“Usually, when there’s a labor issue, the music director is nowhere to be found.” So Chicago Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Robert Chen tells the Chicago Tribune in an article covering the striking musicians picketing … » Read

The state of music education in the western world is generally dismal, but the British seem to take special pleasure in conducting studies and writing letters of protest to drive home the point. The most recent example is a survey by the British … » Read

As the Chicago Symphony Orchestra announces the cancellation of all concerts through March 17, due to the musicians’ strike (with Music Director Riccardo Muti now joining the players’ picket line outside Orchestra Hall), the … » Read

So you want to travel with an orchestra or a ballet or theater company? Step one is to take out your checkbook and make a contribution—usually at least $2,500—to your favorite one and be prepared to pay for your travel, lodging, and … » Read

The University of Southern California Thornton School of Music and the Los Angeles Philharmonic recently announced plans for the third Piatigorsky International Cello Festival. Scheduled for March 13 to 22, 2020, the quadrennial, 42-event … » Read

Last week, an article in The New York Times bore the title, Thousands of Millionaires Are About to Eat San Francisco Alive . “They want cars," it stated. "They want to open new restaurants. They want to throw bigger parties. And they want … » Read

MILAN--The Arena Opera Festival in Verona has announced a star-studded 2019 season that opens with La Traviata, featuring Anna Netrebko in her festival debut and a new production by 96-year-old Franco Zeffirelli. The ambitious program for the … » Read

Update, March 14, 3 pm:  All CSOA-presented concerts through March 17 have been cancelled due to the musicians strike. Musicians of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, among the three highest paid symphony orchestra musicians in the country … » Read

Highlights of the Cleveland Orchestra 2019-20 season include Lulu in concert and works by Oded Zehavi, Olga Neuwirth, John Adams, Thomas Ades, Louis Andriessen, Michael Tilson Thomas, Florence Price, and Oliver Knussen. Of course, Mahler, Brahms, … » Read

Twenty-nine vocalists make up the 2019 class of the 62 nd annual Merola Opera Program in San Francisco. Chosen from among 800 applicants from around the world, participants receive training in repertory, languages, diction, acting, and stage … » Read