Eva-Maria Tomasi, a Salzburg-born violinist and member of the Berlin Philharmonic since 1990, has warned of a crisis facing string players if the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) changes its … » Read

Eight children from a French youth choir were taken to Massachusetts hospitals earlier this week after suffering what were described as “seizure-like” symptoms part-way through a concert at St. Paul’s Church in Harvard Square. … » Read

The Library of Congress has announced this year’s Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation commissions. Eight composers have been invited to contribute new musical works with the commissions granted jointly by the foundation and the performing … » Read

Beth Morrison Projects (BMP) has announced its 20th anniversary season with four world premieres and a plethora of regional premieres extending its global footprint. “We've been on an electrifying and unforgettable journey these past 20 … » Read

The Estonian National Opera (Rahvusooper) has rescinded its invitation to José Cura to direct a production of Benjamin Britten’s Peter Grimes due to open this September. The Argentine tenor, who made his Metropolitan Opera debut in … » Read

In the latest piece of egregious political flattery, Republican lawmakers on the House Appropriations Committee carried a July 22 vote to name the Kennedy Center opera theater after First Lady Melania Trump. The move was part of a wider spending … » Read

Concert Artists Guild (CAG), a nonprofit organization that has helped launched the careers of countless young musicians, has announced that it will make major changes to its new artist selection process ahead of its 75th anniversary season next … » Read

The University of Michigan has fired Scott Piper, an operatic tenor who taught voice for several years in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance. The former associate professor was first accused of violating sexual harassment policies in … » Read

Chamber Music America has announced a new grant program in direct response to the Trump Administration’s recent gutting of funds for the National Endowment for the Arts. Together with the Sewell Family Foundation, it aims to provide $75,000 … » Read

The Italian concert that was to have facilitated the European return of controversial Russian conductor Valery Gergiev has been cancelled according to the management of the Reggia di Caserta. The event had been scheduled to take place on July 27 … » Read