Leonard Bernstein blazed a trail for conductors from the United States nearly 70 years ago. But at top American orchestras these days, they’re scarce. By Javier C. Hernández A Tyshawn Sorey premiere ...

Alan Gilbert will serve as the New York Philharmonic’s music director through at least 2017 under a contract extension announced Wednesday, says The New York Times. The deal, coming in the fourth year ...

Earlier this month, the New York Philharmonic's outgoing music director Alan Gilbert said goodbye to his orchestra in a series of concerts. Today, he is saying hello to a brand new job in Hamburg, ...

An aura of exclusivity has hung over the Lucerne Festival ever since its foundation in 1938, allowing one of classical music’s great summer jamborees to promote the world’s top artists in something of ...

Alan Gilbert grew up with the New York Philharmonic in his blood. He is the son of two Philharmonic musicians: His father played violin with the orchestra for 30 years, and his mother is a longtime ...