The numbers don’t lie. In the world of piano competitions, there is a huge gender gap. Of the most recent 40 major competitions, 82 percent were won by men. In a third of these events, all the finalists were male. The numbers are almost … » Read

What’s an Oscar worth? Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers, co-directors of The Last Repair Shop , which won this year’s Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film, hope that the answer might be as much as $15 million. That’s the … » Read

For nearly 50 years, Anne-Sophie Mutter has lived an artist’s life that is both glorious and draining. In an interview with the German business publication Handelsblatt , she offers insights to how she has maintained a spot at the pinnacle … » Read

In response to Esa-Pekka Salonen’s pointed, publicly stated rationale for not renewing his contract as music director , the San Francisco Symphony has issued a fairly detailed rationale of its own, explaining the cause and effects of cost … » Read

CHICAGO—When organizations dust off little-known rarities, the adjective they often bandy about, con gusto, is “rediscovered.” Gratefully, Haymarket Opera Company staked no such claims before its March 22 performance of Maria … » Read

Arts organizations across Oregon, still staggering from the effects of the pandemic, are to receive a $52 million cash infusion over the next three years. The money includes $11.8 million from the state’s legislature and $20 million each … » Read

Peter Eötvös, composer and tireless advocate for contemporary music, died in Budapest on March 24, after a long illness. He was 80. Born in Transylvania to a musical family, Eötvös studied composition under Zoltán … » Read

The Pasadena Symphony, which performs about six classical concerts a year, has elevated Artistic Partner Brett Mitchell to the position of music director, as of April 1, 2024. He succeeds David Lockington, who exited in 2022. The symphony, which … » Read

Opera Philadelphia and the Apollo Theater have rekindled a partnership first established in 2016 to develop new operatic works. The announced joint venture is at the moment short on details—no commissioned composers or completion … » Read

In October the Curtis Institute of Music will launch “Great to Groundbreaking,” its seven-month centennial season featuring more than 150 orchestra, opera, and chamber music concerts highlighting current students as well as … » Read