On July 31, members of the San Francisco Opera’s (SFO) costume department reached a unique milestone—the production of the 10,000 th protective face mask for donation to firefighters, social service agencies, and front-line medical … » Read

Joining the slow march back to live concerts, London’s Wigmore Hall will offer a seven week series of 80 performances starting September 13 and featuring 150 musicians from Europe and the U.K. Each will last 60 to 90 minutes be live … » Read

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and WQXR, New York City’s classical music station, are partnering to present a seven-day, on-air pandemic edition of the annual Mostly Mozart Festival. This summer marks the first time that the … » Read

A Bloomberg Opinion writer extols the virtues of streaming for dollars, using a recently streamed Idagio concert by Yo-Yo Ma that charged $8 as his example. “The economics of this type of event might work out quite well,” writes Scott … » Read

PARIS (AP) — Pipe by precious pipe, the organ that once thundered through Notre Dame Cathedral is being taken apart after last year's devastating fire. The mammoth task of dismantling, cleaning, and reassembling France’s largest … » 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

The Dallas Symphony is moving ahead with revised fall season, announcing a full slate of one-hour orchestral concerts September 4 through November 29 in its home, the Meyerson Symphony Center. Audiences will be limited to 75 and ensembles will be … » Read

A norm-shattering event like the coronavirus pandemic can often become an opportunity to encourage out-of-the-box thinking. The San Francisco Chronicle recently engaged in such a thought experiment, asking 22 Bay Area cultural leaders to imagine … » Read

Forced by the pandemic to reduce expenses by 25 percent, the Kansas City Symphony has cut musicians’ salaries for the first time in five months. They have agreed to a 19 percent decrease for the 2020-2021 season; as soon as ticketed … » Read

Covid-19 is forcing the longest string of cancelled concerts in the 139-year history of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO). The orchestra administration has cancelled the entire fall season in response to directives prohibiting gatherings of 25 … » Read