Black musicians working in over 40 U.S. orchestras have announced the formation of the Black Orchestral Network (BON), a collective “dedicated to creating an inclusive and equitable environment for Black people in the orchestral … » Read

Leonard Bernstein never wrote a string quartet. Or so almost everyone thought until 2002, when an offhand reference by her mother to “that wonderful little piece that Lenny wrote and gave to Dad” alerted Lisa Benson Pickett to an … » Read

Carnegie Hall is the latest major arts institution to mount a benefit for Ukraine. Scheduled for May 23, "Concert for Ukraine" will bring together a cross-genre starry roster to perform for tickets priced between $90 and $300. It reports that 100 … » Read

PORTLAND, OR—Composer Damien Geter’s An African American Requiem, dedicated to Black Americans who have died due to racial violence, will finally receive its world premiere on May 7 after a two-year pandemic delay. Performed by the … » Read

Rare is the classical album that sells more than a few thousand copies. To sell over a million— The Three Tenors excepted—is unheard of, especially for a relatively unknown Polish composer whose work has been characterized as … » Read

Kyohei Sorita, a 27-year-old Chopin specialist, is betting that he can make a success of the Japan National Orchestra Co. (JNO), a for-profit orchestra he founded during the pandemic. Kyohei Sorita began playing piano at age 4 and by age 11 … » Read

Decca Records and the Chineke! Orchestra have forged a partnership, creating the newly launched label Chineke! Records to record work by some of the world’s most important yet under-represented classical composers. Chineke is the first … » Read

The new Belgrade Philharmonic Concert Hall is to be designed by the London based architecture firm AL_A. Sited next to the Danube River, the new complex will include a 1,600-seat symphonic hall, a 250-seat recital hall, an outdoor space with a … » Read

The most recent survey by the Mass Cultural Council, the sixth since the onset of Covid 19, projects that more than 1,000 cultural organizations polled statewide have lost $781 million in revenue over the course of the pandemic. This represents … » Read

“Something extraordinary is brewing [with]in Detroit Opera,” Osvaldo Golijov comments in the Detroit Opera 2022-23 season announcement. The Argentine composer’s Ainadamar ( “Fountain of Tears” ) is on company’s … » Read