The percentage of non-white conductors increased from 15.7% in 2006 to 21.8% in 2016, according to a report by the League of American Orchestras. That 2016 report is the league’s most recent ...

And, she adds, the orchestra’s youth concerts often feature female conductors. “If you’re a little boy or little girl, and the first concert that you see is conducted by a woman, you’ll ...

Laman Ismayilova Read more This year marks the 113th anniversary of the birth of one of Azerbaijan's most prominent cultural ...

He was 88. The internationally acclaimed maestro, with his trademark mop of salt-and-pepper hair, led the BSO from 1973 to 2002, longer than any other conductor in the orchestra's history.

I well remember then-Cleveland Orchestra conductor George Szell’s banishment of the historic E.M. Skinner organ into seeming obscurity with the “Szell Shell.” How truly splendid that this ...

The Minnesota Orchestra has named Danish conductor Thomas Søndergård its next music director. A mid-career maestro with a hefty discography, Søndergård leads the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

Greenville’s orchestra is not alone in its pursuit of a new music director. The Spartanburg Philharmonic is close to selecting its 10th conductor for the 65-member professional orchestra.

He was 88. The internationally acclaimed maestro, with his trademark mop of salt-and-pepper hair, led the BSO from 1973 to 2002, longer than any other conductor in the orchestra’s history.