The standoff between management and musicians at the Philadelphia Orchestra has entered a new phase after players voted Saturday night to authorize strike action. That doesn’t mean industrial action is inevitable, but it does empower Local … » Read

The Conductor , a documentary about the life and career of Marin Alsop, has been nominated for a 2023 Emmy Award. Directed by Bernadette Wegenstein, it was presented last March as part of PBS’s Great Performances series. The awards will be … » Read

A surprising word came to mind during a concert August 13 at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music. The occasion was the second night of Time:Spans, an annual festival of contemporary classical music. The performers were the JACK Quartet, … » Read

Park Avenue Armory has announced the 10th anniversary season of its prestigious Recital Series with programs from soprano Julia Bullock, award-winning ensemble Sandbox Percussion, and mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsay. Ticket prices for these intimate … » Read

New York’s Juilliard School has announced the appointment of a new assistant dean and director of chamber music. Merry Peckham, a cellist, educator, and experienced arts administrator will take up the role at the beginning of January 2024. … » Read

The local government of Prague, capital city of the Czech Republic, has stepped in to cancel a planned performance by Russian soprano Anna Netrebko at the prestigious Smetana Hall. Earlier in the week, officials declared that they … » Read

U.S. ensembles continue to champion new music with a trio of recent standouts. Julius Eastman Volume 3 The music of once-forgotten composer Julius Eastman, who died unremarked in a Buffalo hospital in 1990, continues to prove an especially rich … » Read

An analysis of gender parity and programming in Australian opera companies across 16 years from 2005 to 2020 makes for uncomfortable reading. As reported in The Conversation , researchers from University of Melbourne, RMIT University, and Edith … » Read

SALZBURG, Austria—The Salzburg Festival offers events in such profusion that each day can seem like a mini-festival in itself. With 179 performances (plus 34 more in its youth program) over 43 days, each day of the 2023 festival—the … » Read

Beth Morrison Projects has announced its 18th season, and it’s a doozy. For its latest offering, the New York-based producing company is taking its trademark cutting-edge opera and music-theatre to the wider U.S. and overseas in a notable … » Read