CHICAGO—A lot has happened to Giancarlo Guerrero since he last conducted the Chicago Symphony, in spring 2024. Later that year, the Nicaragua-born, Costa Rica-raised conductor was appointed music director of the Grant Park Music Festival, … » Read

LONDON—Japanese composer Dai Fujikura found double fortune this Fall when he was commissioned by Nomura Holdings to compose a short work for Sir Antonio Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra. Not only would his composition receive its … » Read

According to a report from CNN, the chaos and uncertainty surrounding The Kennedy Center have led donors of artwork to the institution to consider reclaiming their gifts out of concern that they might be damaged during renovations or sold. An … » Read

Sir Bryn Terfel’s upcoming tour of Australia offers the internationally celebrated bass-baritone an opportunity to not only concertize but also share the fruits of his decades-long experience ina series of masterclasses with young artists … » Read

Surpassing its comprehensive campaign goal of $330 million to support operations, increase endowment, and fund special artistic initiatives, the Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts (POEA) have collected $344 million, among the most ever … » Read

LOS ANGELES—The banners were out on the exterior facade of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion last Saturday, proclaiming the debut of the Venezuelan/Armenian conductor Domingo Hindoyan as the new music director of LA Opera. He has large shoes to … » Read

On Oct. 17 many of Shanghai’s musical institutions came together to inaugurate the new Shanghai Grand Opera House. The 1.58 million sq. ft. building, designed by the Oslo firm Snøhetta, includes three concert halls with a combined … » Read

The more hearing loss among musicians is studied, the more apparent becomes the need for preventative measures. A large-scale review published this year by the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery aggregated data from 67 … » Read

A certain indoor-outdoor dichotomy graces Olivier Messiaen's epic Des canyons aux étoiles... ( From the Canyons to the Stars... ). Commissioned by Alice Tully in tribute to the 1976 bicentennial, the composer cited the profound natural and … » Read

The Phoenix Symphony opened its season on October 9 under its  new Music Director Designate Paolo Bortolameolli and is suspending the rest of it as of Nov. 1 with a concert titled  "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl … » Read