As U.S. orchestras celebrate the ability to perform in their own concert halls—if they’re lucky--with audiences capped at 15-20 percent capacity, the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra (SSO) launches a national tour to full houses, … » Read

Gustavo Dudamel is adding to his already impressive professional portfolio with his acceptance of the position of music director of the Paris Opera, effective Aug. 1, 2021 for a six-year term. Over 352 years old, the Paris Opera includes two … » Read

A new study conducted by U.K. audience survey research firm Indigo indicates that two thirds of arts users engaged with a new artform via streaming since the onset of the pandemic. The company reports that, since March, 2020, it has canvassed … » Read

As tensions between the U.S. and China grow more threatening, it becomes more important than ever to identify areas of positive relations between the two. One place would be the almost 50-year love affair between the Philadelphia Orchestra and … » Read

When the pandemic halted performances before live audiences and orchestras had to turn to webcasting to continue to engage their audiences, no ensemble was more experienced and better prepared than the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO). … » Read

Esa-Pekka Salonen walked on stage to join the New York Philharmonic, which had not gathered before an audience for exactly 400 days. “On behalf of all us on stage, welcome back,” the conductor told the crowd Wednesday night. “We … » Read

As part of Lincoln Center’s Restart Stages initiative, the set designer and MacArthur “Genius” grantee Mimi Lien will transform Josie Robertson Plaza into “The GREEN,” a 14,000 sq. ft. park. Lien will use SYNLawn, a … » Read

During the first decade of the 21 st century, the American recorded music industry was on the ropes. The culprit—peer-to-peer file-sharing platforms like Napster and Limewire that caused U.S. recorded-music revenues to drop from an all-time … » Read

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A former East Carolina University music instructor who promised the school a $500,000 gift actually has left more than ten times that total, which boosts the number of scholarships the school of music can award, … » Read

Last Thursday and Friday, April 8 and 9, the Cleveland Orchestra performed the final event of its 2020-21 season, an 85-minute program of music for strings led by the orchestra’s Associate Conductor Vinay Parameswaran. On Friday, Saturday, … » Read