In what has become a rare phenomenon for 2020, Young Concert Artists held an in-person competition on Nov. 8 at New York’s Merkin Concert Hall. Three winners were chosen from a finalist pool of ten instrumentalists and singers. They are: … » Read

Martin Wittenberg, who launched his own firm in June after leaving Columbia Artists just two months before that storied firm’s demise , has added the Manchester Collective to his roster for North American management, bringing to five the … » Read

John Gilhooly is everywhere these days, running Wigmore Hall--the first venue in the world to meet the pandemic head on by streaming live concerts to an empty hall --and presiding over this week’s awards granted by the Royal Philharmonic … » Read

A study concluded by the University of Manchester, suggests that the U.K.’s break with the European Union (EU) in combination with the pandemic will lead to a two-year artistic hiatus during which the country’s cultural organizations … » Read

John Harris, a Berkeley-based writer and artist, and his eponymous foundation have donated a collection of 40 vintage guitars to the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM). Housed at the school on rotating display since 2012, the collection … » Read

Long Beach Opera is renowned for being at the forefront of innovation, its most recent triumph having been the world premiere of Anthony Davis’s The Central Park Five , which won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for music. The Southern California … » Read

Opera lovers will be able to ring in the New Year with the Metropolitan Opera’s live-streamed, pay-per-view gala from Augsburg, Germany’s neo-Baroque Parktheater. Angel Blue, Javier Camarena, Matthew Polenzani, and Pretty Yende will … » Read

Conductor and harpsichordist Laurence Cummings is to succeed Richard Egarr as music director of the Academy of Ancient Music (AAM) as of the 2021-22 season. Egarr has been announced as the successor to Nicholas McGegan at San Francisco's … » Read

On Dec. 15, the Atlanta Opera (AO) launches Spotlight Media , a digital subscription service offering international audiences long-term access to exclusive video content from the company. Each month subscribers will be able to view new offerings … » Read

In the pandemic’s continuing decimation of most things cultural, the Kennedy Center has cancelled planned performances through April and beyond, including traveling Broadway shows and operas in late spring into summer. CEO Deborah Rutter … » Read