WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the administration from closing the cultural and arts venue for major renovations—the latest … » Read

The Orchestre de Paris has named Spanish conductor/violinist Roberto González-Monjas as its principal guest conductor starting in the 2027-28 season, which coincides with the start of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s tenure as music director. … » Read

Thomas de Mallet Burgess, artistic director of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet, has recommended that Dima Slobodeniouk receive board approval for a four-year appointment, effective Aug. 1, as the organization’s new principal … » Read

As the Ojai Music Festival community anticipates the upcoming 80 th Festival next month, the leadership for the 81 st edition was recently finalized when Artistic and Executive Director Designate Teddy Abrams tapped Chris Thile as music director … » Read

Daniel Harding strolled the bases in Dodgers Stadium arm-in-arm with Gustavo Dudamel, each in a Dodgers jersey with their names and numbers in the LA Phil music-director pantheon (12 and 11, respectively) on the back. Elim Chan made a grand … » Read

The well-documented financial woes of the Metropolitan Opera are symptomatic of the challenges facing many U. S. opera companies. As seasons shrink to accommodate rising production costs, falling ticket sales, and philanthropic shortfalls, … » Read

INTERLOCHEN, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan summer arts camp and boarding school where Jeffrey Epstein has been accused of meeting at least two of his victims will tear down a lodge that once bore his name. The Interlochen Center for the Arts said … » Read

LONDON—This May 21 concert at the Barbican Centre was a chance to catch Simon Rattle, the London Symphony Orchestra’s conductor emeritus, in music he has championed for years. Though Richard Strauss and Gustav Mahler are standard … » Read

Wigmore Hall’s finances “have never been so strong," insists John Gilhooly a year after exiting Arts Council England’s national portfolio . "The current policy is just too onerous,” Gilhooly told the BBC in March of 2025 … » Read

The Heinz Endowments, one of Pittsburgh’s largest foundations, is redirecting its funding from individual artists and one-time projects toward strengthening the overall cultural sector. “We needed to evolve because the field here … » Read