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

The League of American Orchestras has announced the specifics of its next annual conference, titled “Embracing a Changed World” and previously outlined on these pages three weeks ago. President and CEO Simon Wood s set the tone for … » Read

MILAN--With 55 percent of Italy’s adult population due to be vaccinated within eight weeks, the government allowed theaters and cinemas to reopen to live audiences at 50 percent of their usual capacity, as of April 26. The cap is 500 for … » Read

After an 18-month pandemic hiatus, the Philadelphia Orchestra plans to invite audiences back to the Kimmel Center in October in what will be Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s 10th season as music director. The programming includes a … » Read

Switzerland’s Lucerne Festival has used the down time of the last 14 months to reposition itself. The signature annual event, scheduled this summer from August 10 to September 12, remains in place; but a few spinoffs have emerged, bringing … » Read

Lou Magor, the first director of the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) Chorus, died on April 11 of heart failure at 75 years of age. Although his tenure with the ensemble was less than a decade, he left a lasting impression as, in the words of SFS … » Read