CHICAGO–The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association has announced the cancellation of a further week of CSOA-presented programs as the ongoing strike by CSO musicians drags on. Concerts from Tuesday, March 26 through to Tuesday, April 2 at … » Read

It’s probably not that he’s short of friends, but irrepressible violinist Ray Chen is adopting a novel approach in his quest for a duo partner this summer, while at the same time aiming to answer the prayers of anyone who has ever … » Read

Music Director Barbara Hannigan and Artistic Director Thomas W. Morris have announced the program for this year’s Ojai Music Festival. Now in its 73 rd year, 2019 will be Morris’s final Festival after 16 years at the helm, a period … » Read

Composers Louis Andriessen and Colin Matthews are among the over 500 signatories to an open letter protesting proposed cuts to the British classical music station BBC Radio 3. The voices urging the U.K.’s national broadcaster to reconsider … » Read

Musicians of the San Francisco S ymphony have announced that they intend to join striking colleagues from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on the picket line should the ongoing labor dispute not be settled by the time they arrive in Chicago on … » Read

As the boundaries among genres continue to fade, so does the Mostly Mozart Festival’s metamorphosis continue from a series of classical music concerts to, basically, anything goes. The 2019 festival, July 20-August 10, is not, in fact … » Read

A recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Central Lancashire, Lancaster University, and the University of Gävle in Sweden suggests that listening to music substantially inhibits creativity. An article in the journal … » Read

A survey in the U.K. last month suggested that a fulltime career working in the arts is an almost Dickensian experience marked by  low pay and exploitative hours, with little expectation that conditions will improve.   New data … » Read

It is hardly surprising to learn that the latest proposed budget from the Trump administration—at $4.7 trillion, the largest in the nation’s history—cuts all federal funds to the arts and humanities, public television and radio, … » Read

MILAN--La Scala has decided to return more than three million euros ($3.4 million) in funding to Saudi Arabia after a plan to work closely with the country was widely criticized, including by members of the governing League party. The Saudi … » Read