SAN FRANCISCO—Alexander Scriabin, to put it mildly, had a multi-track mind. His never-realized dreams for Mysterium called for a seven-day, appeal-to-all-senses piece to be staged in a cathedral built for the occasion in the Himalayan … » Read

 The home of the iconic composer Aaron Copland, which has served as a creative center for American music and arts for 25 years in New York’s Lower Hudson Valley, is about to undergo a dramatic expansion. Copland House, which is a … » Read

LONDON (AP) — The European Union leveled its first antitrust penalty against Apple on Monday, fining the U.S. tech giant nearly $2 billion for breaking the bloc’s competition laws by unfairly favoring its own music streaming service … » Read

Even though Émigré is billed as “an oratorio,” it bears quite a few of the earmarks of opera. It names its characters, specifies the settings of their scenes, and derives much of its impetus from the conflicts among … » Read

The Chicago Symphony’s 2024-25 season announcement includes news that Daniil Trifonov will succeed violinist Hilary Hahn as artist-in-residence, but not on successors to Jessie Montgomery as composer-in-residence or Riccardo Muti as CSO … » Read

Plenty of violinists eager to make a name for themselves choose virtuoso fireworks in their inaugural public offerings. Sarah Saviet has chosen an alternate route in her clutch of recent recordings. That’s not to say pieces like A Coiled … » Read

Taking to a topless Bösendorfer grand piano situated smack-dab in the middle of Zankel Hall on a recent Friday night, Timo Andres got busy immediately with the world premiere of Fiddlehead, a new piece he’d written for the occasion. … » Read

BOSTON—Forty-five years ago, the Boston Civic Symphony fired its brilliant young maestro, Benjamin Zander, for playing too much Mahler. When the entire orchestra resigned in protest, Zander started his own Boston Philharmonic, with Mahler … » Read

The phenomenon known as “long covid” afflicts more than humans, as many arts institutions are now discovering. The latest victim is the Cowles Center for Dance & The Performing Arts in Minneapolis, which has announced it will … » Read

Since arriving at the Los Angeles Opera as music director in 2006, James Conlon has reveled in presenting works by composers silenced by the Nazis during World War II and since forgotten. His “Recovered Voices” project has brought … » Read