MacKenzie Scott, currently the nation’s most generous and influential philanthropist, has announced a new round of grants totaling $2.74bn to 286 organizations—among them major universities, distinguished arts groups, and nonprofits … » Read

For the Berlin Philharmonic’s 2021-22 season, which launches at the end of August, Chief Conductor Kirill Petrenko has chosen the theme “Lost Generation,” focusing on composers whose voices were silenced by the Nazi takeover in … » Read

MILAN (AP) — Before the pandemic, students at Italy’s oldest and largest music conservatory were always told to move “closer, closer, closer” when they played together. “Because you need to hear each other,″ … » Read

For purveyors and fans of live music and theater in the U.K., a four-week delay in response to the appearance of the more transmissible Delta variant of Covid-19 has pushed  opening for live performances from June 21 to July 19. Lucy Noble, … » Read

Two significant “firsts” mark the New York Philharmonic’s upcoming season: the first time playing together in 18 months and the first in memory to perform outside of its home venue for an entire season. While (re) construction … » 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

The Juilliard School’s projected annual tuition raise of four percent—from $49,260 to $51,230—has led students to occupy parts of its Lincoln Center campus and then protest on West 65 th Street after they were barred from the … » Read

Despite more than a year of lockdowns and quarantines, the recording industry has managed to stay the course, issuing newly recorded performances as well as pre-pandemic inventory. Here are a few selections from the recent past and near future. … » Read

Universal Music Group (UMG) has agreed to a strategic global alliance with independent music company [Integral], [PIAS]’s recently rebranded international distribution network. The deal commits UMG to providing undisclosed funds in return … » Read

These days the Small Business Administration (SBA) is looking more and more like the gang that can’t shoot straight . Charged with disbursing $16bn of federal relief under the Small Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program, which was enacted … » Read