SEATTLE—Near the end of Samuel Adams’s No Such Spring , pianist Conor Hanick’s hands climbed in successive leaps toward the extreme treble. Against a hushed bed of sustained brass and string chords, he reached beyond the last … » Read

Washington Performing Arts, the first major presenter to officially exit the Kennedy Center under the Trump regime, continues to flourish in its other D.C.-area venues, having just announced the public phase of a $30 million endowment campaign. … » Read

The Canadian Opera Company’s (COC) annual meeting on Oct. 27 offered the organization’s top leaders—Board Chair Marcia Lewis Brown and General Director Ian Derrer—the opportunity to share news of a successful 2025-26 … » Read

Fondazione Teatro Comunale di Bologna has named Pierangelo Conte as intendant; he has been artistic director since 2025, with major responsibility for shaping the 2026 and 2027 seasons. The appointment guarantees managerial continuity as the … » Read

LONDON—The London Philharmonic Orchestra likes to play to a theme and this October 23 concert at Royal Festival Hall was no exception. The subject was transformations, as represented by Dorothy Howell’s Lamia , a symphonic poem about … » Read

Keith Cerny, president and CEO of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (FWSO), will leave his position in January for an arts leadership post outside Texas. Before arriving at the FWSO in January of 2019, he had an eight-month tenure as CEO of the … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is withholding records documenting the scope of his influence over management of the Kennedy Center , according to attorneys for a Democratic lawmaker challenging the … » Read

The news was all good when Board of Trustees Chair Mary Louise Gorno and President Jeff Alexander presented the annual report for the Chiago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) on Oct. 26. The leadership podium transition continued last season, with Music … » Read

The Frankfurt Opera has extended the contracts of Artistic Director Bernd Loebe and General Music Director Thomas Guggeis until August 2032. Ina Hartwig, the German city’s head of cultural affairs, praised Loebe for shaping “the … » Read

Rather than risk the plight suffered by the audience at the San Francisco Opera ’s opening night, Minnesota Opera officials have temporarily cancelled their October 31 season opener one week out. The stated reason: The opera orchestra's … » Read