Brian Newhouse, who for 27 years served as producer and host for Minnesota Public Radio’s (MPR) live broadcasts from Orchestra Hall, has joined the other side. As of November 2 he becomes the Minnesota Orchestra’s Associate VP of … » Read

Just because the coronavirus pandemic won’t allow audiences to come to your concert hall doesn’t mean you can’t go looking for them somewhere else. When Covid-19 abruptly ended the Kansas City Symphony’s season, the … » Read

Yesterday, Italy Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced the closure of all theaters and concert halls through November 24, due to the rapidly rising number of coronavirus cases in the country. In response to Conte’s announcement, Riccardo … » Read

We will be updating this list weekly. Please note that all times are given in U.S. Eastern Time (ET). To calculate in other time zones or counties, British Summer Time (BST) is currently five hours ahead of ET and Central European Time (CET) is … » Read

BOSTON--The Berklee College of Music has chosen Erica Muhl to serve as the school's next president, making her the first woman to lead the institution in its 75-year history, officials at the Boston school have announced. Muhl, a composer and … » Read

ATLANTA — The life-art imitation question is age-old, but if 2020 has anything to say the answer is clear: even the fictional characters of our operas have developed COVID-19. The Atlanta Opera premiered an outdoor series this week , set to … » Read

Pandemic aside, there is still a decent flow of recorded music coming to light, some of it featuring substantial orchestral works written by living composers. From guitar concertos and Latin-American dances to a haunting exploration of loss, each … » Read

American tenor Lawrence Brownlee is on a roll lately. In November he releases Amici e Rivali ( Friends and Rivals ), a collection of male arias and duets by Rossini he recorded with tenor Michael Spyres. And he has continued to be an aggressive … » Read

Leading members of the classical music world in the U.K. are beginning to panic about the survival of their industry, and with good reason. “My worry is that so many musicians will be forced to leave the profession that we will not be able … » Read

With a host of safety precautions in place--from ticketless entry to acrylic shields, electrostatic disinfection, no-touch restrooms, and regular Covid testing for casts and staff—the Santa Fe Opera has optimistically announced plans for … » Read