Barbara Hannigan is to be the next chief conductor and artistic director of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra as of August 2026. She succeeds Eva Ollikainen , whose four-season contract commenced in 2020-21. Hannigan, also an acclaimed soprano, has … » Read

Lise Davidsen has become classical music’s biggest draw , attracting crowds to the Paris Opéra for her first performances in the title role of Strauss’s Salome during the same week Swift filled La Défense Arena across … » Read

The Israel Philharmonic prides itself on being the primary musical expression of the nation’s identity. Launched in 1948, its roots were actually set in place 12 years earlier, when Polish violinist Bronislaw Huberman formed the Palestine … » Read

The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University has selected Miguel Harth-Bedoya as its next resident director of orchestras and professor of conducting. After spending the 2024-25 school year as designate, he will assume his full … » Read

In 2018, violinist Holly Mulcahy launched Arts Capacity , a nonprofit with the mission to bring recitals to Georgia’s Walker State Prison. “We discovered that it was a great place for them [the incarcerated] to share their emotions … » Read

CHICAGO—If someone is to do double duty on a Chicago Symphony concert, it’s probably going to be Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider. The Danish conductor and violinist, 48, has built a career from wielding both bow and baton in the same … » Read

BERLIN (AP) — The Bayreuth Festival in Germany announced on Tuesday that it is retaining Katharina Wagner as its director for another five years. Wagner, who turns 46 on May 21 and is a great-granddaughter of Richard Wagner, became co-head … » Read

Violinist Annie Fullard, current chair of chamber music at the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University, is to be the next director of chamber music at the Peabody Institute. A founding member of the Cavani String Quartet, she will … » Read

Conductor and pianist Jeffrey Kahane first began working with the now defunct San Antonio Symphony in the early 1990s, forming a bond with the musicians that has survived the orchestra’s demise in 2022. He conducted the opening concert of … » Read

“Significant financial challenges” may spell the end for many Saturday courses for learners aged 4–18 offered by the Junior Conservatoire of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD). The program currently serves 182 … » Read