It took Esa-Pekka Salonen barely two months from his fractious parting with the San Francisco Symphony to land in the catbird’s seat.  On Sept. 2 headlines heralded the Finnish conductor/composer’s newly invented role of creative … » Read

Philadelphia’s William Penn Foundation (WPF) has announced nearly $10 million in special funding to support 19 local non-profit organizations that, in the words of the foundation’s press release, are “working to defend … » Read

The San Francisco Symphony musicians have voted to authorize a strike should management not improve terms of the contract offer currently on the table. The season is scheduled to open September 12. The players announced their vote this afternoon, … » Read

Asked for a response to the musicians’ strike vote , the San Francisco Symphony has issued an “update” on negotiations with the musicians’ union, indicating that they had been underway for over a year. Some progress had … » Read

Marcin Kopec, former director of artist management at TACT Artist Management, a huge firm with nearly 200 on its roster, has launched his own agency, to be called MKImpresari. It will specialize in opera singers, 50 of whom have joined Kopec from … » Read

The demise of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has prompted the Los Angeles-based classical music station KUSC-FM (91.5) to lay off employees. James Muhammad, president of Classical California , the entity that operates the nonprofit … » Read

Congressional acquiescence to Donald Trump’s demand that $1.1 billion previously allocated for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) be cancelled threatens the continued existence of 245 public radio stations in rural communities. … » Read

The Jupiter String Quartet has appointed violinist Mélanie Clapiès as the successor to Nelson Lee, who has been a member of the foursome for 24 years and has recently accepted a position at McGill University. This fall the French … » Read

The Youngstown (OH) Symphony Orchestra musicians, whose current contract expires August 31, report that the Youngstown Symphony Society (YSS) has not reached out for renewal or update talks, nor has it announced the coming season, a violation of … » Read

The future of the 60-year-old Eastern Music Festival is uncertain. The five-week event, cancelled this summer for only the second time in its history (the first was during the pandemic), normally enrolls about 250 students and 60 artists, the … » Read