Last Thursday and Friday, April 8 and 9, the Cleveland Orchestra performed the final event of its 2020-21 season, an 85-minute program of music for strings led by the orchestra’s Associate Conductor Vinay Parameswaran. On Friday, Saturday, … » Read

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A former East Carolina University music instructor who promised the school a $500,000 gift actually has left more than ten times that total, which boosts the number of scholarships the school of music can award, … » Read

Five days of the League of American Orchestra’s annual conference—to be held June 7-17 and, for the second consecutive year, online—will each be devoted to specific topics that fall under the conference theme, “Embracing a … » Read

With billions of dollars about to be spent to blunt the devastating impact of the coronavirus on the creative community, the question arises as to how best to distribute them. Some arts leaders suggest the revival of a nearly 50-year-old … » Read

The Barbican has announced a full spring and summer season of music, with the return of live audiences beginning on May 17. Prior to that date, performances will be available as live-stream concerts, among them Sir Simon Rattle conducting the … » Read

After more than a year, The Cleveland Orchestra (TCO) will resume performing before a live audience in July at the 2021 Blossom Music Festival, the orchestra’s summer home in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. “After what has been a … » Read

Tomáš Netopil,  general music   director of the Aalto Musiktheater and Philharmonie Essen, has joined the HarrisonParrott roster for worldwide management. He was formerly with IMG Artists. The principal guest conductor of … » Read

Joining the  Dallas Symphony’s concert truck and the New York Philharmonic’s soon-to-be-revived Bandwagon , the Dallas Opera introduces OperaTruck, a converted 18-wheeler flatbed that will transport “family-friendly” … » Read

Ten years ago, Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords was among 19 people shot outside a supermarket in Tucson. Six died. Giffords survived, and was sent to the Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR) at Memorial Hermann Medical Center in … » Read

Texans and New Yorkers may seem strange bedfellows—especially politically—which makes the Dallas Symphony’s invitation to the Met Opera Orchestra musicians for a literal play date, full-pay and all expenses paid, that much more … » Read