Obituary: Michael Tilson Thomas

The Hong Kong-born conductor joins the San Francisco Symphony as Music Director Designate, effective immediately, and begins her tenure as Music Director in September 2027.

The Swedish-born ballet star shaped generations of dancers and left a lasting imprint on British and international ballet. 

John Harte will become only the tenth person to manage the London Symphony Orchestra in its 122-year history.

The multi-arts centre in the City of London, once dubbed “the world's most bewildering arts centre”, will close for a year in 2028 for major works to be completed ahead of its 50th anniversary in 2032.

The King made a surprise visit to the prestigious conducting competition in London, currently being filmed for a Sky Arts series Making A Maestro, broadcast next spring. 

Trumpeter Katie Smith has become the fourth generation of her family to join the London Symphony Orchestra, a lineage stretching back to the 1930s.