From the outset of its invasion of Ukraine, the Russian government has made it crystal clear that dissent is not to be tolerated. New laws and regulations forbade criticism of the war; anyone spreading information other than that provided by the … » Read

In May, four of the five guest conductors for the San Francisco Symphony are women, beginning with Xian Zhang, the Chinese American music director of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. Following her in short order are Karina Canellakis, the New … » Read

Thirteen months ago Mills College in Oakland, CA. announced that it would  cease enrolling new students due to declining enrollment and budget deficits. While a reprieve may be in the offing—Boston’s Northeastern University has … » Read

Choosing exceptional women as its two Perspectives artists and single Creative Chair occupant, Carnegie Hall has declared itself in 2022-23 focused on “contributions made by women,” be they composers, conductors, or performers. … » Read

The Metropolitan Opera and the Polish National Opera have announced the formation and tour of the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, comprised of recent refugees, Ukrainian members of European orchestras, and top musicians of Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv, … » Read

It was just one of a multitude of automobile ads on Canadian television, but it got Ken MacLeod’s goat. The commercial for Nissan Infiniti features close-ups of an SUV in the middle of a concert hall, where a youth orchestra is performing a … » Read

Harmony: A New Musical captures the story of the Comedian Harmonists, a highly successful male sextet in Weimar Germany composed of three Jewish and three Gentile members. From 1928 until 1935, when the Nazi regime forbade fraternization between … » Read

WARSAW (AFP) – Ahead of their first concert since the start of Russia's invasion, members of the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra voice hope that their music will heal troubled souls and help boost Ukrainian culture. Some of the orchestra's … » Read

In an action he later likened to an “absurdist play,” Russian pianist Alexei Lubimov had his concert at a central Moscow venue interrupted by police officers who ordered the hall cleared due to a supposed bomb threat. In his first … » Read

In his new book, The War on Music: Reclaiming the Twentieth Century , conductor John Mauceri suggests that classical music has been one of World War II’s overlooked casualties. Focusing his attention on four men—Paul Hindemith, Arnold … » Read