NEW YORK (AP) — Gushing after the New York Philharmonic performed Leonard Bernstein’s music, Bradley Cooper talked about creating the film Maestro  in hopes of drawing more attention to the composer and conductor. “Many … » Read

On Feb. 12, 1924, New York’s Aeolian Hall, on West 43 rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, hosted the Paul Whiteman Band performing an “Experiment in Modern Music.” The concert drew the city’s musical glitterati: … » Read

Musicians intent on receiving all the royalty payments they’re due often face obstacles when trying to determine exactly how much they are owed. Streaming companies, notorious for their meager payouts to all but a few stars, have made the … » Read

The Columbus (OH) Symphony Orchestra has announced ambitious plans for a $275 million concert venue. Located on a 6.7-acre site along the Scioto River in the city’s downtown, the new 205,000-sq.-ft. building will include a concert hall … » Read

MILAN (AP) — The violins, violas, and cellos played by the Orchestra of the Sea in its debut performance at Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala carry with them tales of desperation and redemption. The wood that was bent, chiseled, and … » Read

Opera Philadelphia’s 2024-25 season reflects the company’s greatly reduced circumstances, as first disclosed in August with a 20 percent budget cut to $11 million and with General Director David B. Devan’s consequent decision to … » Read

A recent opinion piece by pianist and composer Ethan Iverson argued that Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue , currently marking its centennial, is “corny and Caucasian,” a “cheesecake” that has “clogged the arteries … » Read

Among the concerns that accompany the growing sophistication of artificial intelligence is the possibility among composers (along with songwriters, performers, and artists of any stripe) that it might replace them. In late 2023, the Symphony … » Read

The pursuit of racial and gender equity in the classical music world has taken on special urgency in the past decade. Concert programs that feature compositions by women, Blacks, and people of color are now de rigueur for most ensembles, and … » Read

Opera, the most expensive of the performing arts, has suffered mightily since the pandemic. The failure of audiences to return to pre-pandemic numbers has combined with a dramatic rise in production costs. In less than a year, English National … » Read