Under the theme, ‘’The heart has its reasons, which reason does not know’’ (Blaise Pascal), the 2026 Salzburg Festival will offer its annual array of riches traditional and new, boasting 45 days of 171 performances (music … » Read

The latest National Trends Report from SMU Data Arts has been released, and its data does not deliver particularly encouraging news . The four key takeaways are: Small organizations (annual budgets under $250,000) saw substantial growth and … » Read

The downward spiral of the San Antonio Philharmonic continues, as news arrives of the cancellation of its Holiday Pops and New Year’s Eve concerts. It hardly seems surprising since just days ago it was ordered to vacate the Scottish Rite … » Read

Well before the U.K. divorced itself from the European Union, the nation’s arts leaders presciently warned that the costs to the performing arts on both sides of the English Channel would be enormous. And they have been right. Arrangements … » Read

A significant portion of the world’s recorded musical heritage is currently at risk. Beginning in the 1940s and extending into the digital era, magnetic tape was the industry standard for recording. As they have aged, the reels of tape, … » Read

The Australian National University (ANU) has reversed a previous restructuring decision, initially presented as a cost-saving measure, that would have stripped the School of Music of its independent status. The Renew ANU plan announced in July … » Read

Miriam Fried, Kim Kashkashin, and Yeesun Kim are among the faculty members for the New England Conservatory’s new Summer Chamber Music Young Artist Program. Running August 8-16, 2026, the tuition-free, nine-day intensive is designed for … » Read

The Raise Your Voice charity is putting the lie to the common perception that for people with dementia, everything is finished. “What our excitement is embedded in,” Hazel Gaydon, the charity’s events manager tells The Guardian … » Read

The San Antonio Philharmonic, which a bit more than a year ago signed a much- ballyhooed agreement with the Scottish Rite fraternal order to take an ownership stake in its downtown building as a permanent home, was asked to exit the building by … » Read

There appears to be a cross-continent desire to play as many pianos in one space simultaneously as possible. If composer Georg Frederick Haas’s call for 50 in his 11,000 strings (performed last fall at the Armory) , seemed excessive, a … » Read