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

In The Glance , which premieres at San Francisco’s ODC Theater on May 29, composer Anne Hege reinterprets the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice with portable computers and live electronic sound rather than conventional musical instruments. … » Read

Jeremy S. Rothman, chief programming officer of the Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts, is to be the new president and CEO of the Seattle Symphony and Benaroya Hall as of Sept. 1. He succeeds Maria K. Yang, the organization’s chief … » Read

LOS ANGELES—Last weekend’s colorful, innovative, yet staunchly traditional staging of Wagner’s Die Walküre was the kickoff event of Gustavo Dudamel’s final Walt Disney Concert Hall appearances as the LA Phil’s … » Read

Brian Large, one of the world’s most prolific television directors of opera and symphony orchestra performances, died on May 23 in New York City after a brief hospital stay. He was 89. Born in London in 1939, he studied piano at the Royal … » Read

The 12 th edition of the Osaka International Chamber Music Competition, held May 17 to 24, comprised sections for string quartets and for piano trios and quartets. Austria’s Motus Quartet—violinists Tim de Vries and Karla Križ, … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Sonny Rollins, the tenor saxophonist and restless genius whose bold, distinctive tone and constant experimentation kept him on the cutting edge of jazz for more than 50 years, died May 25 at age 95. Spokesperson Terri Hinte … » Read

The Gulbenkian Foundation has renewed the contracts of Hannu Lint and Martina Batic , respective principal conductors of its symphony and choir, through the year 2030. Lintu, a Finn, was named chief conductor in November 2023, while his Slovenian … » Read