Gil Rose’s Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Musical America’s 2016 Ensemble of the Year , is on a mission to draw attention to important American works of the 20th and 21st centuries. It may be barred from live performance, but this … » Read

The Minnesota Orchestra, which has performed solely for at-home viewing and listening the past nine months, will conclude its 2020-21 Classical season with performances for in-person audiences in Orchestra Hall beginning in June. Between April … » Read

In an appointment that aligns with many other classical music organizations’ in the last year, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) has named a chief diversity officer, a newly created position reporting directly to the CEO.   An … » Read

Chien Wen-pin is general and artistic director of the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), Taiwan, one of several venues under the auspices of National Performing Arts Center, which also include Taipei’s National Theater and … » Read

Curious about the state of the human psyche one year into a world-altering global pandemic? Look no farther than National Sawdust’s Hildegard Commission Concert, a program presenting new works by women, trans, and non-binary composers … » Read

Because classical music has been the red-headed stepchild at the Grammy Awards for too many years, fans can be forgiven if they missed the Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award received by Marilyn Horne last Sunday. It was her second Lifetime … » Read

French conductor Marc Soustrot , 71, is to succeed John Axelrod as music director of the Royal Symphony Orchestra of Seville. Soustrot, 71, is chief conductor of the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra in Denmark and stepped down in 2019 as chief conductor … » Read

Labor troubles at the Metropolitan Opera continue. Orchestra members have been without a paycheck since last April; choristers, dancers, and others began receiving stipends in January as an incentive to negotiate; and the company’s roughly … » Read

On March 12 the annual conference of the Association of British Orchestras (ABO), held virtually, closed with the announcement of awards for achievement by individuals and organizations during a year of incredible challenges. The prestigious ABO … » Read

Beginning on May 17 the stages of Covent Garden will once again host live performances by The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera. Brand new work will also continue to be available to stream online as part of the #OurHouseToYourHouse program. Mark … » Read