In her first speech as the Labor government’s newly anointed culture secretary, Lisa Nandy issued a call for peace, proclaiming the “era of culture wars is over” and promising that her department will lead the effort to reflect … » Read

World Orchestra Week (WOW!) kicks off in New York’s Carnegie Hall on Aug. 1 with the first of seven successive concerts by youth orchestras from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the host country. When not concertizing, these … » Read

The Salzburg Festival has inked the Würth Group to a three-year contract as its latest main sponsor. A global market leader in the development, production, and sale of fastening and assembly materials,  Würth has supported the … » Read

The cutthroat world of 19th-century Italian opera was no place for a woman, which makes the survival of Carolina Uccelli’s 1835 opera Anna di Resburgo all the more remarkable. Conductor Will Crutchfield, general director of Teatro Nuovo, … » Read

For at least the past century, the design of the piano keyboard has undergone few significant changes, partly from pure tradition and partly from a refusal to acknowledge that different-sized hands deserve different-sized keyboards. The website … » Read

A French court ruled last Friday that Maurice Ravel was the composer of the ubiquitous Bolero. That may seem obvious, but earlier this year the heirs of Russian of stage designer Alexandre Benois, who worked on the original performance of the … » Read

Esa-Pekka Salonen’s decision to not renew his contract as music director of the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) has shocked the city’s cultural cognoscenti and called into question the city’s self-image. The Finn was unsparing when … » Read

The city of Calgary, population approximately 1.7 million, appears on the surface to take seriously the notion that the arts drive economic growth. On Wednesday, Arts Commons, a 560,000-square-foot area in downtown encompassing six gallery … » Read

Over 300 miles north of Uganda’s capital city of Kampala, the architectural firm of Hassell and Localworks has collaborated with To.org , a collective of materials scientists, visual artists, storytellers, architects, and other visionary … » Read

In June 2025, after 14 years, Will Miller will step down as president of The Wallace Foundation. Under his leadership the foundation has enhanced its support in its core areas of interest—arts, education leadership, and youth development. … » Read