As technology stretches our ability to replicate almost everything, separating the real from the fake is increasingly difficult. It is now possible to use artificial intelligence (A.I.) to compose music as well as to generate sounds … » Read

Unlike larger symphony orchestras nationwide, the Columbus (OH) Symphony—numbering 45 full-time musicians and 14 staff members—has dodged the pay cuts so prevalent in the classical music world. “We set a goal early… to … » Read

A week out from its previously announced Throughline extravaganza --featuring Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen, all eight Collaborative Partners, and musicians of the orchestra--the San Francisco Symphony has cancelled its remaining live … » Read

Florida Grand Opera has officially joined the Covid-19 cancellation crowd, announcing that its mainstage seasons at the Adrienne Arsht and Broward Performing Arts Centers have been postponed to 2021-22. The theaters are dark and, by law, not … » Read

This list will be updated weekly. Note all times are 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 currently six hours … » Read

On Nov. 15 the Long Beach Opera will premiere its 2020 Songbook , a 2½ hour-long program of online video performances of twenty newly commissioned works by emerging composers. Star countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo will host the … » Read

Choral singing is the musical exemplar of what not to do during the coronavirus pandemic. Large groups of people assemble in close proximity to one another and sing, often quite loudly. They are, in today’s medical lingo, … » Read

In the midst of a viral pandemic and a cratering economy, asking voters to approve a tax dedicated to the support of the arts would seem a fool’s errand. Fortunately, no one told that to a group of Jersey City civic leaders. On Nov. 3, 64 … » Read

Late last summer the time seemed right for saxophonist/composer Hafez Modirzadeh to call for systemic change at the School of Music at San Francisco State University (SFSU). Inspired by the university president’s speech embracing a … » Read

The state of the classical music world in Western Europe—from shutdowns to reopenings—has been intensively documented since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The actions of nations in other regions of the world have come in for … » Read