TEL AVIV – The Tel Aviv Museum has made the decision to book only local artists for its 2002-‘03 concert series, largely because of the many cancellations by overseas artists this year. “In the season that just ended there were fairly predictable … » Read

NEW YORK – In a tersely worded statement issued late yesterday afternoon, Suzanne Ponsot, executive director of the American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic, denied reports that the Israel Philharmonic’s eight-city August U.S. tour had been … » Read

HAVANA (AP) - Cuban Latin Grammy nominees who planned to attend Wednesday night's awards ceremony in Los Angeles didn't get their visas in time because of new U.S. security rules, American officials said. Cuban officials had complained on Tuesday … » Read

by Keith Clarke Conducts LSO last night and wins prestigious biennial Donatella Flick LONDON -- Christophe Mangou from France has won the 2002 Donatella Flick Conducting Competition, held in London's Barbican Hall last night, scooping a cash … » Read

BERLIN -- After only two years of a seven-year contract, the Senate of this city-state has just "dumped" (to use his own term) Udo Zimmermann as Intendant of the largest of Berlin's three opera houses, the Deutsche Oper, with only one of those … » Read

Soothing ruffled feathers pays off LONDON – The Royal Ballet has apparently opted for the safe route in promoting its acting director, Monica Mason, to the top position, bypassing such luminaries as ABT’s artistic director, Kevin McKenzie. Mason … » Read

BALTIMORE (AP) -- A landslide of Russian art and culture is settling down near the shores of the frigid Chesapeake Bay this winter for one of the world's largest celebrations of St. Petersburg's 300th birthday. For three weeks, the romantic, … » Read

BALTIMORE (AP) -- A landslide of Russian art and culture is settling down near the shores of the frigid Chesapeake Bay this winter for one of the world's largest celebrations of St. Petersburg's 300th birthday. For three weeks, the romantic, … » Read

In classical: RCA Victor (re)joins Erato, Teldec LONDON – BMG is exploring with the European Commission the possibility of a merger with Warner Music. In the classical realm, among other interesting ironies, that would bring back together Erato … » Read