The Manhattan blackout Saturday night meant that Carnegie Hall (and a lot of other places) had to be evacuated. But, having caught the Big Apple's spirit of survival, the Millennial Choirs, who had rented the Hall for the evening, took their … » Read

The scramble for money is often the curse of nonprofit leaders charged with finding the support necessary to keep their enterprises afloat. And the CEO of an orchestra, opera company, or theater who would willingly reject a generous gift from a … » Read

The Guardian , one of London’s major dailies, recently asked its readers, “What is classical music for?” and took alarm at “two grim social functions” the newspaper now attributes to classical music in general and … » Read

The differences between cultural life in Europe and the U.S. are many. One of the biggest is that most European governments fund their country’s arts organizations, often generously.  In the U.S., the richest nation in the world, … » Read

Martin Bencsik, a professor from Nottingham Trent University and husband of a professional cellist, is using a cello to research the vibrations and sounds made by bees. “Bees need a cavity,” Bencsik told the BBC, so he placed a … » Read

TALLINN, Estonia — Tens of thousands of Estonians joined in singing folk songs Sunday on the 150th anniversary of a music festival that inspired resistance to Soviet control and later received recognition from the U.N. cultural agency. The … » Read

TEHRAN, Iran — Aficionados of Western classical music have carved out a niche for themselves in Iran, where cultural expression remains tightly controlled by strict rules imposed after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. And perhaps surprisingly, … » Read

André Previn’s final work, Penelope , will receive its world premiere at Tanglewood in a concert staging on July 24. Based on the character from Homer’s Odyssey , as created by librettist/playwright Tom Stoppard, the piece is … » Read

In a project that combines elements of the Barenboim-Said West-Eastern Divan Orchestra and Carnegie Hall’s annual National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYOUSA), conductor Jan Latham-Koenig is launching the privately … » Read

The New York office of the Rotterdam-based Office of Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) has released plans to transform the 550,000square-foot Barbara Jordan Post Office in Houston into a complex featuring arts and music venues, workspaces, and a … » Read