The just-launched Philadelphia Public Orchestra plans to eschew the traditional hierarchical approach to orchestra-building: After a season in operation, orchestra members will assume control for all decision-making. Said to be the first of its … » Read

After a year’s postponement occasioned by the pandemic, the 16th edition of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition is set to take place in Fort Worth, TX, from June 2–18, 2022. Applications are due Oct. 14, 2021. “We … » Read

The Sydney Symphony’s first year under its  new Chief Conductor Simone Young is to be divided into two seasons: The first is to run from March to June (the country’s Fall) 2022; the second, July to December (Winter/Spring) … » Read

For the 41 years it’s been open, Davies Symphony Hall has never sounded or looked like it did on Friday, October 1. The occasion was the San Francisco Symphony’s brilliantly conceived and realized 2021-22 season “Re-Opening … » Read

Composer and flutist Valerie Coleman has signed with Primo Artists for worldwide general management. Coleman, whose Seven O'Clock Shout has become a popular post-Covid curtain-raiser among orchestras, is the founder of and former flutist with … » Read

For Opera San Antonio (OSA) the show will go on, despite a  strike by the San Antonio Symphony musicians. “OSA is deeply disappointed there is not a path forward to engage the musicians now,” the opera announced after the … » Read

The pandemic-induced need to make up for lost revenues and cut costs has inspired the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE) to relocate its operations base from the prestigious Kings Place concert venue to the Acland Burghley Comprehensive … » Read

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A gala concert on Saturday opened the 18th edition of the prestigious Frederic Chopin International Piano Competition, which was postponed by a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Oct.2-23 competition was … » Read

Young sopranos who seem able to sing just about anything don’t come along that often, but then Francesca Chiejina isn’t your average singer. Her Royal Albert Hall performance at a BBC Prom this year, singing Alban Berg’s … » Read

The Phoenix Symphony has received $7.5 million from the Virginia G. Piper Trust, part of $123 million distributed by the Phoenix-based trust to 71 local groups for pandemic recovery. These “Now is the Moment” grants range from … » Read