Pro-Palestinian activists disrupted the official opening of the 105th Salzburg Festival on Saturday. Banners were unfurled saying “Stop the Genocide,” “Your Silence Will Haunt You,” “Free Gaza Now,” and … » Read

CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, CA.—This seaside village on the southern edge of the Monterey Peninsula is known for its storybook cottages, white-sand beaches, mercurial coastal haze—and lack of street addresses. Originally established as an … » Read

The Cooper International Competition for Piano has awarded first place and a prize of $20,000 to Anna Avramidou. Second place was a tie between Anwen Deng and Sawako Harada. The competition, which takes place on the campus of Oberlin College and … » Read

The Leonard Bernstein family has put out a statement expressing their deep sense of loss at the death on July 22 of Alexander Bernstein, Leonard and Felicia’s son and second child. “Father of Anya, brother of Nina and Jamie, devoted … » Read

The fallout continues from Paramount’s decision to cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert . Politicians and fellow TV hosts lined up last week to criticise the suspiciously timed axing of the top-rated late-night talk show in the U.S. … » Read

The organization that ran the Philly Pops and the organization that manages the Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center have settled litigation that had been launched by the former against the latter around the time that the Pops ceased … » Read

LONDON—Pegasus Opera Company has championed artists of global majority heritage for over 30 years now, overcoming funding hurdles with a by-hook-or-by-crook determination. The death of tireless crusader and founder Lloyd Newton left them in … » Read

Carlos Rafael Rivera has been nominated for his fifth Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music for his work on the Netflix original series Dept. Q . The Grammy and two-time Emmy winning composer and educator divides … » Read

Eva-Maria Tomasi, a Salzburg-born violinist and member of the Berlin Philharmonic since 1990, has warned of a crisis facing string players if the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) changes its … » Read

CHICAGO—Call it classical music’s Sleep No More , or early music’s answer to Los Angeles’ The Industry . Whatever it may be, comparisons inevitably fall short before the brilliance of Secret Byrd , an immersive performance … » Read