The 19 th -century tradition that audiences do not applaud between movements of symphonies, concertos, and other multi-section musical works is being increasingly ignored, sometimes at the behest of those claiming to “democratize” the … » Read

Bachtrack’s annual classical-music-by-the-numbers report indicates some subtle changes in the last year and bigger trends across the decade, when it started tracking. The  U.K.-based website drew its numbers from its own listings of … » Read

The beleaguered community of British orchestras is about to receive another gut punch, when, on April 1, a new Brexit tax hike will likely make European touring all but unaffordable. At the U.K. government’s direction, British orchestras … » Read

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR)at the U.S. Department of Education on January 10 announced that, going forward, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) has agreed to comply with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The accord … » Read

The 2021 merger of the Philadelphia Orchestra with its home base, the Kimmel Center, seemed, on paper, a splendid idea, pooling administrative functions such as marketing and operations. Titled “The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center, … » Read

In announcing its 151 st season, May 17-25, 2024, the Cincinnati May Festival has also unveiled a new business model, which follows the Ojai Festival’s pattern of bringing in a new programmer—here titled “festival … » Read

On Jan. 4, after a five-month negotiation, the management and musicians of the Oregon Symphony announced the ratification of a three-year collective bargaining agreement. The contract takes immediate effect and runs through the 2025-26 season. … » Read

Citing “still significant financial pressures on the organization,” San Francisco Symphony CEO Matthew Spivey has announced the cancellation of one of two remaining SoundBox programs for the current season as well as the likely … » Read

There are 13 operettas by Gilbert and Sullivan that are still in the canon today. When they were written in the late 19 th century, lax copyright laws led D'Oyly Carte, the company that introduced the works, to keep tight control over the scores … » Read

While the traditional opera canon contains works that often bear little relevance to contemporary issues, a number of the newer ones decidedly do, using either real and/or recent events that are immediately relatable as their bases.   The … » Read