The coronavirus pandemic has forced the cancellation or postponement of every significant music competition due to take place in March through May. The rest of the year presents a mixed picture. If thwarted competitors find any consolation, … » Read

The NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund , which launched less than a month ago, has awarded its first round of grants and interest-free loans. The awards provide $44m to 276 small and mid-sized nonprofits that, in the words of the … » Read

The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation has launched a $1 million emergency fund to support freelance New York City-area jazz musicians during the coronavirus pandemic. The organization’s board of directors on Thursday announced The … » Read

Covid-19 has claimed another victim: The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) has been forced to furlough all of its musicians and 12 members of the administrative staff. “It is with great regret that we have no other option at this … » Read

The Bolshoi Theater has cancelled all opera and ballet performances through April 30 and, like the rest of Moscow, is waiting to hear from the government as to when the lockdown will be lifted. Best case scenario, General Director Vladimir Urin … » Read

Update: The Salzburg Festival denies the veracity of the report posted below, maintaining that it will make a decision about whether to go forward with its 100th anniversary event on May 30. A report in the Kurkier states that the Salzburg … » Read

Yesterday at a press conference addressing the next phase in the coronavirus lockdown, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced a gradual reopening of the country’s economy, starting with schools and small businesses, provided that strict … » Read

A new fund created by the Verbier Festival will provide emergency support to solo, chamber, and orchestral instrumentalists; singers; conductors; and alumni Festival production and technical crews. Awards will be made without reference to a … » Read

Cincinnati Opera has cancelled its 100 th- anniversary season, scheduled to open June 14 with a free Music Hall Open House and run into August. Two of its five scheduled operas, both world premieres--Gregory Spears’s Castor and Patience and … » Read

The effects of the coronavirus are being felt acutely throughout the classical recording business, impacting both major labels and independents.   Warner Classics postponed its April releases after the company’s warehouse in … » Read