Black musicians working in over 40 U.S. orchestras have announced the formation of the Black Orchestral Network (BON), a collective “dedicated to creating an inclusive and equitable environment for Black people in the orchestral … » Read

Sunday afternoon offered an opportunity to hear ten of the country's finest young voices compete for generous prize monies at the Metropolitan Opera’s Laffont Grand Finals Concert. Chosen from more than 1,100 applicants, 800 of them … » Read

It’s a plucky American musician who makes his Wigmore Hall debut playing Arnold Bax, but it was a sonata by that quintessentially British 20 th -century composer that formed the centerpiece of Jordan Bak’s recital at London’s … » Read

Rare is the classical album that sells more than a few thousand copies. To sell over a million— The Three Tenors excepted—is unheard of, especially for a relatively unknown Polish composer whose work has been characterized as … » Read

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