London’s Royal Opera House will finally reopen with socially distanced audiences on May 17. In the meantime, it continues its rewarding series of live streamed events with this April 9 double bill of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s … » Read

In March of 2020, the Skagit Valley Chorale in northwestern Washington State offered a foretaste of the impact of the pandemic that has thus far taken more than 561,000 American lives. Sixty-one of the group’s 120 members assembled on the … » Read

In another truly positive and hopefully not premature sign of the recovery from the pandemic’s shutdowns of the past year, the Los Angeles Philharmonic has announced the reopening of the Hollywood Bowl and the Ford—its two outdoor … » Read

Apparently, it is not as easy to give away money as it might seem. The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (aka "Save our Stages") program, the $16bn in relief funds for music clubs, theaters and other live event venues included in last … » Read

At a moment when many artists, conductors, and other leaders in the classical music universe are taking strong stands on contemporary social and political issues—from #BlackLivesMatter to #MeToo to any number of global hot spots—one … » Read

Elena Dubinets, recent  chief artistic officer of the Atlanta Symphony , onetime  Musical America Top 30 Mover and Shaper, highly regarded musicologist, author, and lecturer, is to be the London Philharmonic’s artistic director, … » Read

Marc Baylin, who  announced his decision to wind down Baylin Artists Management last year just one month before the pandemic struck, has been hired as artistic advisor and programming consultant by the Annenberg Center for the Performing … » Read

With only 50 percent of its usual offerings, the six-week Tanglewood Music Festival will kick off July 10 with an all-Beethoven program including the Fifth Symphony, a nod to the Festival’s original opening concert in 1937, since the event … » Read

Patrick Castillo, who describes himself as “a composer, performer, writer, and educator,” has been hired by the New York Philharmonic as VP of artistic planning. He has been consulting for the orchestra under his predecessor, Isaac … » Read

Springtime brings renewal and rejuvenation, even to a hard-hit recording industry. Below is a selection of recent releases, from British orchestral rarities to a diva recital to a solo-piano tribute to frontline workers in the pandemic. March 5 … » Read