The Vienna Philharmonic has certainly come a long way since the bad old days of women and East Asians not even being permitted to audition. It’s doubtful too that an Israeli would have been welcome 20 years ago, but the orchestra’s … » Read

The staff at La Fenice has voted for a one-day strike on Oct. 17, the opening night of Alban Berg’s Wozzeck , to protest the naming of Beatrice Venezi as the company’s new music director. The theater’s musicians and staff have … » Read

Winston-Salem residents Randall “Randy” and Kamalakshi “Kamu” Dishmon have donated more than $10.1 million to the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) to establish the American Roots Music Institute. … » Read

A team of musicologists has discovered two works—a printed song score and the original manuscript for various keyboard compositions—by Henry Purcell. “It’s almost unheard of for something like that to turn up,” Alan … » Read

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO)has bolstered its conducting ranks with two additions. Chinese conductor Jiannan Cheng [pictured] joins as assistant conductor, succeeding Jonathon Taylor Rush, who held the position from 2020 to 2023, before … » Read

The College of the Holy Cross and New England Conservatory (NEC) are partnering to create a program that enables Holy Cross students to earn both a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Holy Cross and a Master of Music (MM) from NEC in five years. NEC … » Read

The Dallas Opera has three months left to raise $12 million. Combined with $13 million already secured, the $12M will make the company eligible for a $25 million challenge gift from the O’Donnell Foundation. The Foundation stipulates that … » Read

A $5 million gift from alumnus Ed Kane and Marty Wallace to Penn Live Arts at the University of Pennsylvania will support and name a new 325-seat proscenium theater. Located in the new Student Performing Arts Center, designed by Steven Holl … » Read

It would seem that once the faculty members of the Eastern Music Festival joined the musicians’ union, in November of 2023, the fate of the 64-year old event was sealed. Today, the EMF board of directors voted to dissolve the organization … » Read

TikTok is becoming all the rage for promoting classical music to younger audiences. The Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg recently named British social media personality Dariah Challah as the fourth in a series of “ creators in residence ,” … » Read