We will be updating this list twice weekly. Please note that Central European Time (CET) is currently six hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Time. Contact editor@musicalamerica.com .   Friday, April 3 Noon CET: Staatsoper unter den Linden. … » Read

The following is posted on Wynton Marsalis's public Facebook page. "My daddy passed away last night. We now join the worldwide family who are mourning grandfathers and grandmothers, mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers— kinfolk, … » Read

A mere four days after the musicians of the Orchestre National de France posted their remote performance of Ravel's Boléro, the New York Philharmonic has followed suit, dedicating theirs to the health-care workers who are working … » Read

In an extraordinary act of generosity, the Yale School of Music (YSM) is offering its more than 200 students financial assistance to help them navigate the coronavirus pandemic. In a March 31 letter to alumni, Dean Robert Blocker described an aid … » Read

Cancelled for the season Charlotte (NC) Symphony Cincinnati Symphony and Pops The Cleveland Orchestra Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra New World Symphony The New York Philharmonic New York Youth Symphony North Carolina Symphony Phoenix Symphony … » Read

There was a time when someone lauding classical music for its “relaxing” qualities would have been taken to task by the cognoscenti. The genre, explains the new music critic at The Washington Post , was to stimulate the intellect, not … » Read

In recent years the Philadelphia Orchestra has steered through turbulent financial waters. As the worldwide pandemic exerts new financial pressures, the organization is coming together to help counter this new threat.  As of April 1, the … » Read

The Lyric Opera of Chicago, its season already essentially cancelled after it had to forego its complete Ring cycles this spring, is taking a different tack for the remaining events of fiscal 2019-20 and declaring them “postponed.” … » Read

Carnegie Hall has joined the slow but steady stream of organizations closing their seasons prematurely due to COVID-19. On Thursday, the venerable institution moved its previously announced closure date of May 10 through the summer and into fall. … » Read

Most opera companies have been forced to cancel the remainder of their seasons due to COVID-19. Those listed below have alerted the public. Opera Companies Atlanta Opera Boston Lyric Opera Canadian Opera Company Chicago Opera Theater Dallas Opera … » Read