These are fraught times for the classical music world. Concert halls emptied 16 months ago by Covid-19 are tentatively reopening, but revenue shortfalls have weakened even the healthiest presenters. Some have simply closed down permanently. If … » Read

Need a job? The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is hiring, but only if you can navigate a hiring process that is time-consuming, costly, intense, and, in the words of one survivor, “unbelievably neurotic.” The PSO currently has 13 … » Read

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center has announced additional 2021-22 programing to its Alice Tully Hall fare, reported in May . The new concerts happen in the Rose Building, mostly in the Rose Studio and/or cyberspace. The "New Milestones … » Read

Carnegie Hall has announced its October 6 opening night programming, and it is gala fare indeed: The Philadelphia Orchestra under its Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin with soloist Yuja Wang performing Rachmaninoff’s Piano … » Read

Finally, some good post-Brexit news for U.K. touring musicians: The Department of Media, Touring, and Sport (DCMS) has announced 19 EU member states in which they will be allowed to tour, short-term, without either visas or work permits. … » Read

After a slugglish start in April , the Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced that its Shuttered Venue Operators Grants (SVOG) are finally getting out of the building and into the hands of the concert halls, movie theaters, museums, … » Read

The San Francisco Symphony has updated its Covid-19 safety protocols, going into effect this Friday, August 6. However, unlike its colleagues at the SF Opera, the Met Opera, Carnegie Hall, and Broadway, it is not requiring proof of vaccination … » 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

For two weeks beginning Aug. 6, Bard College will present “Nadia Boulanger and Her World,” a series of 12 concerts accompanied by pre-recorded panel discussions and a scholarly publication exploring the life of the most renowned … » Read

For a New Yorker cooped up in a one-bedroom apartment for the last 18 months, a recent visit to the Colorado Music Festival (CMF) in the mountains of Boulder, CO, proved an oasis, with strains of rehearsals by day and concerts by night, emanating … » Read