For many decades public service orchestras in the U.K. and western Europe have been both reliable purveyors of high-quality music free from commercial demands and sources of regional and national pride. The BBC Philharmonic, which celebrates its … » Read

According to research by the U.K.’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and others, TikTok, the social media platform on which users can upload short videos set to music, has emerged as the vehicle favored by people under 25 for streaming … » Read

Concert Artists Guild (CAG), whose roster is comprised of young artists chosen through annual auditions, has announced five who, having successfully moved through CAG’s early-career management programs, have signed with commercial firms. … » Read

Seth Abramson , a jazz guitarist/band leader turned label executive turned presenter/producer, is to be the first director of the Gilmore International Piano Festival’s jazz awards, established in February with an $8 million grant from … » Read

The legendary mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne is remembered for much more than her singing. Her sense of humor and her plain speaking have long been admired as well and are apparently still very much intact. Now retired and living in Santa Barbara, … » Read

The music industry and the tech companies are engaged in what one music executive calls a “deeply dysfunctional symbiotic relationship.” Billions of dollars—$28.8 billion in 2021—are at stake in the battle over the … » Read

Following continues Stearns's BOAC review, posted yesterday . The post-minimalist aesthetic has staying power among the Bang on a Can (BOAC) composers, influenced by Dutch minimalist Louis Andriessen, thanks to their ways of applying it on every … » Read

Veronika Arkhangel, former associate director of artistic planning for the Metropolitan Opera and, before that, with CAMI, has signed tenor Yusif Eyvazov to her new firm, Arcadia Artists. Eyvazov, who frequently performs with his wife, Anna … » Read

NORTH ADAMS, MA--Any major Bang on a Can event is bound to test what you think music is, what it can say, and even how sound is made. But during the Bang on a Can LOUD Weekend July 28-30 at MASS MoCA (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art) in … » Read

LONDON--Cognoscenti of Puccini’s less-performed operas have long recognized that Il Tabarro , the opening act of his 1920 trilogy Il Trittico , is one of his most enthralling and advanced scores.  When followed by the emotional … » Read