Today, Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti and a team of musicians she has brought together will begin offering three weeks of free music lessons online through her Foundation . The effort has thus far attracted 800 participants, both teachers … » Read

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Little Richard, one of the chief architects of rock ‘n’ roll whose piercing wail, pounding piano and towering pompadour irrevocably altered popular music while introducing black R&B to white America, … » Read

Three major U.S. orchestras have announced the cancellations of all live summer activity within the last 24 hours. The New York Philharmonic’s 55 th season of free concerts in the parks, taking place in Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, … » Read

This spring was so rich with musical offerings, from touring foreign orchestras to city-wide festivals examining art and censorship to the world premiere of Rhiannon Giddens’ first opera. Following are the Top Ten losses; while hardly … » Read

Seven Berlin orchestras have joined forces with scientists from the Charité Berlin to come up safety recommendations for playing together again. The general consensus is that, it is safe to do so but only under certain conditions, … » Read

The Creative Academy of Music, a training residency in California created by composer Gabriela Lena Frank and her husband, has become the seedbed for an effort to support young composers and musicians during the pandemic. “I made a rather … » Read

Despite the push to “get back to business” in the U.S. and abroad, medical professionals as well as entertainment chieftains are often in agreement that concerts, festivals, and other large-audience events are unlikely to reappear … » Read

Carnegie Hall has moved the annual summer training programs for this year’s youth orchestras—National Youth Orchestra of the USA, NYO2, and NYOJazz—into the digital realm. Last month, organizers announced that the three groups … » Read

CLEVELAND--Yaron Kohlberg isn’t just president of Piano Cleveland, presenter of the now postponed, quadrennial Cleveland International Piano Competition. He’s also a pianist and a 2007 second-prize winner. The 29 participants (out of … » Read

Hungarian conductor Gábor Káli , who in 2018 won both the Nestlé and Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Award and the top prize at the inaugural Hong Kong International Conducting Competition, has signed with HarrisonParrott … » Read