CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Hundreds of violins, violas and double basses sounded at Venezuela’s military academy Saturday, then woodwinds, brass and percussion gradually joined in — and thousands of musicians, mostly children and … » Read

When Robert Spano departs the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) at the end of the season and heads to Fort Worth, he will leave an enviable record as one of the country’s leading proponents of new music. “Under Robert Spano,” … » Read

A new report from Arts Council England has found that the majority of the industry’s elite training opportunities are filled by young people from upper income families. “Creating a More Inclusive Classical Music,” a … » Read

The murder of a German man and his daughter in Paraguay appears to have resulted from the theft of several rare Stradivarius violins. Bernard Raymond von Bredow, 62, a museum owner and luthier, and his 14-year-old daughter Lydia, were found in … » Read

When Chicago-based freelancer Hannah Edgar claims her amateur status as a violinist with pride, she speaks, in effect, for hundreds of musicians who make up the dozen community orchestras scattered throughout the Windy City. “I play violin … » Read

The standoff between the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 868, and the Music Center at Strathmore has been resolved, thus avoiding a threatened strike by box office employees. In theory, this should enable the … » Read

There are mountains of music—rewarding music—that have rarely, if ever, been heard. “One of the chief causes of that neglect,” writes San Francisco Chronicle critic Joshua Kosman, “is race.” In 2018 the … » Read

The standoff between the musicians of the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra (SASO) musicians and the Symphony Society of San Antonio, the board that oversees orchestra operations, is rapidly devolving from bad to worse. A story about the SASO posted … » Read

A new study conducted at the University of Toronto and Unity Health Toronto has found that beneficial brain plasticity in patients with mild cognitive impairment or early Alzheimer's disease results from repeated listening to personally … » Read

The Pittsburgh Opera has received a $5mn gift, the largest in the company’s 83-year history, from Francois Bitz, a tech entrepreneur and real estate developer who is also a member of the opera board. “A gift of this magnitude has … » Read