Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

The ‘Converse Conductor’ Fighting Elitism in Classical Music

Jonathon Heyward wears sneakers onstage and embraces genres like jazz as part of his effort to bring more people into the concert hall.

By Javier C. Hernandez

Baltimore (Md) Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Classical Music El Nino (Opera) Metropolitan Opera Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

Can Marin Alsop Shatter Another Glass Ceiling?

Alsop has had enviable success, and was the first female conductor to lead a top American orchestra. She wants to take another step up.

By Zachary Woolfe

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Classical Music Deaths (Obituaries) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Russia St Petersburg (Russia) St Petersburg Philharmonic Temirkanov, Yuri (1938-2023)

Yuri Temirkanov, Conductor Who Celebrated Russia’s Music, Dies at 84

Immersed in his native land’s repertoire — Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev — he drew bold, rich sounds from the world’s major orchestras. In Russia, he was adored.

By Adam Nossiter