SAN FRANCISCO—With Finnish conductor John Storgårds making his San Francisco Symphony debut on January 22 and a work by Finnish composer Outi Tarkiainen on the Davies Symphony Hall program, it was hard not to think of the Finn who got … » Read

NEW YORK—Thomas Adès was 28 when the New York Philharmonic first programmed his music on a major subscription concert. Commissioned by the orchestra as part of a series marking the threshold of a new millennium, America: A Prophecy … » Read

With Philip Glass pulling the premiere of his 15 th Symphony, Lincoln , from the National Symphony Orchestra’s schedule and Renée Fleming canceling her May concert with the orchestra just days before, the NSO is suffering multiple … » Read

Musician and administrator Tim Thomas, executive director of So Percussion, died suddenly at his home in Brooklyn on the morning of January 24. He was 59 years old. So had operated without an executive director from its founding in 2000 until … » Read

The George Enescu Philharmonic (GEP) has appointed Robert Treviño as its new principal conductor beginning with the 2026/27 season for an initial four-year term. He will be working with General Director Marin Cazacu who noted, “the … » Read

Philip Glass has withdrawn the premiere of his Symphony No. 15: Lincoln from its planned premiere in June by the National Symphony Orchestra, which is based at the Kennedy Center. The NSO  commissioned the piece six years ago. … » Read

The intrepid Igor Levit offered two mammoth sets of piano variations in his January 22 Carnegie Hall recital. It was a physically ambitious program: both Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations and Frederic Rzewski’s The People United Will … » Read

Opera Philadelphia has extended the contracts of General Director and President Anthony Roth Costanzo and Music Director Corrado Rovaris through May 31, 2029. These votes of confidence acknowledge the sea change the company has undergone since … » Read

LONDON—The U.K. is well served when it comes to contemporary music, but any list of the most stimulating practitioners would have to put Riot Ensemble pretty near the top. Winners of the 2020 Ernst von Siemens Ensemble Prize, its … » Read

Artis—Naples, the  umbrella organization under which the Naples Philharmonic and the Baker Museum operate, has extended Alexander Shelley’s contract as artistic and music director until the end of the decade, with an option of a … » Read