Breaking the Silence , a U.K. concert tour by the Afghan Youth Orchestra, is on again after the British Home Office reversed an earlier decision refusing the group the necessary visas. The reprieve came just four days before the first … » Read

LONDON—When Simon Rattle recorded The Jazz Album back in 1987 it became clear that here was a British conductor with an affinity for American music and an instinct for Gershwin. Likewise, his lasting friendship with John Adams can be dated … » Read

On Feb. 26, Andrey Gugnin [pictured] won the third edition of the Classic Piano International in Dubai. The Russian-born, Netherlands based pianist, 36, took home one of classical music’s most munificent prizes—a cash award of … » Read

Composer Matthew Aucoin’s Eurydice, which premiered in Los Angeles in 2020 and arrived at the Metropolitan Opera in November 2021 , is currently on the boards at Boston Lyric Opera in a new chamber version. The idea for a more intimate … » Read

Now ensconced in the far more financially sustainable world of German classical music as chief conductor of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle is nevertheless still ready to go to battle with a British government he accuses … » Read

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) has selected British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason as its 2024 MAC Music Innovator, a year-long residency created to provide a high-visibility platform for Black classical musicians who demonstrate artistic … » Read

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