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

Two weeks ago, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw  announced its next chief conductor, as successor to Daniele Gatti, who was fired amid claims of sexual harassment in 2018. Now, some ten days later, Gatti has been announced as the next chief … » Read

“If an air aid lasts for longer than an hour, the performance is cancelled." If less than an hour, the cost of a  ticket includes free access to the bomb shelter. The announcement launched the gala reopening of the Odesa National … » Read

A two-thirds majority of the Ukrainian parliament has voted to ban some Russian music in media and public spaces. The works banned include those created or performed by anyone who is or was a Russian citizen after 1991—the year Ukraine … » Read