Spotify is set to announce the most significant changes to its royalty model since the service’s founding in 2008. According to Music Business Worldwide , beginning in the first quarter of 2024, tracks that garner fewer than 1,000 streams … » Read

LONDON—Premiered in 1751, Jephtha can stake a decent claim to being Handel’s greatest oratorio, the culmination of a 40-year career in music drama. All that hinders its translation to the stage are the weighty choruses that hold up an … » Read

On Nov. 12, the six winners of the Young Concert Artists (YCA) 2023 Susan Wadsworth International Auditions were introduced to the public at a concert at the Morgan Library in New York. The six, who were selected from among more than 150 … » Read

In 2024, Salzburg’s annual Whitsun Festival will celebrate the oeuvre of W.A. Mozart. “He created a universe,” exclaims Cecilia Bartoli, the festival’s artistic director, “a world of its own which gives us endless … » Read

As part of its plan to “sunset”—distribute the entirety of its $55 million in resources—the Christel DeHaan Family Foundation has announced a number of significant “legacy” grants to Indianapolis-area cultural … » Read

Now in his 100th birthday year, György Ligeti (1923– 2006) is a highly regarded, if not always fully understood, composer. An anniversary exploration of his work is well-deserved and welcome; the intricacies of his music reward deep … » Read

Devoted Wagnerians are renowned for traveling far and wide for the latest interpretation of the master’s iconic Ring cycle. The destination du jour is surely Australia, where the much-anticipated debut of Opera Australia's fully staged … » Read

Louis Langrée is scheduled to step down as music director of the Cincinnati Symphony at the end of the current season. But the orchestra has ensured a continuation of their long and fruitful collaboration by naming him Music Director … » Read

The Last Repair Shop, a new 39-minute documentary by co-directors Kris Bowers and Ben Proudfoot that has just been released on YouTube, chronicles how a small group of craftsmen, working in an old warehouse in the heart of Los Angeles, maintains … » Read

A percussionist in the Allentown (PA) Symphony is hoping that the U.S. Supreme Court will support his claim that he cannot be forced to join the American Federation of Musicians. Glen Wilkofsky maintains that he has a constitutionally guaranteed … » Read