On January 19, following his recital of Brahms’s complete late piano works, Russian-born German pianist Igor Levit, 36, became the youngest artist ever to receive the Wigmore Hall Medal. Since making his debut at age 13 at Great … » Read

In announcing its first full season as a member of the “10 top-tier opera companies,” the Atlanta Opera outlines several presenting priorities, including new works by underrepresented creators, standard mainstage repertoire, and … » Read

Peter Schickele, better known for his “discovery” of P.D.Q. Bach than for his serious compositions under his own name, died on Jan. 16 at age 88. Schickele first introduced the public to the works of P.D.Q. Bach—"the last and by … » Read

Mitsuko Uchida, known for her peerless pianism in the works of Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven, and countless others, turns out to be a pretty savvy contemporary-music programmer as well. As music director of this year’s Ojai Music Festival, … » Read

Colorado currently ranks 46 th in per capita government funding, besting only Texas, Kansas, Georgia, and Wisconsin. Colorado Creative Industries (CCI), overseen by the Office of Economic Development and International Trade, is the designated … » Read

After seven years, the Chicago-based Third Coast Baroque is closing its doors. The group’s cancellation last summer of a planned festival that would have reprised its first program in 2016 foreshadowed the decision by the ensemble’s … » Read

During the upcoming weeks, Universal Music Group will be laying off as many as several hundred employees, many of them in the recorded music division. The goal, according to a company spokesperson, is “to position UMG to accelerate its … » Read

Librettist/producer Lila Palmer is to be general and artistic director of the New Orleans Opera Association (NOOA), effective in May, about one year after predecessor Clare Burovac announced her exit after three years. Burovac in turn succeeded … » Read

In February, California’s public schools will begin receiving nearly $1 billion a year to support arts and music education. Proposition 28 was written by Austin Beutner, a former superintendent at the Los Angeles Unified School District, … » Read

Atom Egoyan’s 2008 film Adoration seems a dubious prospect for operatic adaptation. It centers on Simon, an orphaned high-school student, who becomes convinced that his late father was a Palestinian terrorist. The film tells much of its … » Read