Violinist Kyu-Young Kim is to succeed Barry Kempton as artistic and executive director of the Twin Cities-based Schubert Club when Kempton exits on June 30 after 15 years in a job. Kim, a seasoned chamber musician and artistic director/principal … » Read

This month marks the 50 th anniversary of the death of Benjamin Britten, a composer who, argues Ivan Hewett in The Telegraph , “is still the indispensable figure of British music in modern times.” Not since Strauss and Janácek … » Read

WQXR has announced that morning show host Jeff Spurgeon will retire at the beginning of September after 30 years at the station. In addition to his daily morning program, he has played a key part in many signature live events and broadcasts, … » Read

Cellist Starla Breshears, 18, won the 41st Irving M. Klein International String Competition on June 7 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. (She has also just won a seat in the San Francisco Symphony.) From the competition she receives … » Read

The economics of video content and AI’s impact on its creation, as well as that of audio/music, are the subject of a new report from Berklee College of Music. Praxia Insights surveyed more than 1,000 video creators, musicians, brand … » Read

Earlier this season, Victor DeRenzi announced that he would be exiting  his position as artistic director and conductor of the Sarasota Opera after 44 years in the job. On the surface this would seem a reasonable decision for someone in … » Read

After an 18-month search, the Göttingen Symphony Orchestra, est. 1862, has tapped Lithuanian conductor Vilmantas Kaliunas to be its next chief conductor as of 2027-28. He succeeds Nicholas Milton, in the job since 2018. Kaliunas, 50, onetime … » Read

Tugan Sokhiev is to be the new principal conductor and artistic adviser for the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR), commencing with the 2026-27 season for three years. He succeeds British conductor Jonathan Nott , and will spend six weeks per … » Read

In a normal year the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) would present its annual budget for final approval in January, and by February or March would begin selling subscription packages for its next season. But this is no normal year. As summer … » Read

The Atlanta Opera’s four-year Ring des Nibelungen project, which reached its culmination last week with Götterdämmerung , seeks to relay the cycle’s narrative simply and directly. That interpretive strategy—the work of … » Read