The past year in classical music has been dominated by the response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Major institutions,” writes Alex Ross in The New Yorker , “finally began to extricate themselves from the sticky … » Read

Some 450 composers, musicians, educators, and arts leaders have signed a letter to Juilliard calling for the school to take disciplinary action against composer and department chair Robert Beaser for alleged “decades-long abuse of women and … » Read

Research data from Epidemic Sound, a Swedish-based music tech company, has found that classical music is the fastest growing genre on YouTube, jumping by more than 90 percent in the last year across Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, … » Read

The year 2022 was expected to mark a return to life for the classical music world in the U.K. “It was,” opines Ivan Hewett in The Daily Telegraph , “but only up to a point.” Live events have yet to recapture audiences, … » Read

In the wake of the news that the Philly Pops plans to cease operation s, 95 percent of the Pops union musicians voted on Dec. 11 to strike unless the Pops owner Encore Series Inc negotiates in good faith. “There is no reason to stonewall … » Read

A snow fall during a performance of a Christmas concert at Glyndebourne on Dec. 11 led to an extended afternoon for many of the 1,200 concertgoers. “Sunday's Christmas concert turned out to be rather more festive than we had … » Read

After nearly nine days of network silence caused by a cyberattack, the Metropolitan Opera is back in business. The company announced its status Thursday through a series of Tweets. A message on its website reads, "After suffering a cyberattack … » Read

Some 36 years after its founding, the last 30 of them with the same personnel, the Orion String Quartet will retire at the close of the 2023-24 season with a concert at the Chamber Music Society (CMS) of Lincoln Center. The news arrives slightly … » Read

The Salzburg Festival has announced plans for its 2023 six-week, midsummer calendar of more than 200 performances of operas, spoken drama, orchestra concerts, and recitals. The program has been constructed, explains Markus Hinterhäuser, the … » Read

The gloom and doom that is currently pervading much of the opera world has failed to reach Canadian shores, where the Canadian Opera Company reported an average mainstage attendance rate of 94 percent for the 2021-22 season. “I … » Read