WARSAW, Poland — Krzysztof Penderecki, an award-winning conductor and one of the world’s most important contemporary classical music composers whose works have featured in Hollywood films like The Shining and Shutter Island , died … » Read

The Minnesota Orchestra has cancelled its summer tour of South Korea and Vietnam, scheduled for June 21 to July 3. The tour was to honor restored diplomatic relations with Vietnam and Music Director Osmo Vänskä’s recent … » Read

With the much-anticipated Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, due to be passed into law by Congress and signed by the White House presently, the federal government is now poised to join the relief effort. The 883-page bill … » Read

A growing number of organizations are providing relief funding to performing artists who have lost income due to cancelled concerts, teaching jobs, and recording sessions since the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Below are some of the more … » Read

The Scottish Opera’s production of Britten's A Midsummer Night’s Dream has been postponed, due to the coronavirus crisis, but the company is making itself useful in the meantime. Just as the Atlanta Opera is using the skills of its … » Read

We will be updating the following list periodically. As of March 26, there are many new entries from specific organizations, which are listed at the end. Please note that Central European Time (CET) is currently six hours ahead of U.S. Eastern … » Read

Switzerland’s Verbier Festival, scheduled for July 17 to August 2 and encompassing some 60 mainstage concerts by major artists, has been cancelled. Located in the Swiss Alps, the 26-year-old event has also long included a robust training … » Read

Kent Tritle is director of Cathedral Music and organist at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Manhattan; director of choral activities at the Manhattan School of Music; organist of the New York Philharmonic; music director of Musica Sacra … » Read

In the midst of what would normally be a very busy conference season, the Banff Center for Arts and Creativity has laid off 400 people, about 75 per cent of its workforce. “The funds we need to do all our arts and leadership activity comes … » Read

Arts Council England (ACE) has created a £160m ($188.8m) emergency fund to help organizations, freelancers, and individual artists weather “[the] massive and unsustainable loss of revenues” due to the coronavirus pandemic. … » Read