The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, like virtually all American orchestras—save for the ones in Texas—has cancelled its previously announced spring season (32 concerts) in Powell Hall; digital offerings continue online, with new … » Read

Eager to begin to restore New York’s arts and entertainment industry, Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced “New York Arts Revival,” a public-private partnership that will sponsor statewide pop-up concerts featuring more than 150 … » Read

Simon Rattle’s  decision to exit the London Symphony for the Bavarian Radio Symphony in 2023 after what will have been six years—when he was in Birmingham for 18 and Berlin for 16—has hit Britain hard. The general consensus … » Read

Michael Stern, music director of the Kansas City Symphony and the Stamford (CT) Symphony, is to be the new music director of the Colorado-based National Repertory Orchestra (NRO). He succeeds Carl Topilow, in the job for 42 years. Topilow will … » Read

The U.K.’s official break from the European Union is scarcely two weeks old and a dispute about visa-free touring is already roiling the British music world. Press accounts report that Boris Johnson’s Tory government has rejected an … » Read

Forced out of their assorted venues and onto the web, On-Site Opera and Beth Morrison Projects have taken their pre-pandemic mandate to expand the artform to the next level. Washington Post music critic Michael Andor Brodeur is impressed. Founded … » Read

For the first time in its history, the 2021 Bach Medal of the City of Leipzig will be shared by two recipients—the musicologists Hans-Joachim Schulze and Christoph Wolff.  Established in 2003 to recognize individuals whose research or … » Read

LONDON (AP) — Simon Rattle is set to leave his job as music director at the London Symphony Orchestra to lead the Munich-based Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in 2023, the two organizations said Monday. He will retain a role with the LSO … » 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

While some arts organizations struggled to keep their balance when the pandemic struck, others found ways to adapt. Some, like New York’s innovative PROTOTYPE Festival, which opened January 8, even managed to thrive, devising ingenious ways … » Read