As part of Lincoln Center’s Restart Stages initiative, the set designer and MacArthur “Genius” grantee Mimi Lien will transform Josie Robertson Plaza into “The GREEN,” a 14,000 sq. ft. park. Lien will use SYNLawn, a … » Read

Netherlands’s Delft Chamber Music Festival has new artistic leadership in the wings. The festival, which runs July 22 to August 1 in Delft historic locales, has been programmed jointly by the outgoing artistic director, violinist Liza … » Read

During the first decade of the 21 st century, the American recorded music industry was on the ropes. The culprit—peer-to-peer file-sharing platforms like Napster and Limewire that caused U.S. recorded-music revenues to drop from an all-time … » Read

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