London’s much-discussed  new concert hall   isn’t going to happen. On Feb. 18, the City of London officially announced that “given the current unprecedented circumstances, the ambitious plans for a Centre for Music … » Read

There’s finally some good news for opera lovers—Glyndebourne returns this year! "We are determined to present a festival this summer in whatever form is possible," says Sarah Hopwood, managing director of the iconic East Sussex event. … » Read

The influential New York-based new-music conglomerate Bang on a Can, suggests San Francisco Chronicle critic Joshua Kosman, has “succeeded in chipping away at the abiding problem of 20th century music—namely, the lingering alienation … » Read

Inevitably, Carnegie Hall and its three stages will remain shuttered through the summer. The announcement was made today, about one month away from its projected closure end of April 5, announced last October . As per executive orders from the … » Read

San Francisco Opera’s spring programming, which launches next month, tackles the how-to-perform-during-Covid challenge on three distinct fronts: Live performances at the drive-in, streamed material from the archives, and just-recorded … » Read

The development of vaccines for Covid-19 promises eventual immunity from a devastating virus. But it does nothing to help those who have suffered from the disease and are attempting recovery from its resulting respiratory damage. A new program … » Read

Love it or hate it, the 15-plus minutes of Maurice Ravel’s hypnotic Bolero are unique. A new play set to premiere online on Feb. 25 suggests that the French composer and the Canadian painter Anne Adams, whose signature work is titled … » Read

The Detroit Symphony has optimistically announced a fully live season for 2021-22, marking the first complete one for Jader Bignamini, its music director since January 2020. In doing so, the DSO is way ahead of the pack among American orchestras, … » Read

For more than two decades, James Conlon, LA Opera’s music director, among other considerable credits, has been on a mission with “Recovered Voices,” his project that studies, promotes, and performs composers who were forgotten … » Read

For some groups, turning to the digital universe to reach audiences has been an act of pure audience engagement and development, without much attention to revenue generation. For others, such as the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society (PCMS), the … » Read