San Francisco Opera has announced Italian countertenor Carlo Vistoli as the winner of the 2023–24 Emerging Stars Competition for his American stage and role debut in Handel’s Partenope. This was based on a popular vote conducted online at sfopera.com. As the winner of the competition, now in its sixth year, Vistoli receives a $10,000 cash prize. Read More →

This year the Verga Prize will be awarded to 88-year-old Italian baritone Renato Bruson, The Prize, awarded in collaboration with the City of Parma by the Verga 100 Organization and Festival Verghiano, is given each year to artists who have linked their name to the universe of the Sicilian writer. Read More →

Ilya Ram
(c) Katharina Dickopf

Israeli-American conductor Ilya Ram has been named the next Music Director of the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera, the fourth artistic leader in the organization’s 91-year history. He has also served as Music Director of the Akademische Philharmonie Heidelberg since the 23/24 season. Read More →

Lorenzo Viotti

Swiss conductor Lorenzo Viotti, 34, has been announced as Music Director of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra from the 2026/27 season. The initial agreement is for three years. Read More →

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Mozarts Werkkatalog, das nunmehr über 160 Jahre alte Köchelverzeichnis, ist nach 60 Jahren wieder auf dem aktuellen Forschungsstand. Die Neuausgabe soll am 19. September im Großen Saal der Stiftung Mozarteum vorgestellt werden, teilte die Organisation mit. Read More →

Dominik Beykirch

Der Musikdirektor des Deutschen Nationaltheaters Weimar (DNT) und der Staatskapelle Weimar, Dominik Beykirch, 32, lässt seinen Vertrag im Sommer 2025 auslaufen. Er wolle er sich beruflich neu orientieren, teilte das Haus am heutigen Donnerstag mit. Read More →

The Glenn Gould Foundation awarded the 14th Glenn Gould Prize to Gustavo Dudamel in a ceremony at New York’s Carnegie Hall. Along with the main prize for Dudamel, the Glenn Gould Protégé Prize was awarded to conductors Andrés David Ascanio Abreu and Enluis Montes Olivar. The Protégé Prize winners were selected by Dudamel for the honor. Read More →

Classeek has published the full schedule of the Classeek Ambassador Program for the 2024-2025 season. Since its inception in 2017, the Ambassador Program has been dedicated to discovering, nurturing, and supporting the next generation of classical musicians. Read More →

Lincoln Center, New York

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has announced Mariko Silver as its next and twelfth President and Chief Executive Officer. Silver will join Lincoln Center on September 23, 2024. Read More →

Ivan Fischer
(c) Alfonso Salgueiro / Philharmonie Luxembourg

The Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO) will host a free concert titled Concert for Peace, featuring guest artists from Ukraine, Russia, Israel, and Palestine, on August 31 at 7 p.m. in Budapest’s Heroes’ Square. Read More →