UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden are eager to have audiences in large theaters without social distancing within the next month, according to The Sunday Times and The Mail on Sunday . Stated Dowden, "Mass indoor … » Read

The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (FWSO) had to scramble for new quarters when Bass Performance Hall, its usual venue for its Symphonic Series, announced it would remain closed until at least December due to the pandemic. In July the FWSO … » 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

Within mere hours of one another, the Chicago Symphony and Cleveland Orchestra on Thursday announced plans for their new fall seasons. Both consist of newly recorded performances in their respective, audience-empty halls. Both will use new … » Read

In another chapter of its laudable support of the musical arts, the Swiss watch manufacturer Rolex has sponsored three Rolex Perpetual Music concerts. “Our aim,” Arnaud Boetsch, Rolex Director of Communication & Image, told … » Read

After a six-month absence, live music will be returning to London’s Southbank Center in the Royal Festival Hall. “My heart is singing,” Gillian Moore, the Center’s director of music, tells The Guardian . “It has been … » Read

Like most arts groups, the Pittsburgh Symphony has taken a huge financial hit, laid still by the pandemic. About 75 percent of its staff have taken pay cuts, and yesterday the orchestra said 30 percent will either be moved to part-time status, … » Read

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is partnering with the Intercultural Leadership Institute (ILI) to devote $5mn to a new Covid-19 Crisis Relief Grant Fund. Awards of between $1,000 to $20,000 to as many as 1,500 U.S. artists and arts organizations … » Read

On a late August afternoon in Milwaukee, Dayvin Hallmon and Alida LaCosse stand outside the city’s newly christened Bradley Symphony Center leading "No Justice For Elijah! End Racism In Milwaukee's Music Community," a two-day memorial and … » Read

The old adage, “When the going gets tough, the tough get going” can surely be applied to the way performing arts groups are dealing with the Covid-19 crisis. From drive-in theaters to baseball fields to church courtyards to … » Read