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

Under its  new General Director and CEO Mena Mark Hanna, the Spoleto Festival is making key structural changes as part of a new strategic plan, set for completion by next February before the 2023 season (May 26-June 11) is announced. The new … » Read

Hannu Lintu, just into his second season as principal conductor of the Finnish National Opera , is to be music director of Lisbon’s Gulbenkian Orchestra as of September 2023, with 2024-25 designated as his first full season.  The … » Read

Conventional wisdom has long held that certain works in the canon are best played and recorded only by performers with years of experience. Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 29, Hammerklavier , for instance, is not the province of the young. … » Read