Earlier this year, the pandemic quashed the celebratory retirement concerts for Michael Tilson Thomas’s 25 years as music director of the San Francisco Symphony. But not to fear: the maestro gets his due on Oct. 23 when the “American … » Read

Despite growing fears of a second wave of Covid-19 in France, La Maestra , a new international competition for women conductors, forged ahead Sept. 15-18. A joint project by the Philharmonie de Paris and the Paris Mozart Orchestra, the … » Read

Sixteen major donors and foundations have combined resources to come up with over $156 million to support Black, Latinx, Asian, and Indigenous arts organizations in response to the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic. About half the amount is … » Read

The Sept. 18 decision by the Rob Guest Endowment to cancel this year’s competition for Australia’s richest musical theater scholarship has created a firestorm Down Under. The problems began in August, when the Endowment selected 30 … » Read

Back in March when the repercussions of the pandemic began to become apparent and lockdown became rule of law, event planners everywhere adopted one or two of three strategies: reschedule, move online, or cancel. Most chose option one and/or two. … » Read

MILAN--On November 16, 1956, Guido Cantelli was named music director of La Scala. On November 17, 1956, in his native Novara, he conducted his final concert. One week later, on his way to conduct the New York Philharmonic, he was killed when his … » Read

Anthony McGill, principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic and formerly of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, has been selected as the recipient of the 2020 Avery Fisher Prize. He represents the only African American to receive the award, … » Read

Pianist Martin James Bartlett never got to greet Piano Cleveland audiences with a hearty “Hello Cleveland,” as immortalized in the 1984 film This is Spinal Tap . But the 24-year-old British pianist took first prize on August 9 in … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Despite being interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, the shortened Broadway season will nonetheless have a Tony Awards. Tony Award Productions said Friday that the celebration of live theater will be digital but offered no … » Read

After postponing the event once—from April until the fall—the Fort Worth Opera (FWO) and the McCammon Voice Competition Committee have decided to cancel the biennial competition altogether thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic. Considered a … » Read