F innish violinist Pekka Kuusisto has announced he is stopping performing in the U.S. in response both to ethical objections to the current administration’s policies and the implications of US tax law for foreign artists. In an Instagram … » Read

The centenary of the world premiere of Puccini’s Turandot will be celebrated from July 17 to Sept. 5 at the Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago, Tuscany, birthplace of the legendary composer. Kung fu icon Jackie Chan will make his debut as … » Read

The Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2026-27 is a mixed bag, offering six staged operas, one oratorio, an opera in concert, a Broadway musical, two films with orchestra, a concert of Wagner excerpts, and one by tenor SeokJong Baek and soprano Sondra … » Read

Another round of layoffs on April 10 marked the continued countdown for closure of the Kennedy Center on July 7, allegedly for a two-year renovation. Ryan Hamilton, senior director of broadcast, comedy and special programming, and Sammy Miller, … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for 34 states suing Live Nation Entertainment tried to convince a jury Thursday during an antitrust trial ’s closing arguments that the company and its ticketing arm, Ticketmaster, are monopolizing the … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — When Vilma Jää enrolled at the Sibelius Academy to study folk music she never expected to end up playing a major role in one of the 21st century’s most acclaimed operas. Kaija Saariaho, Finland’s … » Read

The recently concluded Easter Festival in Salzburg marked the renewal of the partnership, first established in 1967 by Herbert von Karajan, between the Berlin Philharmonic and the festival. The Berliners’ return after a 13-year absence, now … » Read

The 2026-27 season of the New World Symphony (NWS) will intermingle masterworks by Beethoven, Ravel, Stravinsky, Mahler, Mozart, et al. with compositions by such contemporary notables as Billy Childs, Kevin Puts, Thomas Adès, Gabriela … » Read

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has appointed two new string players—violist Jikun Qin as of April 13, and second violinist Jasmine Lin as of July 6. Both won auditions on in October 2025 and are the fifth and sixth musicians appointed by … » Read

LONDON (AP) — On a gray afternoon in the days before Easter, a dozen or so schoolchildren straggled into a side building at Rochester Cathedral and began their transformation. Off went the jackets and backpacks, on came burgundy cassocks … » Read