On Oct. 17 many of Shanghai’s musical institutions came together to inaugurate the new Shanghai Grand Opera House. The 1.58 million sq. ft. building, designed by the Oslo firm Snøhetta, includes three concert halls with a combined … » Read

The more hearing loss among musicians is studied, the more apparent becomes the need for preventative measures. A large-scale review published this year by the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery aggregated data from 67 … » Read

In 2024 the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) appointed Carlos Simon to a three-year term as its first composer chair. His remit—the creation of six new pieces for the orchestra. Two years into his tenure, he has already premiered five new … » Read

The Phoenix Symphony opened its season on October 9 under its  new Music Director Designate Paolo Bortolameolli and is suspending the rest of it as of Nov. 1 with a concert titled  "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl … » Read

An unfair labor practice charge filed on Oct. 13 with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) by the musicians of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra (DPO) alleges that the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance (DPAA) has refused to bargain in good … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Kirill Petrenko and the Berlin Philharmonic will be on the move. A renovation is planned for the Philharmonie , its home since 1963, and is likely to displace the orchestra from 2032-40. “It’s a huge challenge to … » Read

The Yellow Tie , a new biopic in which John Malkovich plays the legendary Romanian conductor Sergiu Celibidache, has reminded Ivan Hewett that “the fascination with these ‘monsters of the podium’ hasn’t gone away.” … » Read

A law suit filed by Universal Music Group in September alleging copyright infringement by DistroKid, one of the industry’s largest music distribution platforms, has led to the disappearance of music by many independent artists from Spotify, … » Read

More than 450 unionized workers at LaScala have voted with near unanimity to approve a full-day strike on Oct. 20, an action that if taken will threaten the opening of the Milan opera house’s new production of Gounod’s Faust directed … » Read

NEW YORK (AP)—The setting is a graveyard. Almost all the characters are dead. And then there’s Abraham Lincoln, alive but paralyzed by grief over the death of his 11-year-old son. If that capsule description makes Lincoln in the Bardo … » Read