These are fraught times for the classical music world. Concert halls emptied 16 months ago by Covid-19 are tentatively reopening, but revenue shortfalls have weakened even the healthiest presenters. Some have simply closed down permanently. If … » Read

Need a job? The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is hiring, but only if you can navigate a hiring process that is time-consuming, costly, intense, and, in the words of one survivor, “unbelievably neurotic.” The PSO currently has 13 … » Read

Finally, some good post-Brexit news for U.K. touring musicians: The Department of Media, Touring, and Sport (DCMS) has announced 19 EU member states in which they will be allowed to tour, short-term, without either visas or work permits. … » Read

Carnegie Hall has announced its October 6 opening night programming, and it is gala fare indeed: The Philadelphia Orchestra under its Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin with soloist Yuja Wang performing Rachmaninoff’s Piano … » Read

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