A 28-year-old music teacher from Valencia is putting women composers on the map—literally. “We’ve never given them the place they deserve in history,” said Sakira Ventura, the creator of an interactive map that features … » Read

If history is any guide, one casualty of the Taliban’s stunning takeover of Afghanistan will be the presence of music in the life of the country’s people. Between 1996 and 2001, music was banned; performing, selling, or even listening … » Read

Carnegie Hall continues to fill out its 2021-22 season, adding about ten more events to its previously announced programming. The Philadelphia Orchestra/Yuja Wang opening gala on October 6 will mark the launch of the five-concert Beethoven … » Read

The Metropolitan Opera will perform Verdi’s Requiem on Saturday, September 11, 2021, in commemoration of the 20 th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin will conduct the Met Orchestra and Chorus … » Read

As the Delta variant numbers continue to rise, and the 2021-22 season approaches, an increasing number of presenters  are updating their safety policies, most in alignment with local and state regulations. The Ojai Festival, most of which … » Read

To the editor: I read last week’s glowing review of the Tanglewood concert conducted by Karina Canellakis. I appreciated the detail that the reviewer, Leslie Kandell, included in the article, but I was hoping to learn what outfit Yo-Yo Ma … » Read

Classical:NEXT, the self-proclaimed “largest global gathering of professionals for all sectors of classical and art music,” said to attract up to 1,000 attendees, has been cancelled. Scheduled to take place September 27-30 in … » Read

Mounting a new production of the complete Ring cycle is a massive undertaking in the best of times. These are hardly the best of times, so it came as no surprise when Opera Australia (OA) announced today that it was once more postponing the … » Read

The explosive growth of TikTok and YouTube—users of the former increased from three million to 14 million between September 2019 and March 2021—has generated an enormous demand for music from content creators for those platforms. But … » Read

Please note that all times are given in U.S. Eastern Time (ET). To calculate in other time zones or counties, British Summer Time (BST) is currently five hours ahead of ET and Central European Time (CET) is currently six hours ahead. U.S. Central … » Read