The Lucerne Symphony Orchestra has launched the Thomas and Doris Ammann Prize for Young Conductors. The inaugural competition will take place from June 24-27, 2027, and will be held at the KKL Luzern.

Tokyo's NHK Symphony Orchestra recently announced Tugan Sokhiev as its next Music Director. Sokhiev will step into the role ...

A new study published in the journal Imaging Neuroscience has revealed the effects of just a single violin lesson on the human brain. In the study, researchers at the University of Nottingham used OPM ...

Deutsche Grammophon announced the upcoming release of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra 's complete recordings with their label in a 55-CD box set.

Louis Langrée was first appointed director of Paris’s Théâtre National de l'Opéra-Comique in 2021 for a five-year term. He has now been renewed for a second three-year term from 2026 to 2029. His ...

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The BBC Young Musician competition was founded in 1978 and takes place biennially. The 2026 competition received hundreds of applications, and the three players were chosen to pro ...

The Royal Conservatory in Toronto has announced that Nicholas Russotto has been appointed as the new Artistic Director of its Performing Arts Division. Previously, programming acr ...

The Spanish composer, pianist, and academic Marisa Manchado has been named as being among those killed in the recent major train crash near the Spanish town of Urda. According to the BBC, 69 people ...

A wide range of arts organizations have had major grant funding withdrawn, following President Trump's proposal that the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) be eliminated in his next budget. Groups ...

The retiring members are principal library Mary Judge (served 46 years), piccolo player Joan Voorhees (served 30 years), bassist Wayne Anderson (served 36 years), violinist Drake Ash (served 38 years) ...

The freelance oboist and journalist Blair Tindall has passed away at the age of 63, on account of cardiovascular disease. Tindall will be best remembered for her 2005 memoir, titled Mozart in the ...