The demise of arts journalism can be traced back to stats-counting newspaper bosses, to the rise of the internet at the fall of print, to lack of arts education in schools, and Lord only knows what all else. Oddly, arts journalism has persisted, … » Read

WOODSTOCK, N.Y. (AP) — Hard of hearing, Thomas Edison found a unique way to appreciate piano music. As someone played, the great inventor would lean in close to the instrument, right above the keys, and he’d bite the piano. Pressing … » Read

The Cincinnati May Festival has big plans for its 150 th -anniversary season, including revisiting some of the works that it premiered in the U.S.—such as the J.S. Bach Magnificat , which this now 127-member-strong chorus of serious … » Read

As predicted, Arts Council England today announced huge cuts to London arts organizations, part of the government’s initiative to move funding away from the capitol city and into outer boroughs. The highest profile company to be hit is the … » Read

This past summer’s nine-city European tour by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) provided the ensemble with a once-in-a-decade opportunity to score points with two state legislators. At an estimated cost of $15,000, the PSO underwrote … » Read

A recent tour to Asia by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra included eight concerts. Only the two in Seoul on November 3 and 4 were announced to the public by the orchestra. The others—two in Hong Kong on October 24 and 25 and four in Taiwan … » Read

For a musician, the loss of their instrument can be devastating. Nicole Boyesen, a double bassist with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, still finds the experience “heartbreaking” 42 years after her instrument went missing while she … » Read

If constant reminders that women are grossly underrepresented in the classical music world had the ability to remedy the problem, gender inequities would have disappeared some time ago. But identifying a problem is not the same thing as solving … » Read

In its official U.K. premiere staging, the Scottish Opera’s new production of Ainadamar by composer Osvaldo Golijov and librettist David Henry Hwang has met with a rapturous reception. Following its Glasgow premiere on Oct. 29, a critic for … » Read

European string quartets with members under age 35 have until December 15 to apply for inclusion in the new promotion/distribution outlet that calls itself MERITA . (The name stands for “where chamber M usic, cultural h ERI tage and TA lent … » Read