Hilary Hahn, who recently returned to the concert hall in robust health, was to have performed with cellist Seth Parker Woods the premiere of Carlos Simon’s Double Concerto Suite with the National Symphony Orchestra March 12-14 at Kennedy … » Read

Civic leaders joined Atlanta Opera General Artistic Director Tomer Zvulun and others yesterday for the official groundbreaking of the Molly Blank Center for Opera and the Arts, the company’s planned facility for rehearsal, education, … » Read

CHICAGO—Upon entering Orchestra Hall on February 10, audience members were handed something in addition to the evening’s program: a pencil. That was the first hint that Emily — No Prisoner Be wasn’t going to be “your … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Pene Pati was cautioned as a 20-year-old not to pursue a singing career , an unusual occupation for a Samoan who grew up in New Zealand “Lots of people want to become a singer because they want the lifestyle,” … » Read

The Great Wave , an opera by composer Dai Fujikura and librettist Harry Ross, presents a series of vignettes from the life and death of the artist Katsushika Hokusai, best known for the iconic print that gives the composition its name. Premiered … » Read

Four musicians have joined the ASO recently: Ruoying Pan, assistant concertmaster [pictured]; Jake Darnell, principal timpani; Patrick Miller, viola; and Charles Zandieh, cello. Winner of several competitions, Ruoying Pan is currently completing … » Read

Jaime Martín will conclude his tenure as the ensemble’s sixth music director at the conclusion of the 2026-27 season. He started as music director designate in 2018; as of 2027-28 he will take the title of music director laureate. … » Read

Oklhoma City University(OCU) has selected Julia Montag as the next dean of the Wanda L. Bass School of Music and the School of Theatre. She takes over leadership duties from W. Jerome Stevenson, who has been serving in an interim capacity since … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO—As the San Francisco Symphony soldiers on in search of a new music director, a revitalized identity, and a proposed renovation of Davies Symphony Hall, one of the organization’s programs is thriving. SoundBox concerts, … » Read

Classical music’s powers to impact and change our lives, to connect and create empathy, are widely acknowledged, even as the art form remains generally underfunded and ignored as an educational necessity. It is little wonder then, writes … » Read