CHICAGO—Pops concerts: Most devoted symphony-goers can’t abide them, while symphonies can’t live without them. Anything that flirts with popular music tends to be viewed as a necessary penance to keep institutions afloat, or, … » Read

Within minutes of the Met Opera’s announcement of  Ryan Speedo Green as the 2023 recipient of its $50,000 Beverly Sills Award, the LA Opera announced the 2023 recipients of its $50,000 Eva and Marc Stern Artist Award: conductor Lina … » Read

This year cultural institutions throughout Denmark are celebrating the life and music of Carl Nielsen (1861 – 1931) with performances, recordings, concert broadcasts, a documentary film, publications, the opening of a new museum, and other … » Read

With over 320 days of sun a year, the introduction of solar power at the Santa Fe Opera makes perfect sense. The company has just announced the installation of 431 solar panels mounted on its Cantina at the Dapples Pavilion and on Stieren … » Read

Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green, currently starring in his first lead role at the Metropolitan Opera, has won the company’s 2023 Beverly Sills Artist Award, an annual $50,000 prize to “extraordinarily gifted” singers. Named for … » Read

LONDON—Watch out world, there’s a new choir in town. Vox Urbane, whose inaugural concert took place amid the dilapidated grandeur of the Asylum Chapel in Peckham, a south London suburb with a proud working-class Victorian legacy, is … » Read

In October, Play on Philly (POP) Founder and Executive Director Stanford Thompson announced that he would be stepping down after 13 years at the helm, “to continue my life’s work of ensuring equitable access to quality music education … » Read

Ahmad Jamal, born Frederick Russell Jones in Pittsburgh on July 2, 1930, died on April 16 at age 92 in Massachusetts. A keyboardist whose playing defied easy categorization, he inspired generations of jazz artists ranging from pianists McCoy … » Read

The Perelman Family Foundation has pledged $25 million to create the “Perelman Arts District” at Brown University, funding the the Brown Arts Institute, founded in 2021, and the university’s 2017 Brown Arts Initiative, which … » Read

Scott Reed will step down as president and CEO of the Music Academy at the end of the 2023 summer season, according to an executive search firm posting. He has been with the Santa Barbara based Academy, which recently simplified its name from … » Read