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

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