Beginning in October 2022 Christie’s will hold a series of auctions in New York to sell the Ann and Gordon Getty Collection, the proceeds of which will go toward the formation of the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation for the Arts. The nearly … » Read

From October 1, 2022 through May 27, 2023, the San Diego Symphony (SDS) will present 16 programs of classical and contemporary masterworks. Concerts will be held at six venues throughout San Diego County, including the new Rady Shell at Jacobs … » Read

The English National Opera (ENO) and the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust have partnered on an online breathing program that uses singing techniques to counter breathlessness in people with long Covid. Developed with and led by professional … » Read

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