Nearly one third of the students of Westminster Choir College have filed a lawsuit against Rider University—which merged with WCC in 1991—to block its move of the conservatory from its storied Princeton, NJ, campus to Rider’s … » Read

On Oct. 22 British musician Stephen Morris’s 310-year-old violin was stolen when he mistakenly left it on the London to Orpington train. British Transport Police have identified a person of interest in the theft from CCTV footage. "It's … » Read

The odds for success were stacked against the Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI) when Khushroo Suntook, chairman of the National Center for Performing Arts (NCPA), founded the ensemble in Mumbai 13 years go. “The initial challenges were … » Read

The Eastman Philharmonia will not go to China after all. Late last night, Eastman School of Music Dean Jamal Rossi [pictured] pulled the plug on the 12-city tour, which involved all but three of the orchestra’s players. The three were South … » Read

The success of its 2015 presentation of Bel Canto , the opera based on Anne Patchett’s novel, with music by Jimmy López and libretto by Nilo Cruz, led the Lyric Opera of Chicago to decide that each future season would include a … » Read

The London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) will present two complete Ring cycles in the space of two weeks, beginning in late January 2021. The performances will mark the swansong for Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Vladimir Jurowski, in … » Read

The Lucerne Festival 2020, which runs August 13-September 20, has chosen as its central theme, “Joy,” as inspired by the 250th anniversary of Beethoven. Among the highlights of the venerable Swiss event, Rebecca Saunders has been … » Read

Almost 400 musicians have signed a public letter pledging to sever their business ties with Amazon’s Web Services subsidiary (AWS), which counts government agencies such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border … » Read

Spoleto Festival USA 2020's new opera, based on the autobiography of Omar Ibn Said , an enslaved African Muslim, is to be titled Omar . A well-educated man before his enslavement, Said wrote his autobiography—in Arabic—in 1831. He was … » Read

Despite last season’s seven-week strike, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) has put a positive spin on it’s the results of its latest fiscal year.  A report issued at the orchestra’s annual meeting on Oct. 23 shows total … » Read