The famed Finnish conductor is making his debut as L.A. Philharmonic's creative director this fall after leaving San Francisco Symphony last summer.

We are in a “Pärt year,” in that he turned ninety last September. In a sense, though, we are always in a Pärt year, because he is the most performed living classical composer. Or rather, he alternates ...

Players lined the steps and sidewalk outside as an emotional Andris Nelsons made his first appearance since his dismissal was ...

The Los Angeles Philharmonic 2026-27 season is the first without Gustavo Dudamel as music director but remains a visionary leader of the pack ...

The decision by the trustees and President/CEO Chad Smith came as a shock to the orchestra, whose members continue to revere ...

Conductor Juanjo Mena, former principal conductor of the Cincinnati May Festival, says he will retire this year because of Alzheimer’s disease ...

A decision by the orchestra’s board to fire its music director, Andris Nelsons, has set off protests from players, leaving ...

The Boston Symphony Orchestra said it would not renew conductor Nelsons’ contract, citing their “future visions weren't aligned.” ...

The New York Philharmonic has revealed the 2026–27 season— which marks the start of Gustavo Dudamel’s tenure as the Oscar L. Tang and H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang Music & Artistic Director.

On Friday the <a href=" Symphony Orchestra announced the dismissal of its Music Director Andris Nelsons, whose tenure will end in summer 2027, following the orchestra's Tanglewood season. According to ...

The surprise announcement by the orchestra’s trustees and President/CEO Chad Smith was released late Friday, citing a lack of alignment on the future mission. Nelsons’ tenure ends after the 2027 ...

Music director Franz Welser-Möst will begin his 25th and final season with The Cleveland Orchestra by leading one concert each this summer at Blossom and Severance.