The symphony was led by Mandle Cheung, founder and chief executive officer of the Markham, Ont., contact-centre company ...

Seiji Ozawa, the Japanese conductor known for both his dynamic physicality and advocacy of new music, died of heart failure at his home in Tokyo on Feb. 6. He was 88. An influential and beloved ...

Ryan was the unanimous choice to be the orchestra’s 12th maestro, the CSO said. The Charlotte Symphony’s first Black conductor follows two other prominent N.C. orchestras that also tapped ...

The all-Black orchestra will take centre stage at the Bluma Appel Theatre in the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts from Jun. 6 to 17.

Victor Sawa, the longtime conductor of the Regina Symphony Orchestra, is captured on video at this rehearsal in 2018. Saha, who was celebrated for his dedication to wiping the image of elitism ...

Akiyama’s first North American position was assistant conductor of the Toronto Symphony for the 1968-69 season. In 1972, ...

Josh Jones, a well-known percussionist, was the first Black musician offered a chance at tenure with the Kansas City Symphony. He believes he lost out on the job, in part, because of his race.

The Charlotte Symphony made history by naming a Black conductor as its new music director Tuesday, The Charlotte Observer reported. Kwamé Ryan, 53, was born in Canada and grew up on the Caribbean ...

Markus Poschner will be the 8th music director in the orchestra’s 84-year history, the Utah Symphony announced on Monday, officially concluding a yearslong search for a new leader.

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s first Black female conductor Ofentse Pitse, who founded her musical collective Anchored Sound at the age of 27, pushes the boundaries … ...

Before the 1930s, Black transit workers were relegated to menial, low-paying jobs as porters and cleaners. NYC’s first Black train conductor broke racial barriers in 1930s - Gothamist Gothamist ...