Life for musicians in the U.K. can be pretty grim at the moment. A recent census of over 6,000 of their peers found that 30 percent of professional musicians are experiencing low mental well-being, due largely to financial circumstance. "It's … » Read

The enthusiasm of post-pandemic audiences for a return to live performances has thus far been less than full-throated. The ready availability of streamed concerts and plays has disrupted long-established patterns of cultural consumption and … » Read

Enticing an orchestra to step outside its comfort zone and program new or obscure repertoire is no easy feat. “It takes a long time to build trust,” says cellist Alisa Weilerstein. “Usually, you build a relationship… with … » Read

There is much high-level music-making in Boston, so it was hard to choose only ten items. Here are my personal standouts. 10. Virtuoso pianist Daniil Trifonov returned to Boston in the Celebrity Series, but it wasn’t his rushed, unfocussed … » Read

I n late January the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) will premiere the world’s first hologram symphony concert at the 12 th artgenève , a contemporary and modern art fair. The ensemble’s 73 musicians will appear virtually … » Read

After its world premiere on Christmas Eve 170 years ago, one listener characterized the new symphony as “hardly a composition to be gravely criticized like an earnest work of Art.” And the work fared no better more than a century … » Read

Not for the first time the English National Opera (ENO) Chorus members are planning to vote on whether to strike, with the balloting scheduled for early next month. As always, the action would be in protest to cuts to pay and/or in numbers of … » Read

Music & Event Management Inc. (MEMI), a subsidiary of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO), has acquired Cincinnati’s Coney Island amusement park with the intention of investing $118 million to create a performance venue with … » Read

The implementation of an upcoming ivory ban is about to make life a little more complicated for string playing in Canada. Beginning on January 8, 2024, new legislation will severely restrict the trade and transport of elephant ivory and … » Read

New productions of Mieczyslaw Weinberg’s Der Idiot and Sergei Prokofiev’s The Gambler will highlight next summer’s Salzburg Festival. The festival will include 172 performances from July 19 to Aug. 31 plus 33 youth programs, … » Read