The English Touring Opera (ETO) has notified nearly half of its musicians that they will not be contracted for the 2022 tour. The reason, says the ETO, is the prioritization of “increased diversity in the orchestra…. in line with the … » Read

The LA Philharmonic’s Dudamel Fellowship Program, now in its 12 th year, is proving to be a highly successful incubator for young conducting talent. While most orchestras engage an assistant conductor or two to step in when needed and to … » Read

The American Ballet Theater (ABT) and Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, CA. have announced a three-year partnership that will include annual productions of Alexei Ratmansky’s The Nutcracker as well as several world and West … » Read

On Oct. 7, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra will present the world premiere of Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich—her compositional debut with the orchestra. Mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves, one … » Read

It is heartbreaking, though hardly surprising, that Zohra, the all-female orchestra once based in Kabul, is a thing of the past. Once a symbol of the new freedom—for music, for women, for self-expression—the 40-member ensemble has no … » Read

Since YouTube Music launched its Premium service in 2014, it has attracted over 50 million subscribers; 20 million of those signed up just within the past year. While Spotify dominates the global market with 165mn subscribers, neither Apple Music … » Read

When Andrew Yee, a member of the Grammy award-winning Attacca Quartet, showed up for an Air Wisconsin flight to Fargo with his cello in hand, the airline refused him boarding, despite his purchase of a separate ticket for the instrument. … » Read

In the last ten days, as performance groups prepare to launch their first live indoor seasons in, in some cases, 18 months, safety protocols are coming into focus. The latest announcement comes from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, requiring proof … » Read

The San Antonio Symphony (SAS), which flirted with death as recently as 2018 , is once again struggling to mount a sustainable 2021-22 season. A rumored 50 percent cut in the base salary of $35,774 to $17,710 for the ensemble’s musicians … » Read

Panic was the operative word for many in the classical music world when the pandemic shut down their industry in March 2020. “I lost all of my work," recalls violinist Jennifer Koh. "It was not good times." At one point she had to rely on … » Read