The disco ball on the Plaza isn’t going away, nor the dance floor and (very) loudspeakers that tower over the makeshift stage. But by now, in its fourth annual iteration, Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City (June 11-August 9) is … » Read

Madeleine Venner is to be the new chorus director for the London Philharmonic Choir as of the 2025-26 season. She succeeds Neville Creed, who retires after 30 years to become chorus director emeritus at the end of the current season. Calling his … » Read

Avenue Greenlight, a nonprofit led by San Francisco crypto billionaire Chris Larsen, has stepped in to help underwrite the Fillmore Jazz Festival just days after organizers announced its cancellation. Established in 2021 to help San … » Read

Players from more than 20 orchestras in the U.K. have signed an open letter to the government urging reform of copyright laws to guarantee that streaming royalties are paid to all performers, including non-featured orchestral players. Currently, … » Read

NEW YORK—A recent five-day jaunt to hear opera in Berlin, Dresden, and Amsterdam showed Wall Street Journal critic Heidi Waleson that there was very little that was “cautious or old-fashioned on view.” Berlin is home to three … » Read

In February Donald Trump moved with impressive speed to seize control of The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, firing trustees appointed by his predecessor and filling their slots with loyalists who quickly anointed him chairman. Gone were … » Read

In unveiling its 2025-26 season, the first developed under Chad Smith’s regime as president and CEO, the Boston Symphony Orchestra makes much of overriding themes that have guided its programming decisions. The megatheme “E Pluribus … » Read

Kolstein Music of Baldwin, Long Island, NY, and owner Manny Alvarez are currently overwhelmed by a blizzard of lawsuits claiming that the proceeds from instruments sold on consignment have not been passed on to the owners. The agreement by which … » Read

The National Endowment for the Humanities has notified the American Musicological Society (AMS) that all four of its active grants were terminated as of April 1, 2025. The 91-year-old learned society anticipated receiving more than $363,000 over … » Read

“Managing Persistent Pain,” a one-year trial program funded by the Welsh government and implemented by the Welsh National Opera (WNO), is offering an online course designed to help participants manage their pain and mobility issues. … » Read