The pandemic regularly reminds us of the important role music plays in helping people deal with stress and adversity. Nothing illustrates this more clearly than the unprecedented popularity of Light of the World , a recording of traditional … » Read

Two recent concerts in Winter Park, FL, illustrate the perils and pleasures of outdoor concerts, increasingly common in the age of pandemic. First, the perils. A recent Sunday afternoon concert by the Bach Festival Society featured movie scores … » Read

This morning at 10:30, musicians of the Boston Symphony Orchestra convened on the stage of Symphony Hall for the first time since last March. After elbow bumps and all-‘round reunion cheer, they began recording sessions for of BSONOW, an … » Read

MILAN—Last February, Italy became the first country to close theaters nationally due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Now, a second wave of the virus is sweeping through Europe; on Saturday, as Italy registered 20,000 daily cases (four times the … » Read

In addition to the  departure of Sean Michael Gross earlier this month, Askonas Holt is to lose Gaetan le Divelec, artist manager to Robin Ticciati, Nathalie Stutzmann, and Sir Andras Schiff, among other luminaries. Born in France, Le … » Read

If not for Covid-19, the California-based composer Gabriela Lena Frank would be a regular visitor to Philadelphia, where the Philadelphia Orchestra selected her late last year as its composer-in-residence. “We had begun meeting with … » Read

Of all the recordings in the Cleveland Orchestra’s vast catalog, its latest may be its most authentic, its most honest. Captured live at Severance Hall in March, the concert pairing Schubert’s Great Symphony in C and Krenek’s … » Read

Spurred by the  signing of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the U.K. and Japan on Oct. 23, the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) has announced a series of cooperative programs for Japanese audiences and young musicians. … » Read

The dispiriting impact of the pandemic on musical organizations of all stripes in the U.S. and around the world is undeniable. Just as evident, if you look and listen closely, are the resourceful ways in which many of these organizations have … » Read

Adam Krauthamer, president of New York Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians, has written an impassioned opinion piece for the Daily News , pleading the case for government and individual support of the city’s musicians. He … » Read