The 2021 Musical America International Directory of the Performing Arts is a major departure from the version that first appeared in 1961—and every year since--with Leonard Bernstein on the cover as Musician of the Year. For one thing, … » Read

The Baltimore Symphony has enlisted James Conlon, among the most credentialled American conductors working today, to serve as its artistic advisor. He starts next fall, succeeding Marin Alsop, who exits as music director at the end of this … » Read

The recent and ongoing controversy surrounding public statues, particularly those devoted to Confederate worthies, has focused almost entirely on what should be removed. Meanwhile, we pay little attention to what might be added to our landscape … » Read

Linda Marks had been with HarrisonParrott for nearly 40 years when she stepped down in June of 2019 from the key position of executive vice chairman. She has recently resurfaced with her own, London-based agency, Linda Marks Classical Music … » Read

Dancemakers, one of Canada’s oldest dance companies, will cease all operations on July 31, 2021. “The global pandemic directly impacted Dancemakers’ capacity to deliver its 2020 artistic programming and its financial revenue … » Read

This list will be updated weekly. Note all times are 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 currently six hours … » Read

One of the ongoing mysteries posed by the coronavirus pandemic is the manner in which it spreads. For musicians and the organizations that sustain them, it’s a question that has spawned several series of studies. The National Federation of … » Read

The life of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges reads like an opera plot—and a good one too. The first acknowledged Black classical composer in history, Saint-Georges was born on the island of Guadeloupe in 1745, son of a French … » Read

For reasons of the pandemic’s travel restrictions, not to mention the uptick in recent cases, Jaap van Zweden is unable to conduct the two December Dallas Symphony programs he planned, one for the 12 th , honoring the Dutch maestro’s … » Read

“The problem with the word ‘opera,’” posits the music journalist and author Paul Morley , “is that even if you have never seen or heard one… you will have a very definite opinion about what it is, and why it … » Read