As the Baltimore Symphony struggles to balance its books and locks out its musicians for the summer, another Washington, D.C., orchestra, albeit smaller, has announced its intention to shut down after 36 years, for lack of funds. The National … » Read

Responding to pressure from the media and its locked-out musicians, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has released the details of its official audit of fiscal 2018. As the orchestra itself pointed out earlier this week , the future looks … » Read

The Edinburgh Festival—Scotland’s official international arts gathering combined with a vast fringe of amateur and professional shows—presents around 59,000 performances in 330 venues over 25 days in August. Viewed as a whole, … » Read

As the Trump administration all but shuts the doors of the U.S. to immigrants, it appears to be getting equally zealous about granting visas to “foreign” talent, even that considered of “extraordinary ability” by United … » Read

Classical music may seem to be on the wane in the West, but anyone who requires reminding that it remains a vibrant art form need only visit China. “When you play in Taipei, for example, and there is an audience of 2,000,” Sir Simon … » Read

As the prospect for a “no-deal” Brexit grows ever more likely, the catalogue of ills that threaten to befall the U.K.’s musical world gets ever longer. One likely casualty is the informal, grassroots network of voluntary … » Read

Further underlining management’s argument for a reduction in labor costs that would lead to a shortened season and lower wages, the Baltimore Symphony has issued a press statement reflecting results of the recent audit for the year ended … » Read

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