The shuttering of the Philly Pops, a casualty of the pandemic, has both immediate and long-term ramifications. The city’s concert calendar has suddenly lost 40 events, which translates to fewer visitors spending time and money downtown, and … » Read

In November the Paris Opera launched "L'Opéra en Guyane" (Opera in Guiana), an outreach program intended to familiarize people living on an island off the coast of South America with opera and ballet. "It's all part of the idea to build … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of journalists and other employees at The New York Times began a 24-hour walkout on Thursday, the first strike of its kind at the newspaper in more than 40 years. Newsroom employees and other members of The … » Read

Violinist and new-music champion Jennifer Koh is the new artistic director of the Kennedy Center’s Fortas Chamber Music Concerts. The appointment is effective immediately into spring of 2026, with her first fully programmed season in … » Read

With David Robertson in Salt Lake City to guest conduct this weekend's concerts, the Utah Symphony l Utah Opera has announced him as creative partner for the next three years, as of next season. The appointment is being described as more than a … » Read

Writing in The Guardian, Oleksandr Tkachenko, Ukraine’s minister of culture, has urged western allies to boycott Russian culture by  halting performances of the music of Tchaikovsky and other Russian composers until the end of the war. … » Read

Paavo Järvi [pictured] has re-upped as music director of The Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich for another five years--until July 2029. He first signed with the orchestra in 2019-20 and the partnership appears fruitful, with a recently … » Read

The Philadelphia Orchestra and the iSING! Suzhou International Young Artists Festival will present two concerts on January 6 and 7, one in Philadelphia at Verizon Hall and one in New York at Alice Tully Hall. A coproduction with the Suzhou … » Read

Joshua Winograde, senior director of artistic programs at LA Opera, will leave his post to become professor of opera and director of opera studies at Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, as of July 2023. He succeeds Miah Im who died in fall … » Read

Arabella Artists has signed two new artists in recent weeks, one arriving from IMG Artists and the other from Sciolino Artist Management. The former is Venezuelan-born Spanish conductor José Luis Gome z, music director of the Tucson … » Read