The Rotterdam Philharmonic announced last Friday that it would  terminate its relationship with Valery Gergiev as well as his festival in the fall if he did not distance himself from Putin. “Following last week’s invasion of … » Read

Capping a chaotic weekend, with international artists and performers of all stripes issuing statements condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the Metropolitan Opera posted a Facebook video with General Manager … » Read

At the end of the intermission yesterday afternoon, moments before the Vienna Philharmonic launched into the final work of its three-concert stay at Carnegie Hall over the weekend, three men walked onto the stage: Yannick … » Read

Valery Gergiev’s jet-setting days are over—at least outside of Russia and China. The self-proclaimed close friend and supporter of Vladimir Putin wisely—and by mutual consent—did not travel to New York to conduct the … » Read

MIAMI (AP) — A new opera based on the acclaimed Italian novel The Leopard is to have its world premiere March 5 and 6 at the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center. Based on the 1958 novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, the opera features … » Read

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center will offer concerts this summer on July 6, 10, and 13, with the main, 2022-23 season opening Oct. 16 and running through May 7, 2023. Scheduled are 41 performances at Lincoln Center, in Alice Tully … » Read

The Royal Opera House has cancelled its Bolshoi Ballet summer season, just in the  final stages of planning, stating that “under the current circumstances, the season cannot now go ahead.” The Cité de la … » Read

Since 2004 the Chicago Symphony Orchestra has been presenting the very popular “CSO at the Movies” series, performing “live to picture” concerts for everything from Charlie Chaplin’s City Lights and Buster … » Read

Covid-19 has forced the classical music industry to take stock of long-accepted ways of doing business. What is sustainable in the face of the climate crisis, the lingering financial impact of the pandemic, the political disruptions of Brexit, … » Read

Carnegie Hall and the Vienna Philharmonic have just announced that tonight’s soloist for Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concert No. 2 will be Seong-Jin Cho, winner of the 2015 International Chopin Piano Competition and the first South Korean to … » Read