As U.S. orchestras celebrate the ability to perform in their own concert halls—if they’re lucky--with audiences capped at 15-20 percent capacity, the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra (SSO) launches a national tour to full houses, … » Read

The death of Daisy Newman on Feb. 10, 2021 at the age of 74 robbed inner city children in the San Francisco Bay area of a forceful advocate. Founder and longtime chief executive of the Young Musicians Choral Orchestra (YMCO), Newman was the … » Read

In one of the music biz’s worst kept secrets, the Paris Opera’s new General Director Alexander Neef has finally announced the appointment of Gustavo Dudamel as the company’s new music director, effective August 1, 2021, for six … » Read

Esa-Pekka Salonen walked on stage to join the New York Philharmonic, which had not gathered before an audience for exactly 400 days. “On behalf of all us on stage, welcome back,” the conductor told the crowd Wednesday night. “We … » Read

Gerry Cornelius, principal guest conductor of the English National Ballet, is to be the new music director of the English Touring Opera, with immediate effect. He succeeds Michael Rosewell who stepped down at the close of 2018 after 14 years, … » Read

As tensions between the U.S. and China grow more threatening, it becomes more important than ever to identify areas of positive relations between the two. One place would be the almost 50-year love affair between the Philadelphia Orchestra and … » Read

When the pandemic halted performances before live audiences and orchestras had to turn to webcasting to continue to engage their audiences, no ensemble was more experienced and better prepared than the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO). … » Read

A new study conducted by U.K. audience survey research firm Indigo indicates that two thirds of arts users engaged with a new artform via streaming since the onset of the pandemic. The company reports that, since March, 2020, it has canvassed … » Read

Alison Friedman, current artistic director of performing arts for Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, is returning Stateside for reasons personal and political; she has been hired as executive and artistic director of … » Read

Oper Köln has hired Dutch cultural manager Hein Mulders, onetime artistic director of the Nederlandse Opera, current intendant of the Aalto - Musiktheater in Essen (Germany), as its new artistic director, effective in 2022-23. He succeeds … » Read