LONDON—Canny programming and rare repertoire were the order of the day in the Royal Opera House’s Tales of Love and Loss , a trio of one-act chamber operas, all of them by women. This May 1 premiere at the Linbury Theatre featured … » Read

On May 3 John DeMain took his final bow after 32 years as music director of the Madison (WI) Symphony Orchestra as it celebrates its 100 th season. A veteran of concert and opera stages across the U.S. and abroad, DeMain has appeared with, among … » Read

Keith Lockhart, who has conducted the Boston Pops since 1995, may be one of the few people in Boston who can view the current contretemps surrounding the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) from an unbiased perspective. “There is a lot of blame … » Read

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. (AP) — The longtime president of Bard College announced his retirement Friday, months after it was revealed that he had a much deeper relationship with Jeffrey Epstein than was previously known. Leon Botstein, who … » Read

Last October, when the 2025 Honens International Piano Competition in Calgary was heading into the concerto finals round, there were no foregone conclusions, though contrasts in the personalities of the three finalists had steadily sharpened. … » Read

Pianist Jonathan Biss has resigned from the Royal College of Music’s Glenn Gould School faculty seven months after joining it. He cites the school’s failure to respond in a timely manner to a recently revealed, decades-old allegation … » Read

In late 2025, the Stretton Society, a Berlin-based non-profit organization that matches elite musicians with rare musical instruments, paid a reportedly record price for the c.1719 “Macdonald” viola by Antonio Stradivari. The … » Read

On July 6, 2026, Roger Wilson will bring over 30 years’ experience as a musician, educator, and arts leader to his new post as Head of Music at the Arts Council of Wales. He arrives from Black Lives in Music, of which he is co-founder and … » Read

The Salzburg Festival has advertised for the positions of artistic director and president. Applications are due June 5. The former position, momentarily inhabited by interim Karin Bergmann, begins Oct. 1, 2027; the new candidate will succeed … » Read

CHICAGO—Among the many things the pandemic taught us is that Chicago Symphony musicians can assemble a mean program. When Orchestra Hall shut down, like so many orchestras, the CSO pivoted to chamber music, handsomely recorded and streamed … » Read