The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s (PSO) purchase of a new nine-foot grand piano ($198,000), delayed two years by the pandemic, began at the Steinway showroom on Sixth Ave. in Manhattan, when Yefim Bronfman, a frequent PSO collaborator, … » Read

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine gave this year’s edition of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition a distinctively political dimension. After organizers agreed to welcome the 15 (out of 72) Russian-born contenders to the U.S for … » Read

The Lancaster (PA) Symphony Orchestra has chosen Michael Butterman [pictured] from what it says were 190 applicants for the job of music director. He succeeds Stephen Gunzenhauser, in the job for 40 of the LSO’s 75 years. Butterman starts … » Read

Julius Drake made an important discovery very early in his musical career. He loved playing the piano, but had no desire to be a soloist. “I can still remember meeting this clarinetist and playing through one of the Brahms sonatas with … » Read

A new report from the League of American Orchestras and the Institute for Composer Diversity contains encouraging news for the classical music world’s efforts to increase performances of works by women and composers of color. The 2022 … » Read

John Mauceri’s recent book The War on Music: Reclaiming the Twentieth Century has caught the attention of Barton Swaim, an editorial-page writer for the Wall Street Journal . Politics is Swaim’s usual arena, but, as his review … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — In another sign that the world of entertainment is returning to pre-pandemic normal, Broadway theaters will no longer demand audiences wear masks starting in July. The Broadway League announced Tuesday that mask-wearing will … » Read

Rail strikes in the U.K. have forced the cancellation of many performances, simply because neither staff nor audiences are able to reach their respective destinations. West End theaters are canceling on a case-by-case basis, the English National … » Read

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra has named a rising young talent as its next resident conductor. Trevor Wilson, who trained under Marin Alsop at the Peabody Institute and Yannick Nézet-Séguin at Orchestre Métropolitain’s … » Read

Switzerland's Drottningholms Slottsteater, which dates to 1766 and specializes in Baroque repertoire, has named harpsichordist and conductor Francesco Corti to be its musical director, effective January 1, 2023. It is a new position in which he … » Read