Violinist Jennifer Koh reports that it is difficult for classical musicians to monetize streaming. Most of their income comes from live performances. As such, her finances are shaky. “I just have fees coming in from performances I did. If … » Read

Violinist Yi-Wen Jiang has resigned from the Shanghai Quartet, responding to pressure from remarks he posted on WeChat, calling Chinese people (pig in emoji). WeChat is a popular social media app in the Chinese community, Jiang’s … » Read

Doriot Anthony Dwyer, principal flute of the the Boston Symphony for nearly 40 years and the second woman ever to hold a principal chair in a major orchestra, died on March 14 in Lawrence, Kansas. She was 98. Her daughter Arienne Dwyer, said the … » Read

NEW YORK -- Joyce DiDonato and Piotr Beczala made sure the show went on, albeit in an unusual format and venue—from the living room of DiDonato's Manhattan apartment. The American mezzo-soprano and Polish tenor had been scheduled to star in … » Read

New York Mayor Bill DeBlasio has chosen Gonzalo Casals, who currently leads the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art in SoHo, as the city’s new cultural affairs commissioner. Lohman, who assumes the position on April 13, replaces Tom Finkelpearl, … » Read

NEW YORK — Charles Wuorinen, winner of th e 1970 Pulitzer Prize in Music and composer of the operas B rokeback Mountain and Haroun and the Sea of Stories , died from injuries sustained in a fall last September. He was 81. Wuorinen, who … » Read

Anton Coppola, who enjoyed one of the longest careers as a conductor in modern times, died in Manhattan on Mar. 9 at age 102. A patriarch of the Coppola family, he was uncle to filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and actor Talia Shire, and great uncle … » Read

In response to growing criticism, the Canadian Opera Company (COC) has cut ties with conductor Stephen Lord, who had been scheduled to conduct La Traviata in the Spring of 2021. Lord has conducted at the COC four times over the last decade, most … » Read

The Philharmonia Orchestra of London has appointed Alexander Van Ingen as its new chief executive, starting in September. Van Ingen is the current chief of the Academy of Ancient Music, a post he has held for three years . Before that he was … » Read

The Los Angeles Opera has released the results of its investigation of former General Director Plácido Domingo and found sexual harassment allegations against him to be credible.   The investigator interviewed 44 people, 10 of whom … » Read