Tyshawn Sorey has been commissioned by the Houston Dacamera and Rothko Chapel to write a 30-minute piece in honor of the chapel's 50 th anniversary. Originally scheduled to premiere in 2021, but postponed due to the pandemic, the new choral work … » Read

Jacques d'Amboise, who grew up on the streets of upper Manhattan to become one of the world's premier classical dancers at New York City Ballet and spent the last four and a half decades providing free dance classes to city youth at his National … » Read

The financial toll exacted by the pandemic has led New York Public Radio (NYPR) to institute a number of cost-saving measures, including the elimination of 14 positions. Four of those are in news, while the other ten are spread throughout the … » Read

In an act of collegiality rare in any profession, Kim Noltemy and Fabio Luisi, the respective president and CEO and music director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO), i nvited 50 members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra , out of work for … » 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

Martin (“Marty”) Bookspan, critic, broadcaster, producer, and all-‘round (non-singing) “voice of classical music” for outlets too numerous to name, died April 29 at his home in Aventura, FL. He was 94. A native of … » Read

Pianist Tiffany Poon may not be well known to a certain generation of classical music fans, but to followers of YouTube, she’s a star. The 24-year-old pianist has a  YouTube channel  that’s drawn 42 million views and some … » Read

The New York Philharmonic is taking to the streets again, this time moving up from last summer’s pickup model to a monster truck with a 20-foot shipping container that opens out into a stage. The orchestra calls it NY Phil Bandwagon 2 , … » Read

Scheduling upheavals continue to ripple across the competition field. Some events have been cancelled, but most are carrying on with virtual and/or in-person events, the balance often determined by local health guidelines. The Cleveland … » Read

French cafes, cultural venues, and businesses that have been closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic will reopen in several phases from May 19, President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday, as he announced a four-stage calendar for reopening the country. … » Read