Richard Strauss

Víkingur Ólafsson to Replace Daniil Trifonov with Berliner Philharmoniker
by Rachel Stone - Sep 14, 2026

Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson will perform Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 1 with conductor Kirill Petrenko and the Berliner Philharmoniker at Carnegie Hall, stepping in for injured soloist Daniil Trifonov.

Review: BBC PROMS: STRAUSS’S ‘FOUR LAST SONGS’, Royal Albert Hall
by Debbie Gilpin - Sep 12, 2026

“It is difficult composing endings. Beethoven and Wagner could do it. Only great composers can do it. I can do it too.” It wasn’t just Richard Strauss’s death-embracing 'Four Last Songs' which fit this theme in the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra’s final Prom of the season, as Franz Schubert’s 8th symphony remained unfinished at his death - and Schubert’s setting of a morbid Goethe poem inspired Hans Werner Henze’s “Erlkönig”. The Benjamin Britten arrangement of the third movement of Gustav Mahler’s 3rd symphony (What the Wild Flowers Tell Me) does not immediately strike you as being consumed with mortality, but if you listen carefully you might find themes which go beyond the superficially pastoral. Quite a programme for this orchestra to go out on.

Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra Unveils Expanded 25th Anniversary Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 11, 2026

Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra will present a nine-performance season marking its 25th anniversary, featuring guest artists, choral masterworks, and repertoire spanning three centuries of music.

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Will Perform Chinese New Year Concert
by Stephi Wild - Sep 10, 2026

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will celebrate the Year of the Goat with a program blending Chinese and Western classical masterworks, featuring percussionist Le Yu performing a marimba concerto by contemporary composer Ye Xiaogang.

SALOME to Open Seattle Opera's 2026/27 Season at McCaw Hall
by Stephi Wild - Sep 9, 2026

Seattle Opera will present Richard Strauss's SALOME, marking the opera's return to the company for the first time in over two decades, with Brenda Rae in the title role.

HANSEL AND GRETEL to Open Sarasota Opera's Fall Season
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 8, 2026

Sarasota Opera will present Engelbert Humperdinck's HANSEL AND GRETEL, marking its first mainstage collaboration with Sarasota Youth Opera and Sarasota Ballet School's conservatory programs.

Sarasota Opera Announces Cast for the 2026/2027 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 31, 2026

Sarasota Opera has announced casting for its 68th season, featuring HANSEL AND GRETEL, LA TRAVIATA, H.M.S. PINAFORE, ARIADNE AUF NAXOS and JENŮFA, with mezzo-soprano Kara Morgan and baritone Spencer Reichman among the artists.

Review: Lise Davidsen’s Strauss LAST SONGS is First in Anyone’s Book, with Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra
by Richard Sasanow - Aug 28, 2026

While it was only one part of the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra’s concert, under Keri-Lyn Wilson, at Geffen Hall the other night, there’s no denying that the centerpiece was Richard Strauss’s FOUR LAST SONGS with the brilliant soprano Lise Davidsen—one of the Met’s star attractions these days.

Photos: New York Philharmonic to Tour Europe with Gustavo Dudamel, Oct. 9-22, 2026
by Rachel Stone - Aug 26, 2026

Gustavo Dudamel will lead the New York Philharmonic on a European tour from October 9-22, 2026, with stops in Paris, Barcelona, Madrid, Berlin, Hamburg and Vienna, marking his first tour as music director.

Baritone Reginald Smith, Jr. Reveals 2026-2027 Season Highlights
by Stephi Wild - Aug 26, 2026

GRAMMY and Emmy Award-winning baritone Reginald Smith, Jr. has announced his 2026-2027 season, filled with notable operatic highlights, including multiple role and company debuts, as well as concert performances.

San Francisco Opera Will Host Free 'Opera In The Park' Concert in September
by Stephi Wild - Aug 25, 2026

San Francisco Opera will hold its free Opera in the Park concert in Golden Gate Park, with Music Director Eun Sun Kim leading the orchestra and singers from the fall season's productions.

Review: BBC PROMS: ARIADNE AUF NAXOS, Royal Albert Hall
by Louise Penn - Aug 20, 2026

This production, direct from Glyndebourne, is a delight from start to finish, with laughter and glorious voices leading to a true emotional climax to send us soaring into the summer night.

Melbourne Chamber Orchestra to Present BETWEEN US 2027 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 19, 2026

Melbourne Chamber Orchestra announced its 2027 season, featuring collaborations with the Australian String Quartet, Johannes Grosso, Stefan Cassomenos, Carla Blackwood and Polyphonic Voices at Melbourne Recital Centre.

Mozart's DON GIOVANNI to Open Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2026/27 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 13, 2026

Bass-baritone Christian Van Horn will star in Mozart's Don Giovanni, directed by Robert Falls and conducted by Enrique Mazzola, launching Lyric Opera of Chicago's new season.

Studio 7 Classical Label to Launch with Muresanu and Sonia Lee Recordings
by Rachel Stone - Aug 10, 2026

A new classical music label, Studio 7 Classical, will debut with recordings by violinist Irina Muresanu and violinist Sonia Lee, featuring conductor and pianist Benjamin Loeb.

Audra McDonald, a Miles Davis Tribute and More Set for Library of Congress 2026-27 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 4, 2026

The Library of Congress will present a season marking America's semiquincentennial and centennials for Miles Davis and John Coltrane, featuring Audra McDonald, Dianne Reeves and seven new commissions at the Coolidge Auditorium.

REVIEW: Impressive Singing in Strauss’s EGYPTIAN HELEN, but the Story’s a Mystery at SummerScape
by Richard Sasanow - Aug 2, 2026

If you ever wondered about the private life of the legendary Helen of Troy—aside from being a fabulous beauty whose face reputedly launched a thousand ships—you might look for answers in Richard Strauss’s opera DIE AEGIPTISCHE HELENA (THE EGYPTIAN HELEN). But you wouldn’t have found them in the production that just finished up an entertaining yet mystifying five-performance run, in Christian Rath’s knotty vision at Bard’s SummerScape Festival in Annandale-on-Hudson.

Photos: Inside Merola Opera Program's ARIADNE AUF NAXOS
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 29, 2026

Open-Door Playhouse will continue its series of short plays in podcast form with the premiere of Buck A Poem, a new play by Steven Doloff, beginning August 12, 2026. See photos of the production.

Newport Classical to Launch 2026-2027 Chamber Series With Twelve Concerts
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 28, 2026

Newport Classical announced its sixth full-season Chamber Series, presenting twelve concerts at its Recital Hall in downtown Newport, with tickets going on sale to the public this summer.

Review: BBC PROMS: FROM THE ALPS TO THE AUVERGNE, Royal Albert Hall
by Louise Penn - Jul 28, 2026

The thene of the evening is the great outdoors, with the LEO'S blending of the old and new making the audience stamp their feet for more.