Tom Jacobs

Los Angeles new-music group Wild Up has taken an active role in the Eastman revival, which has proved anything but straightforward.

The orchestra’s schedule for 2025–2026 is partly a tribute to its beloved outgoing music and artistic director.

LACO is leaving Glendale and taking up residence at the Colburn School, where a new Frank Gehry-designed venue will soon be unveiled.

In her new piece, which features oceanic field recordings, Smith is writing for old friends and trusted colleagues.

Wicked actress Cynthia Erivo will play the title role in Jesus Christ Superstar, while the LA Phil takes on a full summer.

The company’s longtime music director will bid adieu with productions of West Side Story, Falstaff, and The Magic Flute.

Composer Mary Kouyoumdjian’s adaptation of this film about intergenerational trauma comes to LA Opera.

Executives at the LA Phil, LA Opera, and more talk about their work going forward following the devastation left by last month’s blazes.

The conductor and composer is sticking around in California even as he’s set to depart the SF Symphony at the end of this season.

Belmont Music Publishers, run by one of the composer’s sons, has lost its entire catalog of some 100,000 scores and parts.