The Pennsylvania Ballet, formed in 1963, will henceforth be known as the Philadelphia Ballet. “For me, it’s a natural fit,” Executive Director Shelly Power told The Philadelphia Inquirer . “Most ballet companies have their … » Read

The Princeton (NJ) Symphony Orchestra (PSO) and The Princeton Festival are merging. Approved by both boards on June 10, the newly created organization, PSO, Inc., will operate under the leadership of the PSO’s Music Director Rossen Milanov … » Read

San Francisco Opera is characterizing its 2021-22 season as a “transitional,” not least because of the very recent reopening of the state in which it resides and the need to space out performances as well as seats. Moving smoothly … » Read

PARIS (AFP) -- Simon Rattle, music director of the London Symphony Orchestra, considers it "a miracle" they are headed to France for their first international shows since the pandemic, though Brexit still poses a long-term threat. The logistics … » Read

The Chicago Opera Theater flexes its muscle next season as Chicago’s distinctively “other” opera company. Showing creative chic, it has come up with a concert version of Carmen starring Jamie Barton in the title role and … » Read

LOS ANGELES – So there will be music in Walt Disney Concert Hall this fall and winter after all, for the Los Angeles Philharmonic revealed plans for its 2021-2022 season on Tuesday. The announcement came about four months later than … » Read

On June 11 the Copyright Royalty Board took an overdue step toward promoting a healthier music industry, increasing the royalty payments for digital performances of sound recordings over the Internet by webcasters like Pandora and SiriusXM. The … » Read

We will be updating this list weekly. 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 … » Read

On June 15 a fire destroyed Dobson Pipe Organ Builders, one of the nation’s leading builders of the instruments for churches, schools, and concert halls around the world. Located in Lake City, 70 miles northwest of Des Moines, the company … » Read

The Kimmel Center and The Philadelphia Orchestra are combining forces to create a new parent company, The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center, Inc., with the orchestra’s President and CEO Matías Tarnopolsky as overseer. The new … » Read