The Vienna Philharmonic has permanently appointed its first woman concertmaster. Albena Danailova has been acting concertmaster since September 2008 — the first woman ever in that position with the orchestra. The world famous ensemble announced Saturday that she was now permanently appointed to that position after passing probation. The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra was ...

Name: Janis McKay, bassoonist, professor Age: 45 Education: BachelorÕs in music education, University of Georgia; masterÕs in performance, University of Louisville; doctorate in music performance, Ohio State. Titles: Principal bassoonist, Las Vegas Philharmonic; associate professor of bassoon, UNLV. She also is temporary principal bassoonist this season for the Reno Philharmonic, where she usually plays contrabassoon. SheÕs performed with ...

South America's most famous opera house will reopen May 24, nearly four years after it shut down for a monumental restoration that has run two years over schedule. Buenos Aires Mayor Mauricio Macri set the date in a Wednesday announcement revealing that the Teatro Colon ...