For two years documentary filmmaker Maggie Contreras tracked several women hoping to compete in the second edition of La Maestra , the first international conducting competition designed solely for women. Of the original seven she followed, five … » Read

For one hundred years the San Francisco Opera has been central to the city’s cultural life, a role celebrated with a gala concert at the War Memorial Opera House on June 6. The evening mixed sentiment with passionate music making, as vocal … » Read

On June 30 EveR6, a human-like android robot, will join conductor Choi Soo-yeol on the podium of the National Orchestra of Korea for the country’s first robot-led musical performance. Created by the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology … » Read

After four-years of planning and construction, the Lindemann Performing Arts Center at Brown University will open for student use in September, with the first public performance scheduled on October 21. Created in response to the need for a … » Read

Tulsa Opera has cancelled its two mainstage performances for 2023-24, The Pirates of Penzance in October and La Traviata in May. The announcement, coming on the heels of its 75 th- anniversary season, appeared on its website last week, along with … » Read

The Brooklyn Academy of Music, at its height a breeding ground for richly innovative programming, has eliminated 26 positions, or 13 percent of its workforce, and reduced its programming for 2023-24. Its artistic director, David Binder, announced … » Read

This summer will mark the 50 th anniversary of Aston Magna, the summer music festival headquartered in Great Barrington, MA, and devoted to period-instrument performance. Among its many noteworthy accomplishments are the first live rendition of … » Read

Gordon Getty, one of the Bay Area’s most visible philanthropists, has struck again, gifting $1.5 million to the Berkeley Symphony as it prepares for its 52 nd season. In expressing his thanks, Artistic Director René Mandel said the … » Read

The months-long public battle between two of Philadelphia’s most visible presenters grew more intense on Tuesday, June 20, when the Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center Inc (POKC) countersued the Philly Pops. The latter ensemble, … » Read

To the dismay of many of San Francisco’s classical music groups, a consistently reliable source of funding—Grants for the Arts (GFTA)—has now become anything but. Drawn from the city’s hotel tax fund, GFTA has a $13.4 … » Read