Kyohei Sorita, a 27-year-old Chopin specialist, is betting that he can make a success of the Japan National Orchestra Co. (JNO), a for-profit orchestra he founded during the pandemic. Kyohei Sorita began playing piano at age 4 and by age 11 … » Read

The Aix Easter Festival didn’t need to build its pedigree; it had one from the word go, thanks to a little black book in the back pocket of its artistic director, Renaud Capuçon. Not only does the violin virtuoso know everyone … » Read

Decca Records and the Chineke! Orchestra have forged a partnership, creating the newly launched label Chineke! Records to record work by some of the world’s most important yet under-represented classical composers. Chineke is the first … » Read

The Cleveland Orchestra’s artistic staff has undergone a reorganization, prompted by the  departure of Mark Williams as chief artistic and operations officer. Williams is now CEO of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. As a result, … » Read

The new Belgrade Philharmonic Concert Hall is to be designed by the London based architecture firm AL_A. Sited next to the Danube River, the new complex will include a 1,600-seat symphonic hall, a 250-seat recital hall, an outdoor space with a … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — When Broadway’s revival of Funny Girl begins, star Beanie Feldstein sits in a Broadway dressing room, getting ready to go on. She wonders nervously to her assistant: “You ever feel like there’s someone … » Read

James O’Donnell, an internationally recognized concert organist, choral conductor, and liturgical musician, is joining the faculty of the Yale Institute of Sacred Music and the Yale School of Music in January 2023. He succeeds Thomas Murray … » Read

In a sudden an unexpected move, Elisa Citterio resigned her post as music director of Toronto’s acclaimed Baroque ensemble Tafelmusik. The Italian violinist’s departure was reported on April 25, one day prior to the group’s … » Read

LOS ANGELES – The ever-inventive Los Angeles Philharmonic is full of novel ideas this spring, the latest being a festival that goes by the name, “Gen X: Voices of a Generation.” Or so they say. According to a short introductory … » Read

The most recent survey by the Mass Cultural Council, the sixth since the onset of Covid 19, projects that more than 1,000 cultural organizations polled statewide have lost $781 million in revenue over the course of the pandemic. This represents … » Read