The Lucerne Symphony Orchestra has launched a new, biennial international conducting competition, with applications being accepted as of today through February 28, 2027. Applicants must be under 37 years of age as of June 24, 2027, the first day … » Read

LONDON—There were only two items on the ticket for the London Symphony Orchestra’s October 25 Barbican Hall concert, yet perhaps surprisingly it was the new work that left the stronger impression despite the tumultuous spiritual … » Read

Dimitri Murrath is to become associate dean of artistic administration and a member of the viola faculty at the New England Conservatory (NEC). He will teach a limited number of students to accommodate his administrative responsibilities. Murrath … » Read

Opera is the most all-encompassing performing art, embracing not just music but also dance, theater, and poetry as well as the artisanry of scenic designers and builders. Hundreds of employees stand behind even the most bare-bones production. It … » Read

The League of American Orchestras has come up with another “consortium commission,” in partnership with American Composers Orchestra (ACO), involving 30 orchestras and six composers. The project, part of the Virginia B. Toulmin … » Read

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, and has embarked on $30 million endowment campaign: The Douglas H. Wheeler … » 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