Reconsidering the Jet-Set Music Director at Today’s Orchestras

Industry News

2027 Michigan State Budget Proposes $6.7 Million for Orchestras and Theaters

Business and Finance

Singapore Symphony: New Season, New Works, New Music Director

Premieres / Repertoire / Commissions

Closures at Post-Secondary Music Education Programs in Canada Affect Local Musical Life

Education

Review: New York Philharmonic in World Premiere of George Lewis Score, Plus Ives, Stravinsky, and Barber

Premieres / Repertoire / Commissions

Philadelphia Orchestra Experiments with Mozart Requiem as Sole Work on Concert with Early Start Time

Premieres / Repertoire / Commissions

Tomás García Named Assistant Conductor at Princeton Symphony and Conductor of the Symphonic Orchestra of Central Jersey Youth Orchestra

Musical Chairs - Industry Moves

New World Symphony Announces 2026-27 Season

Premieres / Repertoire / Commissions

Madison Symphony Orchestra and Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra Announce Their 2026-27 Seasons

Premieres / Repertoire / Commissions

Why Kansas City Symphony Is Building an Additional Music Venue

Business and Finance

Boston Symphony Orchestra Announces 2026-27 Season

Premieres / Repertoire / Commissions

Hopkins Symphony to Give World Premiere of J. Kimo Williams’s “Douglass Portrait” on Program with Copland’s “Lincoln Portrait”

Premieres / Repertoire / Commissions

Dallas Symphony Adds $50 Million to Endowment

Business and Finance

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Announces 2026-27 Season

Premieres / Repertoire / Commissions

Syracuse Orchestra to Perform New Jennifer Higdon Cello Concerto with Father-Son Schwarz Duo

Premieres / Repertoire / Commissions

Anna Handler Joins LA Phil as Conductor in Residence

Musical Chairs - Industry Moves

Tucson Symphony, Connecting with Multiple Communities

Community

Yakima Symphony to Benefit Students in Move to High School During Theatre Renovation

Education

New Collection of Reviews and More by Music Critic Michael Steinberg

Voices from the Industry

Handel and Haydn Society Announces 2026-27 Season—Its 212th

Premieres / Repertoire / Commissions

New Fort Myers Philharmonic Takes Root

Industry News

L.A’s Bicoastal Influence on the NYC Music Scene

Premieres / Repertoire / Commissions

Montreal Symphony Orchestra Announces 2026-27 Season

Premieres / Repertoire / Commissions

Phoenix Symphony Partners with University and Veterans Group to Provide Music and Connection for Vets

Community

Springfield Symphony’s “Music on the Menu” Serves Community and Scholarships for Young Musicians

Community

Bach, the Indestructible

Premieres / Repertoire / Commissions

St. Louis Symphony in Recent Works by Moni (Jasmine) Guo, Kevin Puts, Plus Beethoven

Premieres / Repertoire / Commissions

Bravo! Vail Music Festival Names Composer Chris Rogerson as Artistic Director

Musical Chairs - Industry Moves

Columbus Symphony Announces 2026-27 Season

Premieres / Repertoire / Commissions

Oregon-Based Musicians Make Music with Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra

Musicians

Louisiana Philharmonic Drawing Musicians from Around the World

Musicians

Juilliard Celebrates Earth Month

Climate and Sustainability

St. Louis Symphony Launches Concerts for Teens Series

Community

San Francisco Symphony’s Newest Cellist, Starla Breshears, Age 18

Musicians

Jonathan Martin Joins Savannah Philharmonic as Interim CEO

Musical Chairs - Industry Moves

Kansas City Symphony to Build Additional Music Hall

Industry News

San Francisco Symphony Announces 2026-27 Season

Premieres / Repertoire / Commissions

Violinist Lara St. John Retracts Allegations of Sexual Misconduct About Baltimore Symphony Concertmaster

Industry News

Greenville Symphony Spotlights New American Music

Premieres / Repertoire / Commissions

Chicago Symphony Flutist Emma Gerstein on Balancing Work and Motherhood

Voices from the Industry

Pittsburgh Symphony Musicians Greet Passengers at Pittsburgh International Airport—as Holograms

Industry News

Ojai Music Festival Announces Programming for This Summer

Premieres / Repertoire / Commissions

2026 Avery Fisher Career Grants Awarded

Industry News

Review: Minimalists, Sibelius, and a Hidden Theme at California Symphony

Premieres / Repertoire / Commissions

Mozart in Manhattan

Industry News

Illinois Symphony Spotlights American Composers

Premieres / Repertoire / Commissions

Pittsburgh Symphony Plays World Premiere by Local Teenage Composer

Premieres / Repertoire / Commissions

New Assistant Conductor at Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Robert Kahn

Musical Chairs - Industry Moves

Review: New York Philharmonic Gives World Premiere of David Lang’s wealth of nations Oratorio

Premieres / Repertoire / Commissions

Review: Houston Symphony in World Premiere of Andy Akiho’s Timpani Concerto

Premieres / Repertoire / Commissions

Deborah Rutter on the Meaning and the Future of the Kennedy Center

Industry News

Alina Ibragimova Named Artistic Partner at Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

Musical Chairs - Industry Moves

League Webinar: “Evolving Your Brand to Build Emotional Connection, Trust, and Audiences”

League News

Boston Symphony Orchestra Board Cites Financial Concerns, New Directions in Not Renewing Andris Nelson’s Contract

Industry News

Xian Zhang Takes the Podium as Music Director at Seattle Symphony

Musical Chairs - Industry Moves

Outcry Over Score Billed as by Florence Price at Vienna Philharmonic

World News

Spokane Symphony’s “Hans Zimmer vs. John Williams”

Premieres / Repertoire / Commissions

Madison Symphony Music Director John DeMain on a Life in Music

Voices from the Industry

Review: Knoxville Symphony World Premiere of Alto Saxophone Concerto, Plus Bernstein and Amy Beach

Premieres / Repertoire / Commissions

Study: Rising Numbers of Works by Women Composers at Australian Orchestras

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