In a cynical move that seems intended to generate revenue to help underwrite U.S. immigration policies, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has proposed raising artist visa petition fees by nearly 400 percent. The … » Read

In a move that one official labels "the first major review of classical music at the BBC in a generation," the media giant has announced a major shakeup that the Musicians Union insists will have an “utterly devastating” impact on how … » Read

An alarming hike in U.S. visa fees—topping 400 percent, along with other changes—would directly impact arts organizations and has been proposed by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The deadline for public … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO—When Esa-Pekka Salonen’s symphonic poem Nyx had a poorly played premiere in Paris in 2011, the experience was so dispiriting to the composer that he considered giving up music to grow organic potatoes in Finland. Or so … » Read

The Scottish government has come to the rescue of the “Big Noise” project —the country’s El Sistema initiative—with £1.5 million of funding to save children’s orchestras across the cities of Aberdeen, … » Read

On Nov. 4, the San Diego Symphony will return to the newly renovated Copley Symphony Hall at Jacobs Music Center after a more than  three-year absence due to both the pandemic and a $125 million renovation. The 2023-24 season will be the … » Read

Cate Blanchett’s performance in the Academy Award-nominated film Tár has drawn renewed attention to the notion of the conductor as autocrat. But in today’s orchestral world, such a creature is increasingly a thing of the past. … » Read

Jane Baker Nord, widow of Cleveland industrialist Eric Thomas Nord, was recognized last night in Severance Music Center with the Cleveland Orchestra’s Distinguished Service Award. It was bestowed in conjunction with her latest gift of $7 … » Read

A production of Pietro Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana at San Francisco’s 1200-seat Dance Mission Theater, opening tonight, will be adding something special to the usual spectacle that is opera—an aerialist. The idea is the … » Read

The status of the Black Sea port of Odesa in Ukraine as a major center for the export of grain made it a prime target during the first months of the Russian invasion. But despite early, savage assaults, the city has remained firmly under … » Read