Hollywood musicians, represented by the American Federation of Musicians (AFM), voted to ratify a new agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. AFM International president and chief negotiator Tino Gagliardi labeled … » Read

The San Francisco-based Alexander String Quartet will end what will have been a 44-year career at the close of the 2024-25 season. The ensemble announced the news Friday. Cellist Sandy Wilson is the only remaining founding member; co-founder … » Read

Chamber Music America (CMA) is embracing its mandate as a national organization and, for the first time, holding its annual meeting outside of New York City. When announcing the new location of Houston, TX, CMA CEO Kevin Kwan Loucks said, … » Read

On April 3, the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra (CSO) made a surprise announcement: It has raised $41 million toward a $50 million campaign goal intended to strengthen its endowment. “This campaign is going to solve a major problem… of … » Read

Next season will be Andris Nelsons’s 11 th as the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s music director, and the orchestra positions his weeks in town as the year’s highlights: The complete Beethoven Symphonies, performed on consecutive … » Read

After 22 years, the Miami Lyric Opera is closing.  Although not so indicated on its website, South Florida Classical Review reports the news, quoting company founder/general and artistic director Raffaele Cardone as saying “The … » Read

Every few months someone in the classical music firmament is moved to express, often apologetically, their love for Sergei Rachmaninoff’s 2 nd Piano Concerto. The latest entrant, Ben Lawrence writing in The Telegraph , reports that for the … » Read

The St. Thomas Choir School, the 105-year-old residential school for boys between the ages of 8 and 14 drawn from across the nation, is in danger of closing within the next 15 months unless its financial underpinnings can be strengthened. Based … » Read

A second opera company in the U.K. is facing the prospect of seeing its orchestra members going part-time due to budget cuts. Like the orchestra musicians of English National Opera, who were recently forced to swallow a contract providing only … » Read

After more than 65 years, the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras (BYSO) has opened its first permanent home—the BYSO Youth Center for Music, strategically located directly across the street from Symphony Hall. Since it was founded in 1958, … » Read