Beginning May 14 at noon, and for every Friday throughout the summer, “Carnegie Hall Selects” will offer a free full-length streamed concert by legendary classical musicians in performances from concert halls around the world. The … » Read

The plan announced by Gavin Williamson, the U.K.’s Education Secretary, to cut government funding for arts subjects at universities by nearly 50 percent has generated outrage among leading members of the country’s arts community. … » Read

RAVENNA, Italy - Riccardo Muti has once again reopened the Italian musical season in his adopted hometown of Ravenna after another—and if all goes well perhaps final — round of pandemic closures. With a purposeful nod and flick of his … » Read

Carlos Kalmar, who stepped down last month as music director of the Oregon Symphony after 18 years, has been hired by the Cleveland Institute of Music as its new director of orchestral and conducting programs and principal conductor. He succeeds … » Read

The San Francisco Symphony (SFS) returned to performing before a live audience on May 6, and for many of the invited guests, suggests critic Joshua Kosman, music was almost beside the point. “Sometimes, in our darker moments, it might have … » Read

The City Artist Corps, a new initiative announced on May 6, will direct $25mn to artists of all kinds to create works throughout New York City. “We want to make sure that we put funds in the pocket of artists,” Gonzalo Casals, the … » Read

We will be updating this list weekly. Please note that all times are given in U.S. Eastern Time (ET). To calculate in other time zones or counties, British Summer Time (BST) is currently five hours ahead of ET and Central European Time (CET) is … » Read

Camille Delaney-McNeil, director of programs for the Baltimore Symphony’s much admired OrchKids , is to be the inaugural director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s new Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen YOLA Center at Inglewood (BYC). The … » Read

The Juilliard School has named a top Curtis Institute academic as dean and director of its music division. David Serkin Ludwig—whose uncle was Peter Serkin and whose grandfather, pianist Rudolf Serkin, was director of Curtis from … » Read

As it embarks on the next stage of a long-planned renovation, Milan’s Teatro alla Scala has re-engaged a powerful patron—the Armani Group. “The arts are always put on the back burner in difficult times because they do not … » Read