The coronavirus and the growing clamor against systemic racism represent a double whammy of sorts for the classical music world. The disappearance of live performances is gutting the budgets for orchestras everywhere, while the growing pressure … » Read

It’s been just over 18 months since R. Douglas Sheldon, better known simply as Doug, left Columbia Artists as it chairman and just over three months since that onetime behemoth of a classical music agency subsequently went belly up . Now … » Read

MILAN--Few events in classical music can match the opening night of La Scala for momentousness and public spectacle. In the weeks before, the production, guest list, and gala dinner menu are subject to intense scrutiny and endless media coverage. … » Read

The stagehands at the Metropolitan Opera,  locked out by management as of midnight, Dec. 7,  have received a vote of support from the Coalition of Broadway Unions and Guilds (COBUG). A statement from the Coalition reads, in part, … » Read

Pianist Richard Goode is to join the Peabody Conservatory’s distinguished artist faculty full-time as of the 2021-22 academic year. Goode, widely acknowledged as a top interpreter of the classical canon, has in the past conducted master … » Read

Women conductors are the Next Big Thing for American orchestras. Yesterday, the Philadelphia Orchestra announced Nathalie Stutzman as principal guest conductor as of next season. Today, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra announces Franco-British … » Read

The Handel House Foundation has chosen the Italian conductor, harpsichordist and organist Andrea Marcon as winner of the 2021 Handel Prize of the City of Halle an der Saale. The honorary award recognizes special artistic, academic, or cultural … » Read

Noah Creshevsky, a deeply resourceful and imaginative electronic composer, died at his home in New York City on December 3 at the age of 75. He had been suffering from cancer. He leaves behind his husband, David Sachs, and myriad colleagues who … » Read

Vince Ford, VP of digital strategy and customer experience at the New York Philharmonic, will join the Curtis Institute of Music of February 1, signaling a major step forward in its commitment to media and technology as educational imperatives. … » Read

In conjunction with news of its next ten “Digital Stage” performances, the Philadelphia Orchestra has announced that French conductor and contralto Nathalie Stutzmann, 55, has been named principal guest conductor for three years, … » Read