The Philadelphia Orchestra’s 2021-22 season concluded on a week during which in the city alone 30 people were shot and five died due to gun violence. That same week 19 elementary school students and two teachers were shot to death in … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO--In his new Piano Concerto, Mason Bates doesn’t employ any of the electronica or DJ stylings that earmark a number of the composer’s other works. But when the piece received its first West Coast performances June 2-5, it … » Read

Not for the first time, a cell phone interrupted a key moment at La Scala yesterday. Last night during a performance of the “Patria oppressa” chorus from Macbeth, Riccardo Chailly stopped the entire Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and … » Read

MILAN — Milan’s famed La Scala opera house on Monday announced the celebration of next season’s gala premiere with the Russian opera Boris Godunov , a move it hopes will underline the separation of culture from politics. La … » Read

If you have a conscience, you'll want to make a donation: Carnegie Hall will stream a recording of its May 23 benefit Concert for Ukraine at no charge starting Wednesday afternoon, June 8, at 2 p.m., both on its website and social media channels. … » Read

The July auction of the “Hellier” Stradivarius at Christies’s London is projected to bring as much as $11.3 million. Made in 1679 by the Italian violin maker Antonio Stradivari, the instrument is one of his earlier instruments … » Read

Composer Ingram Marshall, who melded electronics with standard orchestral instruments to create atmospheric, often melancholy works, died on May 31 in New Haven, CT. He was 80. Marshall’s music defied easy classification. Preferring to … » Read

HOLLYWOOD – Once upon a time, the programs at Hollywood Bowl were called “Symphonies Under the Stars.” These days, symphonies are still performed under the stars at the 100-year-old, 17,500-seat amphitheater, but they no … » Read

The grand prize of the first International Conducting Competition Rotterdam, which ran from May 26 to June 3 with six contenders in the five final rounds, has gone to British conductor Bertie Baigent. He wins 15,000 euros for being “Best … » Read

Carnegie Hall hosts hundreds of events annually, many of them featuring the world’s leading orchestras, instrumentalists, and vocalists. For a musician to perform at Carnegie Hall is often the pinnacle of their career. But there is another … » Read