Concerned about the lack of technical knowledge with regard to optimizing concert grand pianos' performance standards, the DR Koncerthuset (Copenhagen Concert Hall) will launch an intense 17-month training program in September, involving two … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — When Gustavo Dudamel first walked into the New York Philharmonic music director’s office, he noticed black-and-white photos that included Leonard Bernstein, Gustav Mahler, and Willem Mengelberg. Ready to succeed them … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — In his book on reinventing opera, director Yuval Sharon describes Tristan und Isolde as “the single hardest work in the traditional repertoire to stage.” Yet here he is, about to make his Metropolitan Opera debut … » Read

Between its designate and emeritus-for-life music directors, the Chicago Symphony has carved out a mostly want-to-be-there 2026-27 season. The former, Klaus Mäkelä, spends five subscription weeks on the podium plus an eight-city … » Read

Domingo Hindoyan will oversee his inaugural, 2026-27 season as music director of the LA Opera, conducting two of the five mainstage offerings at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. (Each mainstage opera has a six-performance run.) The schedule also … » Read

The 2026-27 season for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO), the seventh for Fabio Luisi as music director, features one-night appearances by Lang Lang, Yo-Yo Ma, organist Anna Lapwood, and Broadway star Idina Menzel; a first-time ever performance … » Read

The new symphony by Philip Glass, originally scheduled to have its first hearing with the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) in June, will instead premiere with a performance by the Boston Symphony Orchestra on July 5 as part of a four-day … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — A high-stakes antitrust trial that could lead to the possible breakup of Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, got underway Tuesday in a case over whether the entertainment giant’s dominance of the concert … » Read

The Eastern Festival of Music (EFM), the reincarnated and refreshed version of the defunct   Eastern Music Festival (EMF) , is solidifying its place on the annual summer calendar by signing a new five-year contract with Gerard Schwarz, … » Read

After weeks of public speculation and mounting pressure, the San Francisco Ballet has cancelled its four performances at The Kennedy Center scheduled for May 27-31. The company had been slated to present Mere Mortals , the contemporary ballet … » Read