The pandemic is producing all sorts of innovative responses from musicians eager to perform. The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) has chosen one of the most unusual yet—a benefit concert at the YUL Montreal-Trudeau … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — One of the country’s oldest retreats for artists — The MacDowell Colony — will drop “Colony” from its name and call itself “MacDowell.” “This name change is at once a … » Read

On the same day that the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) reported 569 new COVID-19 cases, the highest number in over a month, the Minnesota Orchestra announced the cancellation of the four weeks of concerts it had scheduled for August and … » Read

Black composers are too often assumed to write little beyond jazz, blues, and rap—music said to “exemplify” the Black experience. But as the composer and musicologist George Lewis argues in The New York Times , “A cone of … » Read

The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale (PBO) has cancelled all concerts through the end of 2020 and will instead present 2020/VIRTUAL , a robust series of online programs.  New Music Director Richard Egarr will headline one of the … » Read

In what some perceive as a means of forcing schools to open in the fall, as per Donald Trump’s previously stated desire (not to mention his immigration policies), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced last night, July 7, that … » Read

RAVENNA, Italy — Nine musicians from the Syrian diaspora in Europe played Sunday in the 24th friendship concert conducted by Riccardo Muti, this year at the Paestum archaeological site in southern Italy, but the coronavirus pandemic blocked … » Read

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) has cancelled its 2020-21 season. “As devastating as it is to lose our subscription season,” the TSO’s CEO Matthew Loden noted in a press release, “we are also eager to find unique … » 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

In a piece focusing on the pandemic’s impact on the Metropolitan Opera, General Manager Peter Gelb tells a reporter that the company’s nightly streams have broadened its donor pool by nearly 30,000 and that April’s At-Home Gala … » Read