-year appointment calls for him to conduct at … » Read

LONDON—The world’s greatest classical music festival is no mean boast. Around 300,000 people have attended 86 BBC Proms this year, 72 of them at London’s Royal Albert Hall and 14 at venues across the U.K. All good things come to … » Read

Amid the chaos surrounding the loss of its longtime home at The Kennedy Center, on Sept. 11 the National Symphony Orchestra and its musicians’ representative, Local 161-710 of the American Federation of Musicians, agreed upon a new … » Read

Jherrard Hardeman, a former Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) assistant conductor, filed suit in May against the orchestra and the University of Rochester, accusing the RPO of breach of contract and alleging both institutions defamed him … » Read

Dean Ormston, CEO of APRA AMCOS (Australian Performing Right Association and Australian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society) reports that none of the AI platforms operating in Australia have sought to license music for AI training purposes. While … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fencing went up Wednesday around the main Kennedy Center building, a day after the Trump-aligned board voted to close most of the performing arts center for repairs. A Democratic congresswoman who is a trustee quickly … » Read

Reducing their salaries to match their current workload is not sitting well with the San Francisco Opera orchestra musicians. After calling a strike 30 minutes before the opening-night curtain on Sept.12, their work stoppage continues, with … » Read

This article has been updated to include details of the meeting and references to some previous developments.  WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP)—The Trump-aligned Kennedy Center board voted on Tuesday to close most of the iconic performing arts … » Read

Matthew  Epstein, among the most powerful managers of vocal artists before retiring from CAMI in 2010, has been recruited by Dallas Opera General Director and CEO David Lomeli as senior artistic advisor. Like Lomeli in recent years, Epstein … » Read

James Gandre, president of Manhattan School of Music (MSM), will retire in June 2028 after what will have been 15 years. He first joined MSM in 1985, serving in a variety of staff positions until 2000. After 13 years as a senior administrator at … » Read