The Baltimore Symphony musicians have agreed to extend the terms of their current contract, which expired September 9, through January 15. The news arrives after the two sides met on Tuesday; prior to that time, the players had rejected the idea … » Read

The Syrian diaspora has led many professional musicians to new homes throughout Europe. Through the efforts of Raed Jazbeh, who arrived in Germany in 2013, they have found a musical home in the Syrian Expat Philharmonic Orchestra (SEPO). Jazbeh … » Read

Noise pollution is no laughing matter in Germany. In 2015 alone, there were more than 12,000 legal disputes among neighbors, reports the Rheinische Post . According to a recent study by the Forsa Institute, 74 percent of lawsuits by and against … » Read

Over the past 15 years, the Minnesota Orchestra (MO) has defied the conventional wisdom that American orchestras are no longer recording aside from an occasional live performance captured on in-house labels. Beginning in 2004, the MO began a … » Read

Tens of thousands of children across the U.S. are learning to play the violin by the immersive Suzuki method, listening to excerpts recorded by disgraced Cleveland Orchestra concertmaster William Preucil, Jr. So Alfred Music, the publishing … » Read

The Baltimore Symphony musicians have issued a press release stating that they have been playing without a contract since September 9, after two one-year contract extensions, the second at the request of the orchestra’s then new CEO, Peter … » Read

In an effort to lure younger audiences, Wigmore Hall and Classic FM have designed a plan that will make 25,000 £5 ($6.35) tickets available to listeners under 35 throughout each Wigmore Hall season. Pre-concert talks, Q&As with artists, … » Read

It is no secret that African Americans are woefully underrepresented in American orchestras. Since the practice of using blind auditions began in the 1970s and ‘80s, the percentage of female musicians has grown six-fold, from 5 to 30. … » Read

The Sphinx Organization, whose programs reach more than 100,000 students and artists annually, is inaugurating a new, two-year leadership program for Black and Latinx arts leaders. Each year Sphinx LEAD (Leaders in Excellence, Arts, and … » Read

At its annual meeting on Oct. 24, the Canadian Opera Company (COC) announced a small operating surplus for its recently concluded fiscal year. While a surplus of any size is cause for celebration—the COC’s totaled $6,000 on a budget … » Read