For almost six decades, Greg Sikora tuned and voiced pianos throughout the Philadelphia region for everyone from Frank Sinatra to Lady Gaga, and was for much of that time chief piano technician for The Philadelphia Orchestra. Now 77 and retired, … » Read

Czech conductor Jakub Hruša, rising star and music director-designate of London’s Royal Opera, teamed up with violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja for her New York Philharmonic debut on April 9. On the bill were a warhorse, a world … » Read

The Oregon Symphony will welcome two new key musicians as successors to veteran performers at the beginning of the 2025-26 season. Harrison Linsey [picured] has been named principal oboe, leaving the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO), where he is … » Read

On April 10, two musicians fired by the New York Philharmonic last October for sexual assault and harassment—associate principal trumpet Matthew Muckey and principal oboe Liang Wang—amended legal filings to assert that the orchestra … » Read

Any review of Das Rheingold that begins with the critic expressing relief that the production features “good helmets, with very good horns” might suggest that the musical performance itself left something to be desired. Fortunately, … » Read

David Chan, concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera for 25 seasons—among many other endeavors—is to join the Shepherd School faculty full time next fall at Rice University. He will phase out, over the next two years, his current … » Read

Oslo-based string quartet Opus 13 [pictured] won the triennial Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition , announced April 6. In addition to the first prize of £10,000, it also won three special prizes from earlier rounds: … » Read

A new contract through the 2028-29 season for Music Director JoAnn Falletta will extend her tenure at the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra to three decades. When she as appointed to the post in 1999, she became the first woman to hold the title at … » Read

Avenue Greenlight, a nonprofit led by San Francisco crypto billionaire Chris Larsen, has stepped in to help underwrite the Fillmore Jazz Festival just days after organizers announced its cancellation. Established in 2021 to help San … » Read

Madeleine Venner is to be the new chorus director for the London Philharmonic Choir as of the 2025-26 season. She succeeds Neville Creed, who retires after 30 years to become chorus director emeritus at the end of the current season. Calling his … » Read