In 1963, a recording of Benjamin Britten’s War Req uiem sold an unheard-of 200,000 copies in just five months and went on to win two Grammy Awards. Conducted by the composer, the recording, made at Kingsway Hall in Holborn, featured … » Read

The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council’s (GPAC) announcement of its new strategic plan was accompanied by a remarkable mea culpa from CEO Patrick Fisher. “Regardless of intentions,” he wrote, “the Arts Council has caused harm … » Read

On Sept. 20 the musicians of the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) voted unanimously to authorize a strike if negotiations for a new contract, underway since May, do not bear fruit. The possibility of a work stoppage threatens the … » Read

The October 6 Beijing premiere of Émigré— the 2023 oratorio commissioned by the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, and conductor Long Yu—has been cancelled by the government. Scheduled as a highlight of … » Read

The Atlanta Opera, whose fortunes have soared under the ministrations of General & Artistic Director Tomer Zvulun, has unveiled plans to build a new $45 million multi-disciplinary arts center that will include a recital hall, immersive … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeanine Tesori watched the world premiere run of her Grounded with director Michael Mayer l ast fall at the Kennedy Center and noticed audience fidgeting. “It didn’t need a transplant of a liver, but what it … » Read

In what is surely one of the year’s understatements, San Francisco Symphony (SFS) Executive Director Matthew Spivey told the San Francisco Chronicle , “We feel a tremendous sense of urgency and want to work as quickly as possible to … » Read

Observers of the goings on at the San Antonio Philharmonic can be forgiven if they find themselves suffering from whiplash. On Sept. 19 the City Council approved a $111,000 grant to the organization, just two days after David Wood, one the … » Read

LEIPZIG (AFP)—A previously unknown piece of music composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart when he was probably in his early teens has been uncovered at a library in Germany, researchers said Thursday. The piece dates to the mid- to late-1760s … » Read

As  previously reported in The New York Times and just now officially announced, the New York Philharmonic musicians have a new contract, retroactive to September 21, 2024 and lasting through September 20, 2027.The players ratified the deal … » Read