In his fourth season as artistic director of the Handel and Haydn Society (H+H) Jonathan Cohen will conduct five of the ensemble’s eight mainstage concerts, beginning with the season opener—Handel’s L’Allegro, il Penseroso … » Read

AMSTERDAM (AP)—The plush red seats of the Concertgebouw’s main auditorium are occupied by students cramming for upcoming exams and finishing dissertations as classical music fills the hall. The students aren’t being rude by … » Read

Scientists working at the University of North Ticino in Switzerland believe they have recovered enough genetic material from a Stradivari violin to sequence the complete genome for the famed Italian luthier. The DNA traces were discovered in 2017 … » Read

Between September 2026 and July 2027, Wigmore Hall will present more than 600 concerts, the largest classical music program in the U.K. For a third of the Hall’s offerings, more than 5,000 free tickets will be available for people under 25. … » Read

The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal’s 93 rd season—Rafael Payare’s fifth as music director—boasts a glittery roster of guest artists that includes Renée Fleming, Lang Lang, Alisa Weilerstein, and Leonidas … » Read

This year the Kansas City Symphony (KCS) will break ground on a new 4,600-seat concert venue designed for contemporary touring artists as well as film with live orchestra. The 1,600-seat Helzberg Hall, at the Kauffman Center for the Performing … » Read

Kennedy Center’s professional dance offerings between now and July 4, when the Center will shutter, consists of The State Folk Song and Dance Ensemble “Mazowsze” of Poland on April 25. Period. The New York City Ballet had been … » Read

On Friday, March 27, the musicians of the Boston Symphony Orchestra issued a statement about their meeting on March 19 with orchestra CEO Chad Smith, 12 voting members of the Board of Trustees, and three non-voting Life Trustees. Virtually all … » Read

Following a tense meeting on March 26 between musicians and management of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO), CEO Chad Smith acknowledged, “We have a lot of work to do to rebuild trust with the musicians.” That will be “a major … » Read

Jennifer Schuessler, a culture reporter for The New York Times , recently discussed why Donald Trump seems so focused on reshaping many of America’s cultural institutions. “The full shape of it is very hard to determine,” she … » Read