The Chicago Sinfonietta, which as recently as its 2022 fiscal year showed a net income of $1.35 million, has announced 2026-27 as a “strategic renewal period” during which it will pause most of its artistic and educational activities … » Read

When last heard from, the San Antonio Philharmonic, having cancelled all but a few concerts of its announced 2025-26 season, was seeking  $1 million in damages from the San Antonio Scottish Rite Library and Museum, which, it was once … » Read

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) has filed charges accusing Kennedy Center management of permanently cutting union jobs as it prepares to close for a two-year renovation. The union claims that during a bargaining … » Read

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (BRSO) has announced its coming season, opening September 24 under Chief Conductor Simon Rattle with a pairing of Bach cantata BWV 20, O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwor t (“O Eternity, thou word of … » Read

Boston’s Vivo Performing Arts, which welcomes Thor Steingraber as its new president and CEO in June, has announced a 2026-27 season that features a wide-ranging calendar of classical music, jazz, dance, and vocal and popular acts. Vivo is … » Read

Keith Lockhart, who has conducted the Boston Pops since 1995, may be one of the few people in Boston who can view the current contretemps surrounding the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) from an unbiased perspective. “There is a lot of blame … » Read

In late 2025, the Stretton Society, a Berlin-based non-profit organization that matches elite musicians with rare musical instruments, paid a reportedly record price for the c.1719 “Macdonald” viola by Antonio Stradivari. The … » Read

The Salzburg Festival has advertised for the positions of artistic director and president. Applications are due June 5. The former position, momentarily inhabited by interim Karin Bergmann, begins Oct. 1, 2027; the new candidate will succeed … » Read

As the Boston Symphony musicians begin negotiations for a new contract to follow the one that expires four months from now, the Minnesota Orchestra and its players have announced their mutual approval on a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) … » Read

Cal Performances’ 2026-27 season—its 120 th —offers a vast range of music programming, along with choreographic delights from the Australian Ballet, the Mark Morris Dance Company, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Ballet … » Read