The beleaguered musicians of the suddenly defunct Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony (KWS) received some welcome news when the Grand Philharmonic Choir in Waterloo announced it would employ the players during its upcoming season. The choir, which has … » Read

The Met Opera Orchestra is welcoming three new members as the season opens. Hannah Cope Johnson succeeds Emmanuel Ceysson as principal harp, arriving after a brief stint with the Sarasota Orchestra following graduate studies at the New England … » Read

Three of life’s certainties are death, taxes, and the assurance that a string player will eventually have their instrument (and maybe themselves) denied boarding for an airline flight. Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and violinist Mihaela Martin … » Read

On Sept. 21 the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony (KWS) filed for bankruptcy four days after canceling the 2023-24 season and a number of related activities, including its youth orchestra. The organization’s website also said the board of … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Jake Heggie recalls that after Dead Man Walking premiered in San Francisco in 2000, the opera, his first, was quickly taken up by other companies, but there was not even a whisper of possibility that the Metropolitan Opera … » Read

On Sept. 18 New York City Mayor Eric Adams convened the first meeting of the Live Performance Industry Council, a group of 52 representatives from the theater, music, and dance industries; the city’s arenas, cultural institutions, unions, … » Read

On Tuesday, Sept. 19, the musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra boarded buses for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, for performances planned on Wednesday and Thursday. But they were not happy campers. “I’m going on … » Read

In a news release on Sept. 19, volunteer leadership of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony (KWS) expanded on its decision to cancel the upcoming season, saying that the organization needs to raise $2 million if it is to avoid insolvency. The next … » Read

In a survey conducted by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, 76 percent of the more than 2,000 respondents expressed a greater willingness to attend concerts if the experience was transformed. This percentage represents a five-year high, with Huw … » Read

After an 11-year absence, the Kimmel Center will again play host to international orchestras with a trio of concerts scheduled for December 2023 and March and May of 2024. “It’s thrilling,” enthused Philadelphia Orchestra and … » Read