OrchKids, the famed Baltimore Symphony program serving local school children with music instruction and much more, has received a gift of $1 million from founding donors and noted regional philanthropists Robert E. Meyerhoff and Rheda Becker. … » Read

The Royal College of Music (RCM) has chosen James Williams, current managing director of the Royal Philharmonic (RPO), to be its next director as of September 2024. He succeeds the retiring Colin Lawson, CBE, who steps down in August of the same … » Read

The Aizuri Quartet, formed in 2012, is facing a major shift in personnel, one that leaves violinist Miho Saegusa as the lone original member.  She and violinist Emma Frucht, who joined in 2019, are searching for two new members to replace … » Read

Christopher Cerrone’s haunting opera In a Grove is a good example of how to create something original and modern out of a timeless classic. It’s based on Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s seminal short story of the same name (memorably … » Read

Ireland has launched a bold experiment to support its arts and culture workers. Two thousand visual artists, musicians, filmmakers, writers, actors, dancers, and others chosen at random from among 8,000 applicants will receive a basic income of … » Read

The Manchester Collective, a six-year-old ensemble that includes anywhere from two to 20-plus musicians, was cited by the recent Royal Philharmonic Society Awards jury as "transforming all our perceptions" of what a classical music group can be. … » Read

LOS ANGELES (AP)—Last month, the Recording Academy announced a series of changes to the Grammy Awards to better reflect an evolving music industry. Of those newly instituted guidelines, protocols involving technological advancements in … » Read

SHANGHAI—Among the 50 laureates and diploma recipients of the 17 th Tchaikovsky International Music Competition, which concluded over the weekend, eight were from South Korea, eight from China, and 28 from Russia. A total of 236 … » Read

Major changes are under consideration as the Chautauqua Institution and its opera company, facing universal post-pandemic declines in audiences, examine the daunting cost of creating professional opera productions. While conversations are … » Read

In the fall of 2024, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) will partner with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Media Lab to open the Jeanne R. Johnson Education Center. Offering “STEAM-based learning (Science, … » Read