The tuition-free Curtis Institute of Music seems to receive multi-million-dollar gifts on a regular basis. The latest is $10 million from longtime board member Penelope P. Watkins; the monies are intended to endow the school’s … » Read

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s fifth annual Women in Classical Music Symposium, November 12-15, 2023, will honor violinist/educator Nicola Benedetti, hardly a stranger to the annual event and one of the world’s tireless … » Read

This May the Cleveland Orchestra is presenting The American Dream , a festival of music, exhibits, panel discussions, a film, a play, a poetry reading, and numerous concerts, all of which explore questions of whether and how the U.S. has … » Read

The Arete Quartet from South Korea was chosen as winner of the 15 th International Mozart Competition string quartet category, taking home a cash prize of €20,000 ($21,100). The foursome—violinists Chae-Ann Jeon and Dong-Hwi Kim, … » Read

An alarming hike in U.S. visa fees—topping 400 percent, along with other changes—would directly impact arts organizations and has been proposed by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The deadline for public … » Read

In a move that one official labels "the first major review of classical music at the BBC in a generation," the media giant has announced a major shakeup that the Musicians Union insists will have an “utterly devastating” impact on how … » Read

In a cynical move that seems intended to generate revenue to help underwrite U.S. immigration policies, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has proposed raising artist visa petition fees by nearly 400 percent. The … » Read

While there are always quite a number of jobs listed in the Musical America Career Center , they tend to be among the many second- and third-tier positions that form the foundation of the industry. But lately there are an unusual number of top … » Read

CARDIFF—Welsh National Opera has high hopes for director Daisy Evans, who has so far given the company lively productions of Shostakovich’s Cherry Town, Moscow, and Donizetti’s Don Pasquale. Her production of Bluebeard's Castle … » Read

When the Vienna Philharmonic last appeared at Carnegie Hall, it was announced one day before the first of its three concerts, on February 24—the first day of the Russian invasion--that Yannick Nézet-Séguin would replace the … » Read