Its first tour in two-and-a-half years will be a modest one, but it does indicate a desire to show its colors outside the Amtrak corridor between Philadelphia and New York. The Philadelphia Orchestra will venture as far west as Oklahoma in a … » Read

It's not surprising that many faculty members at the Cleveland Institute of Music also have a regular gig with the local band. The latest CIM faculty news sees the return of the Cleveland Orchestra’s principal bass Maximilian Dimoff … » Read

In the past two years some of the most iconic names in popular music—Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Stevie Nicks, Paul Simon, Tina Turner, John Legend, the estate of David Bowie, et al.—have sold their music catalogs for prices ranging … » Read

Classical music lovers and TikTok aficionados might not seem to be cut from the same cloth, but the recent experience of the London Philharmonic suggests otherwise. In January 2021 the LPO joined the social networking service, hoping to keep … » Read

The hue and cry over the long overdue inclusion of more works by women and people of color can serve to disguise the fact that there are also thousands of other composers, some quite famous in their time, who hardly ever make it into a concert … » Read

New York Public Radio (NYPR) has a number of new staff members, including Kristina Newman-Scott, who earlier this month became executive director of The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, a new position. NYPR is the umbrella corporation housing … » Read

French conductor Stéphane Denève has added another position to his crowded CV. As of next September, he becomes principal guest conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (NRPhO), succeeding James Gaffigan. … » Read

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 2022 Grammy Awards will shift to an April show in Las Vegas after recently postponing the ceremony due to rising COVID-19 cases because the omicron variant . The awards will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden … » Read

Jamaican-born violinist Edmund Reid, who spent much of his career breaking down racial barriers, died at age 85 in December. His death was reported by The Strad . Often the only Black in the various U.K. orchestras in which he played, he once … » Read

The New York Times and Post Alley have both published articles concerning the reasons behind Danish conductor Thomas Dausgaard’s sudden departure as music director of the Seattle Symphony. Certainly the more thorough of the two, at 4,000 … » Read