Just on the heels of its hugely successful U.S. tour, the first in 24 years, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra has indicated that longtime Chief Executive Stephen Maddock is to exit after 23 years to become principal of the Royal … » Read

Last summer, a surge of coronavirus cases among Teatro Nuovo personnel led to the cancellation of the company’s brief, two-opera season. Happily, and as promised, it finally came to light on November 2, with Rossini’s Maometto … » Read

The internecine warfare within San Antonio’s classical music community continues unabated .  The latest skirmish pitted the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 23 against Opera San Antonio and the Classical Music Institute … » Read

Americans love lists, enthusiastically ranking everything from fast food to the world’s sexist men and women to educational institutions. The Hollywood Reporter ( HR ) has just released its annual compilation of the best music schools in … » Read

The demise of arts journalism can be traced back to stats-counting newspaper bosses, to the rise of the internet at the fall of print, to lack of arts education in schools, and Lord only knows what all else. Oddly, arts journalism has persisted, … » Read

As predicted, Arts Council England today announced huge cuts to London arts organizations, part of the government’s initiative to move funding away from the capitol city and into outer boroughs. The highest profile company to be hit is the … » Read

The Cincinnati May Festival has big plans for its 150 th -anniversary season, including revisiting some of the works that it premiered in the U.S.—such as the J.S. Bach Magnificat , which this now 127-member-strong chorus of serious … » Read

A recent tour to Asia by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra included eight concerts. Only the two in Seoul on November 3 and 4 were announced to the public by the orchestra. The others—two in Hong Kong on October 24 and 25 and four in Taiwan … » Read

This past summer’s nine-city European tour by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) provided the ensemble with a once-in-a-decade opportunity to score points with two state legislators. At an estimated cost of $15,000, the PSO underwrote … » Read

WOODSTOCK, N.Y. (AP) — Hard of hearing, Thomas Edison found a unique way to appreciate piano music. As someone played, the great inventor would lean in close to the instrument, right above the keys, and he’d bite the piano. Pressing … » Read