The doom and gloom surrounding the San Francisco Symphony since Esa-Pekka Salonen announced he would not renew his contract, due in large measure to the ensemble’s dire financial situation, has left some devotees searching for what Joshua … » Read

In November the Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) will host its sixth annual Women in Classical Music Symposium. “I am incredibly proud of the impact… [it] has had over the past five years,” noted Kim Noltemy, the DSO’s … » Read

Hollywood musicians, represented by the American Federation of Musicians (AFM), voted to ratify a new agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. AFM International president and chief negotiator Tino Gagliardi labeled … » Read

The San Francisco-based Alexander String Quartet will end what will have been a 44-year career at the close of the 2024-25 season. The ensemble announced the news Friday. Cellist Sandy Wilson is the only remaining founding member; co-founder … » Read

Chamber Music America (CMA) is embracing its mandate as a national organization and, for the first time, holding its annual meeting outside of New York City. When announcing the new location of Houston, TX, CMA CEO Kevin Kwan Loucks said, … » Read

On April 3, the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra (CSO) made a surprise announcement: It has raised $41 million toward a $50 million campaign goal intended to strengthen its endowment. “This campaign is going to solve a major problem… of … » Read

Next season will be Andris Nelsons’s 11 th as the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s music director, and the orchestra positions his weeks in town as the year’s highlights: The complete Beethoven Symphonies, performed on consecutive … » Read

After 22 years, the Miami Lyric Opera is closing.  Although not so indicated on its website, South Florida Classical Review reports the news, quoting company founder/general and artistic director Raffaele Cardone as saying “The … » Read

Every few months someone in the classical music firmament is moved to express, often apologetically, their love for Sergei Rachmaninoff’s 2 nd Piano Concerto. The latest entrant, Ben Lawrence writing in The Telegraph , reports that for the … » Read

The St. Thomas Choir School, the 105-year-old residential school for boys between the ages of 8 and 14 drawn from across the nation, is in danger of closing within the next 15 months unless its financial underpinnings can be strengthened. Based … » Read