Well before the U.K. divorced itself from the European Union, the nation’s arts leaders presciently warned that the costs to the performing arts on both sides of the English Channel would be enormous. And they have been right. Arrangements … » Read

The King's Singers, due to celebrate their 60 th anniversary in 2028, have replaced 33 percent of their membership, with two new voices. Joseph Edwards is to succeed Christopher Bruerton as first baritone in May 2026 and Peter … » Read

The Australian National University (ANU) has reversed a previous restructuring decision, initially presented as a cost-saving measure, that would have stripped the School of Music of its independent status. The Renew ANU plan announced in July … » Read

A significant portion of the world’s recorded musical heritage is currently at risk. Beginning in the 1940s and extending into the digital era, magnetic tape was the industry standard for recording. As they have aged, the reels of tape, … » Read

Just on the heels of winning Chamber Music America’s highest honor , the Richard J. Bogomolny National Service Award, the Takács Quartet, in its 50 th -anniversary year, will lose its sole remaining original member, cellist … » Read

Miriam Fried, Kim Kashkashin, and Yeesun Kim are among the faculty members for the New England Conservatory’s new Summer Chamber Music Young Artist Program. Running August 8-16, 2026, the tuition-free, nine-day intensive is designed for … » Read

The San Diego Symphony has named an inaugural group of seven conducting fellows for the 2025–26 season. They will receive mentorship from Music and Artistic Director Rafael Payare and work closely with guest conductors and the … » Read

The Lucerne Festival has extended the contract of Music Director Riccardo Chailly through the end of 2028, bringing him to 12 years at the helm. (He succeeded Claudio Abbado in 2016.) While his current contract, through summer 2026, obliged him … » Read

The Raise Your Voice charity is putting the lie to the common perception that for people with dementia, everything is finished. “What our excitement is embedded in,” Hazel Gaydon, the charity’s events manager tells The Guardian … » Read

This year’s Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition has gone to Australian composer Liza Lim for her piece A Sutured World, premiered last October by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (BRSO)/Musica Viva. The BRSO, which also recorded the … » Read