Cambridge/London-based Hazard Chase artist management has gone into voluntary liquidation in the wake of COVID-19. The company, with a roster of 106 artists, has been a major player in the classical music realm since its founding in 1990. … » Read

The musicians of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra have managed to perform Copland’s Appalachian Spring —from their homes, remotely. Credit principal bass Jeff Beecher with gathering the clan and pulling it together. » Read

From the musicians of the Rotterdam Philharmonic who were apparently the inspiration for those in the Toronto Symphony. In both cases, thank you! » Read

The New York Philharmonic has cancelled its concerts through June 13, the end of the season, as well as its first European tour with Music Director Jaap van Zweden, scheduled for April 30-May 12, with concerts in London, Cologne, Luxembourg, … » Read

The Broadway League, a trade organization representing commercial theater producers, has reached an “emergency relief agreement”  with the 14 labor unions involved with getting a show up and running, from ushers to actors to … » Read

We will be updating the following list as additions arrive; please note that Central European Time (CET) is currently five hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Time. Contact editor@musicalamerica.com to add to the list. Friday, March 20 Noon CET: … » Read

A growing number of organizations are providing relief funding to performing artists who have lost income due to cancelled concerts, teaching jobs, and recording sessions since the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Below are some of the more … » Read

VIENNA – Theater an der Wien’s most-anticipated production of the season, the rarely-performed second (1806) version of Beethoven’s Leonore (the third version, from 1814, would become what we know today as Fidelio) in a new … » Read

A national survey by Americans for the Arts provides a snapshot of the drastic effects of the coronavirus pandemic on America’s nonprofit arts sector. To date cancellations and closings have cost an estimated $3.2b. This estimate includes … » Read

On March 19,  we launched a series focused on how people in the industry are coping with the effects of COVID-19. We invited industry leaders to talk about working from home, streaming plans, coping mechanisms, etc. Here’s a slightly … » Read