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The third Siemens Hallé International Conductors Competition is now accepting applicants from aspiring conductors across the world. This prestigious competition provides one talented conductor with a platform to develop their skills on an international level.

BBC Radio 3 has selected young German pianist Julius Asal as the 2025 winner of the coveted Terence Judd-Hallé Award. The announcement comes on the same day that the BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme celebrates its 25th Anniversary.

A three-day celebration of Philip Glass takes place in Manchester on 13-15 February. The festival opens with a concert featuring five-time Grammy Award winner and global superstar, Angélique Kidjo. Frans Lanting’s LIFE: A Journey Through Time brings an audio-visual experience to The Bridgewater Hall with his photos displayed on the big screen accompanied by Glass’s stunning score.

Noah Max presents the premiere recordings of his four string quartets on his second album, Noah Max String Quartets, set for release on the Toccata Classics label on March 7, 2025.

Vasily Petrenko’s 2024-25 season features 'Lights in the Dark' series with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and debuts at Dutch National Opera with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

The Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne and it’s designated Gürzenich-Kapellmeister and General Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada is delighted to announce the appointment of Sakari Oramo to the newly created post of Artistic Partner.

The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Principal Guest Conductor Sir Mark Elder, will embark on a tour from March 5–12, 2025, marking their first tour together. The orchestra will perform seven concerts across Austria, Germany, and the Netherlands, beginning with a mini-residency at Salzburg’s Festspielhaus. The programme will feature works by Rachmaninov, Sibelius, Beethoven, and Strauss.

The Symphony Orchestra of India has appointed Martyn Brabbins as its Chief Conductor, starting January 1, 2026. He will conduct four programs each season at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Mumbai and provide guidance on artistic strategy, furthering the tradition of excellence for India’s first and only professional orchestra.

Singaporean conductor, Kahchun Wong, has launched an exciting new chapter with the Hallé Orchestra, debuting his inaugural season as Principal Conductor with a specially created suite of pieces from Britten’s The Prince of the Pagodas and Mahler’s First Symphony. Kahchan's diverse programming this season also spotlights symphonies by Beethoven, Brahms, Bruckner, Mahler, and Shostakovich, as well as works by Unsuk Chin, Tan Dun, Akira Ifukube, and James MacMillan.