As Vasily Petrenko assumes his new role as music director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO), which is celebrating its 75 th anniversary, more than just music is on his mind. In an interview with the PA news agency, the 45-year-old Russian … » Read

Georgian-French pianist Khatia Buniatishvili, formerly with Columbia Artists, has signed with Arabella Arts for North American representation. Arabella’s two principals, Stefana Atlas and Samantha Scully, also were with Columbia, which … » Read

Joseph Conyers, a 2018 MA Top 30 Professional and assistant bass of the Philadelphia Orchestra, is to be director of the Young Artists Orchestra of BUTI—the Boston University Tanglewood Institute (for high school music … » Read

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center has announced additional 2021-22 programing to its Alice Tully Hall fare, reported in May . The new concerts happen in the Rose Building, mostly in the Rose Studio and/or cyberspace. The "New Milestones … » Read

The San Francisco Symphony has updated its Covid-19 safety protocols, going into effect this Friday, August 6. However, unlike its colleagues at the SF Opera, the Met Opera, Carnegie Hall, and Broadway, it is not requiring proof of vaccination … » Read

After a year as associate artistic director of the Public Theater, Shanta Thake is to take the top artistic position at Lincoln Center, overseeing its various series and festivals. The position has been vacant since Jane Moss departed in 2020. In … » Read

After a slugglish start in April , the Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced that its Shuttered Venue Operators Grants (SVOG) are finally getting out of the building and into the hands of the concert halls, movie theaters, museums, … » Read

Has Camille Saint-Saëns been “shamefully neglected and overlooked?” Stephen Moss, writing for The Guardian , certainly thinks so. This year marks the centenary of the death of this prolific French composer—his oeuvre … » Read

Loony or lascivious? That is the dilemma, argues critic Joshua Kosman, posed by the Venetian composer Francesco Cavalli’s 1667 opera Eliogabalo . Presented by the West Edge Opera at the outdoor Bruns Amphitheater in Orinda, CA, through Aug. … » Read

For a New Yorker cooped up in a one-bedroom apartment for the last 18 months, a recent visit to the Colorado Music Festival (CMF) in the mountains of Boulder, CO, proved an oasis, with strains of rehearsals by day and concerts by night, emanating … » Read