Young Concert Artists hosted its 2025 Winners Concert on November 10 in the Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center. There were just three winners this year, a violinist, piano trio, and a saxophonist who pretty much stole the show, as much for her … » Read

If all goes according to plan, the Eastern Music Festival is to make a comeback as the Eastern Festival of Music. An email from Barbara Morgenstern , former wife of EMF founder Shelly Morgenstern and president of a newly formed board of … » Read

The blossoming friendship between FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Donald Trump has resulted in FIFA taking over all of Kennedy Center for the 2026 World Cup Draw, rent-free. Never mind the resident companies' schedules. The Opera House will … » Read

Classical music is becoming increasingly politicized, writes Ivan Hewett in The Telegraph . Despite the pretense that it can be above politics, a recent spate of concert disruptions has been “aimed at forcing the musicians and the audience … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A rascally superhero born from a stone egg, the Monkey King is beloved in Chinese mythology, appearing in everything from a 16 th -century epic to modern comics, animated movies, and video games — even in poetry … » Read

Engaging younger audiences in classical music poses a considerable challenge to most orchestras. For several years the Minnesota Orchestra (MO) has successfully met this challenge with a vibrant social media strategy that posts candid shots and … » Read

VENICE, Italy (AP) — The storied Venetian opera house La Fenice is locked in a dispute with its workers over the appointment of a young and telegenic music director with ties to Premier Giorgia Meloni but none with the musicians with whom … » Read

Sarasota philanthropists Tom and Sherry Koski have contributed $5 million to the Sarasota Orchestra to support its Music Center. “For Sherry and me, this gift is deeply personal, and we feel this is our lasting legacy to the Sarasota … » Read

A terse email from Divad Sanders, the president of the Newark School of the Arts (NSA), announced to faculty and staff the institution’s sudden closing on October 27 “due to significant fiscal operational concerns….. As such … » Read

A Berlin court has agreed to lift proceedings after creditors have accepted the self-administered insolvency process completed by classical music streaming service IDAGIO. This assures that IDAGIO will continue to offer its streaming services and … » Read