Manhattan School of Music has responded to claims issued in a press release last week by ARTS-MSM, Local 6498 of the Teachers’ Union. The union has authorized a strike by the precollege faculty, whose last contract expired in August 31 and … » Read

Otto Schenk, whose opulent productions of Wagner held sway at the Metropolitan Opera from the late 1970s to the early ’90s, died at his home in Austria on Jan. 9. He was 94. Known in Austria for his talents as an actor, particularly in … » Read

Wise Music Group (WMG), a major publisher of classical music whose holdings include G. Schirmer. Chester Music, and Edition Peters, has sold its music education division to private equity firm Achieve Partners. The concept is for WMG to invest … » Read

Precollege faculty at Manhattan School of Music have voted to strike “if negotiations continue to stagnate.” As members of ARTS-MSM, Local 6498 of New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), they state in a press release that they have … » Read

The centenary of Pierre Boulez’s birth this year will be the occasion for several celebrations of his work as a composer, conductor, and musical polemicist. In anticipation of upcoming festivals by the London Symphony Orchestra and the BBC … » Read

The Argus Quartet has two new members in violinist Sam Parrini and cellist Drake Driscoll, replacing violinist Clara Kim, a founder of the group in 2013, and cellist Mariel Roberts. Parrini is a Juilliard grad and, with Driscoll, a teaching … » Read

The Los Angeles Philharmonic has cancelled concerts for this weekend, due to the winds and wildfires in the area. The Schumann and Brahms performances, January 9-12, conducted by Louis Langrée, will not be rescheduled. Refunds are … » Read

Tonight, Bryn Terfel will take to the Metropolitan Opera stage as Baron Scarpia, opposite soprano Sondra Radvanovsky in Tosca . Long a Met favorite, the Welsh bass-baritone has been absent from the company for 13 years due to injury and a … » Read

Timo Andres, noted Brooklyn-based composer and pianist, is the recipient of this year’s Elise L. Stoeger Prize, a biennial $25,000 cash award from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, intended to recognize significant contributions … » Read

Ushers for the Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts Philly—i.e. the Kimmel Center and affiliated venues—will not go on  strike as their union threatened earlier in the week. The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage … » Read