Anyone who thought that the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan in 2021 would be any different than their first reign between 1996 and 2001 was delusional. Nowhere is this more evident than in the current government’s war on … » Read

The Blue Hill Troupe (BHT), New York City’s only philanthropic musical theater group, will close its 101st season with a production of The Grand Duke; or, The Statutory Duel— Gilbert & Sullivan’s final collaboration. … » Read

The 2025-26 season presented by Cal Performances at UC-Berkeley includes more than 80 performances of concert music, dance, jazz, theater, opera, and global music. Among the music highlights: Artist-in-residence pianist Víkingur … » Read

It is difficult to watch Trump’s bully policies taking hold. Fearful that Florida’s Orange County would lose other federal funding, Cultural Affairs Administrator Vicki Landon has “suspended” any and all grants that would … » Read

In Giancarlo Guerrero’s 16 th and final season as its music director , the Nashville Symphony is said to be in bad financial shape, with eight employees having been laid off in the last week, additional to the layoffs reported last summer . … » Read

The need to defend classical music has become particularly acute in the past few decades. Critics vigorously question the justification of spending millions of dollars to preserve opera companies or orchestras largely dedicated to performing what … » Read

Yale School of Music has received $7 million from the Dunard Fund USA, enabling it to create two new music professorships, one for viola and one for a visiting professor in the practice of music. The viola professorship, a $3 million gift, will … » Read

In March of 2026, Interlochen will be collaborating with the symphony orchestras of Detroit, Boston, and Philadelphia for four concerts pairing advanced students from the Interlochen Arts Academy with musicians that comprise each ensemble, many … » Read

The disco ball on the Plaza isn’t going away, nor the dance floor and (very) loudspeakers that tower over the makeshift stage. But by now, in its fourth annual iteration, Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City (June 11-August 9) is … » Read

Madeleine Venner is to be the new chorus director for the London Philharmonic Choir as of the 2025-26 season. She succeeds Neville Creed, who retires after 30 years to become chorus director emeritus at the end of the current season. Calling his … » Read