When the Boston Symphony Orchestra  cancelled its May 12 and 13 performances in London’s Royal Festival Hall last month, it still planned to keep its subsequent dates, May 15-24, in Vienna, Leipzig, Hamburg, and Paris, leading to … » Read

LONDON—English National Opera has had it rough of late, what with the premature departure of former Artistic Director Daniel Kramer after just a year followed swiftly by the global pandemic. Reviews of Kramer’s residual program have … » Read

With a dozen well-chosen words—"In the current exceptional circumstances, participation in the competition was not possible.”—the Sibelius Competition did what the Cliburn would not. It banned Russian musicians from the 11-day … » Read

Anna Netrebko, having received criticism, not to mention a performance cancellation , in Russia after attempting to back-peda l her previous, well-documented support of Vladmir Putin, has once again turned to social media in an attempt to keep … » Read

MILAN—Back in 2020, Ai Weiwei's production of Turandot for the Rome Opera was one of the most eagerly anticipated events on Italy's cultural calendar. The Chinese artist and activist is famed for championing protestors and refugees around … » Read

George E. Lewis, a professor of music at Columbia University and an outspoken advocate for the inclusion of Black artists in experimental music, is to be the new artistic director of the International Contemporary Ensemble. The ensemble’s … » Read

The Louisville Orchestra has received $4.3 million from the state in support of a two-year Kentucky-wide tour, set to start in 2023. This represents a return to the orchestra’s early days. The difference is that these concerts and events … » Read

If the pandemic and shutdown wrought devastation, re-emergence has posed its own challenges. Tonight, “Setting the Stage” on PBS documents how the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center—its musicians, staff, technicians, and … » Read

Two longtime supporters of the Austin Opera (AO)—Sarah and Ernest Butler—have given the company $3.3mn to support Spanish language programming and appoint an inaugural curator of Hispanic and Latinx repertoire and performers. … » Read

In December of last year, three Black Long Beach Opera (LBO) staff members resigned amid allegations that the company fostered a culture of misogyny and racism. Two additional staffers—a BIPOC designer and a female LBO … » Read