To the hundreds of artists on its starry roster, HarrisonParrott  will add nine of the 11 artists signed to Solea Management, which it has acquired. Solea’s Head and Founder Romain Blondel will move his Paris-based operations to HP … » Read

Will they or won’t they? The 32 AGMA members in the San Francisco Symphony Chorus—aka “ringers”—have said they will strike as a “last resort” if the orchestra carries through with its plan, which, they … » Read

Sir Keir Starmer, the U.K.’s classical music-loving prime minister, has offered vocal support for the Leeds International Piano Competition. Starmer, who graduated from the University of Leeds with a law degree in 1985, also took the … » Read

The Grand Teton Music Festival (GTMF) has announced its highest ever audience attendance and revenue. The 2024 festival, which this year celebrated the 50th anniversary of its all-wooden performance facility Walk Festival Hall, achieved a 13% … » Read

The Juilliard School has received gifts totaling $20 million aimed at expanding creative work across disciplines, as well as part funding an annual festival and supporting the school’s jazz program. The donations come from dance educator … » Read

Vance George, Chorus Director Emeritus of the San Francisco Symphony, has written an open letter to the orchestra's CEO Matt Spivey in which he makes his opinions clear with regards to proposed cuts. “The Symphony management’s … » Read

TLDR: The Box is Broken, the Natives are Restless, and Spoiler Alert; They’re Classically Trained. I started the Bright Shiny Things label simply as a way to help my ensemble Sybarite5 . We had self-released an EP, Disturb the Silence , and … » Read

The San Francisco Opera Orchestra has reached a deal with management allowing for a short-term contract extension. According to the players, the last-minute agreement was struck “in the moments leading up to the performance” of the … » Read

The Sixteen has announced its first major tour of North America in nearly 20 years. Over eight performances, the acclaimed British choir will travel from Missouri, Texas, Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee to New York and Connecticut. The program, … » Read

The Gilmore Piano Festival is to double its footprint, shifting gear from a biennial to an annual event from the spring of 2026. The move is a sign of success for the Kalamazoo-based arts organization whose enthusiastic stakeholders have driven … » Read