Phoenix Symphony gives its final concert before a season suspension, as 66 musicians facing unpaid layoffs share their ...

Violinist Sofia Demetriades, 18, wins BBC Young Musician 2026 with Tchaikovsky’s concerto, becoming the first violin winner since Nicola Benedetti.

Catch up on October 2026 classical music news, from Iván Fischer’s disagreement with the Berlin Philharmonic to a farewell to ...

Michele Tadini will succeed Caterina Barbieri as artistic director of Venice Biennale Music for 2027–2028. The Italian ...

Discover the Operalia 2026 winners following the final in Shanghai, including the first prizes, audience awards and zarzuela ...

Spanish composer Marisa Manchado, winner of the 2024 National Music Prize for composition, has died in the Urda train ...

Joe Hisaishi will join the LA Phil as composer-in-residence for the Hollywood Bowl and The Ford in a five-year partnership ...

Tugan Sokhiev’s first Vienna Philharmonic New Year’s Concert features Chaminade, a Josef Strauss bicentenary tribute and the ...

Iván Fischer withdraws from Berlin Philharmonic concerts after a disagreement over seating for Mahler’s Fifth. Andrés ...

American soprano Judith Blegen has died at 85. A Metropolitan Opera mainstay for 21 seasons, she was celebrated for Adina, ...

Stephen Kovacevich has died at 86. Remembering the American pianist’s distinguished legacy in Beethoven, Brahms and chamber music.

Italian conductor Gabriele Ferro has died at 88. He held leading posts in Palermo, Naples and Stuttgart and championed contemporary music.