“When the arts thrive, New York City thrives—which is why this year we’ve made the largest-ever financial commitment to Cultural Affairs in our NYC history.” So declared NYC Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen in yesterday’s … » Read

Should classical artists mimic their pop counterparts by producing music “conceptual” video singles? Not straight-ahead concert or recording-session videos, but those that create a story or idea around the artist and/or the piece? In … » Read

The Los Angeles Philharmonic yesterday reported that its fourth and newest YOLA site, at Camino Nuevo, is already underway, with “hundreds” of students in grades K-3 in the Westlake/MacArthur Park area of Los Angeles. Ultimately it … » Read

The dramatic collapse of the Venezuelan economy and the accompanying political turmoil have sent over two million people fleeing the country. Among those departing are hundreds of musicians who grew up in the country’s internationally … » Read

Classical music’s oft touted ability to soothe the savage breast came up short during an Oct. 11 concert by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra in Malmö, Sweden. As the Adagietto movement of Mahler’s Symphony No. 5, led by Andris … » Read

MILAN--Scenes of rage erupted outside La Scala last week, with the loggionisti boisterously complaining of a lack of access to tickets for the much anticipated Prima, opening night of the season, on December 7. The group of diehard opera fans … » Read

As another concert season kicks off around the world, one certainty is that most of the world’s great orchestras will be sharply segregated by gender. In a recent study, 22 of the world’s leading orchestras were reviewed to see how … » Read

Timothy J. McClimon, president of the American Express Foundation and part-time blogger, summarizes some key findings from Americans Speak Out about the Arts , the latest opinion poll conducted by Americans for the Arts. The poll surveyed a … » Read

At its annual meeting on Tuesday, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Board Chair Helen Zell reported the numbers for fiscal 2018, which ran July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. Much of the news was good: ticket revenues rose by $1.1 million from 2016-17 to … » Read

NEW YORK (AFP) – The Metropolitan Opera is digging deep into its bag of tricks as it attempts to lure in younger generations more familiar with Mozart in the Jungle than its long-dead inspiration. At a   Fridays Under 40 party on … » Read