Jonathon Heyward, known as the “Converse Conductor,” became the youngest and the first Black music conductor and director for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in its 107-year existence. Now, the ...

For the first time, Yannick Nézet-Séguin will lead the Vienna Philharmonic’s most-watched event of the year: its annual ...

Music conductor candidate William McClain will lead the Columbus Symphony Orchestra in its final concert of the season on Sunday at The Commons. Photo provided William McClain stands before Millikin ...

It isn’t often you get to be the music director for a work of theater that, well, isn’t a musical. “I’ve never done anything like this,” says Justin Craig, the New York City-based music director ...

In fact, for Cincinnati Ballet, it’s “Nutcracker” time for the 51st year. (That’s 52 if you count the 2020 pandemic version, an hourlong TV broadcast.) There are other long-running holiday traditions ...

Charles Mackerras, born 100 years ago, had a vast and versatile repertoire. But he also left an indelible mark on the legacy ...

A women's choir has secured its future after finding a new musical director to take over in 2026. The Major Oak Pop Choir, based in Edwinstowe, faced uncertainty after the woman who set it up ...

The Naples Philharmonic new musical leader will bring a worldly perspective to Southwest Florida. Conductor Alexander Shelley has been tapped as the new Sharon and Timothy Ubben Artistic and Music ...

John Eliot Gardiner, a renowned classical music conductor who has led some of the world’s most prestigious orchestras, said Thursday he was pulling out of all of his remaining 2023 engagements, days ...

Since Wieland and Wolfgang Wagner began redraping Grandfather Richard’s operas in modern scenic dress seven years ago, première audiences at the Bayreuth Festival have usually focused more on the ...

Christoph von Dohnányi, a conductor known for his illuminating and intellectual approach to music, died Saturday. His death was announced in a statement by the Cleveland Orchestra, which did not ...

Good job opportunities in the U.S await young conductors with some ver special qualifications. Among the qualifications: showmanship, an ability to interpret other men’s compositions without being ...