Spotify reports that in 2021 it paid $7bn to music industry rights holders, an amount that accounted for more than one quarter of the recording industry’s $25.9bn in total revenue. The year-end total represented an 18.5 percent increase … » Read

The Madison (WI) Symphony Orchestra (MSO), approaching its 97 th season in 2022-23, has appointed Robert A. Reed [pictured] as its new executive director, starting full time on June 6, 2022. He succeeds Rick Mackie, who retired last June. The MSO … » Read

The Boston Symphony is citing “unforeseen logistical complications between England and Austria” as the reason behind the cancellation of its two concerts in Royal Festival Hall, May 12 and 13. It’s possible that this is in fact … » Read

On March 25, which in Russia happened to be the Day of Cultural Professionals, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a videoconference with several cultural leaders whom he knows personally. This was the meeting in which he commented on how … » Read

KHARKIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Russian bombs fall daily on Kharkiv since the invasion of Ukraine, but time stood still briefly on Saturday as a group of Ukrainian musicians moved listeners with a classical concert. Three violinists, a cellist, … » Read

A March 24 concert by the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) under Simon Rattle’s baton “looked like a sure thing on paper,” writes Timothy Mangan in the Voice of Orange County . Unfortunately, he continues, “The concert … » Read

During his two decades as artistic director of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Grant Gershon has transformed the ensemble from a largely volunteer-based organization to a professional choir of 100 members that has presented 45 world premieres and … » Read

Seemingly intent on  reviving a tradition of producing new orchestral music that saw the creation of over 450 new works and more than 150 recordings over 75 years, the Louisville Orchestra (LO) is launching the Louisville Orchestra Creators … » Read

For the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO), the 2022/23 season will celebrate the ensemble’s centennial and also mark two important firsts: the inaugural season for newly appointed CEO Mark Williams and the first complete season of concerts … » Read

With the perspective of a three-year hiatus from New York City Ballet performances at Lincoln Center’s Koch Theater, my return for its “Visionary Voices” program last month was telling. The works—Kyle Abraham’s The … » Read