Klaus Heyman, founder and head of Naxos, a vast distribution and recordings empire now based in Hong Kong, has personally acquired Chandos, one of the most distinguished classical music labels, with some 3,000 titles in its catalog. He has done … » Read

Breaking the Silence , a U.K. concert tour by the Afghan Youth Orchestra, is on again after the British Home Office reversed an earlier decision refusing the group the necessary visas. The reprieve came just four days before the first … » Read

Now ensconced in the far more financially sustainable world of German classical music as chief conductor of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle is nevertheless still ready to go to battle with a British government he accuses … » Read

Composer Matthew Aucoin’s Eurydice, which premiered in Los Angeles in 2020 and arrived at the Metropolitan Opera in November 2021 , is currently on the boards at Boston Lyric Opera in a new chamber version. The idea for a more intimate … » Read

 The home of the iconic composer Aaron Copland, which has served as a creative center for American music and arts for 25 years in New York’s Lower Hudson Valley, is about to undergo a dramatic expansion. Copland House, which is a … » Read

LONDON (AP) — The European Union leveled its first antitrust penalty against Apple on Monday, fining the U.S. tech giant nearly $2 billion for breaking the bloc’s competition laws by unfairly favoring its own music streaming service … » Read

The Chicago Symphony’s 2024-25 season announcement includes news that Daniil Trifonov will succeed violinist Hilary Hahn as artist-in-residence, but not on successors to Jessie Montgomery as composer-in-residence or Riccardo Muti as CSO … » Read

The phenomenon known as “long covid” afflicts more than humans, as many arts institutions are now discovering. The latest victim is the Cowles Center for Dance & The Performing Arts in Minneapolis, which has announced it will … » Read

Pity the poor woman who followed in the outsized footsteps of Eva Perón, whose brief but tumultuous time in the spotlight as the second wife of Argentinian strongman Juan Perón made her one of the 20 th -century’s most iconic … » Read

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s one-week residency with the Philharmonic Society of Orange County offered more than concerts and school visits by one of the world’s leading ensembles. The RPO also brought along … » Read