Australia’s Canberra Symphony Orchestra (CSO), established originally as an amateur ensemble in 1950 and fully professionalized by the mid-1960s, has earned a national reputation for its commitment to performing works by Australian … » Read

The production of Puccini’s Turandot designed by David Hockney three decades ago will be revived for its Los Angeles debut at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on May 18. “We’ve been trying to program Hockney’s Turandot for 30 … » Read

It looks like the Jerusalem Quartet will appear at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw after all. At least one of the two scheduled concerts will take place, on May 18 at 7 p.m. The May 16 event remains a casualty of the Concertgebouw’s initial … » Read

The Israel Philharmonic prides itself on being the primary musical expression of the nation’s identity. Launched in 1948, its roots were actually set in place 12 years earlier, when Polish violinist Bronislaw Huberman formed the Palestine … » Read

In 2018, violinist Holly Mulcahy launched Arts Capacity , a nonprofit with the mission to bring recitals to Georgia’s Walker State Prison. “We discovered that it was a great place for them [the incarcerated] to share their emotions … » Read

“Significant financial challenges” may spell the end for many Saturday courses for learners aged 4–18 offered by the Junior Conservatoire of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD). The program currently serves 182 … » Read

There is both good and bad news on the post-pandemic recovery of the arts. First the good: Jennifer Sowinski Nemeth, in a detailed 2023 report for JCA Arts Marketing, “Music organizations have seen stronger sales post-pandemic relative to … » Read

The most competitive slot among music conservatory enrollment is probably that of the tuba student at Curtis Institute of Music. In any given year, only one of the school’s 160 enrollees is studying the instrument, and over the past 100 … » Read

ZURICH — In an age of radical reinterpretations, conductor Gianandrea Noseda and director Andreas Homoki created a counterrevolutionary version of Wagner’s four-night, 15-hour Ring Cycle that sparked 13 minutes of applause at the … » Read

If ever there was a perfect illustration of technology destroying creativity, it is Apple’s ad for the newest iPads, titled, appropriately, Crush! , and originally slated to air on broadcast TV. In it, a massive hydraulic press is shown … » Read