Austrian conductor David Danzmayr, former music director of the Illinois Philharmonic, currently of the Zagreb (Croatia) Philharmonic, is to succeed Carlos Kalmar as music director of the Oregon Symphony as of next season, the orchestra’s … » Read

PARIS (AFP)—The Paris Opera vowed an overhaul of its recruiting practices yesterday as it launched a drive towards greater diversity in the heart of its elite ballet company, orchestra, and dance school. The issue has already sparked fierce … » Read

Elton John is adamant that the U.K.’s Brexit negotiators have screwed up the deal for Britain’s emerging musicians and something needs to be done. In a Guardian opinion piece, the iconic singer/songwriter insists, “It’s … » Read

NY PopsUp, a  festival of hundreds of pop-up performances throughout New York State, is set to launch on Feb. 20. When announcing the program, Gov. Andrew Cuomo noted, “Our arts and cultural industries have been shut down… … » Read

Having avoided the flood of streams last summer with its own, live Bandwagon , the New York Philharmonic’s winter-time response to the pandemic is, inevitably, an on-demand platform NYPhil+. The service mixes newly recorded performances … » Read

Melissa Ngan, founder of the Chicago-based new music group Fifth House Ensemble, project consultant to the Cleveland Orchestra, among others, is to succeed Edward Yim as president and CEO of the American Composers Orchestra (ACO). Yim has been … » 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

When the Metropolitan Opera announced its Met Stars Live in Concert recitals back in July 2020, the series was expected to have been done and dusted by Christmas. As it turned out, a series of cancellations and postponements, the combination of … » Read

The Biden-Harris Administration has made four appointments to senior positions at the National Endowment for the Arts. Ra Joy will become chief of staff. He has served previously as executive director for CHANGE Illinois, a nonpartisan coalition … » Read

The Minnesota Orchestra has reported an $11.7mn operating loss, the largest in its history, for the fiscal year ending on Aug. 31, 2020. This figure is almost $3mn more than the previous year’s $8.8mn loss. The increased deficit came in … » Read