Over the past several months, many isolated and underemployed musicians have come to rely on pop-up performances to connect with audiences and earn a little money. For some, playing outside is more remunerative than their usual bar gigs; for … » Read

It is no surprise to learn, unfortunately, that Carnegie Hall--including Weill Recital Hall, Stern Auditorium, and Zankel Hall--will remain shuttered through April 5, news just made official as dictated by executive orders from New York City and … » Read

Lincoln Center, still dark with pandemic restrictions, has officially cancelled its spring offerings as a presenter through May 9, 2021. These include the Great Performers, America Songbook, and Rubenstein Atrium series. The Metropolitan Opera … » Read

MILAN (AP) — The number of performers at Milan’s famed La Scala opera house who have tested positive for the coronavirus has risen to 21, even as the theater was forced to close due to new government restrictions aimed at curbing the … » Read

The pandemic regularly reminds us of the important role music plays in helping people deal with stress and adversity. Nothing illustrates this more clearly than the unprecedented popularity of Light of the World , a recording of traditional … » Read

Two recent concerts in Winter Park, FL, illustrate the perils and pleasures of outdoor concerts, increasingly common in the age of pandemic. First, the perils. A recent Sunday afternoon concert by the Bach Festival Society featured movie scores … » Read

This morning at 10:30, musicians of the Boston Symphony Orchestra convened on the stage of Symphony Hall for the first time since last March. After elbow bumps and all-‘round reunion cheer, they began recording sessions for of BSONOW, an … » Read

MILAN—Last February, Italy became the first country to close theaters nationally due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Now, a second wave of the virus is sweeping through Europe; on Saturday, as Italy registered 20,000 daily cases (four times the … » Read

In addition to the  departure of Sean Michael Gross earlier this month, Askonas Holt is to lose Gaetan le Divelec, artist manager to Robin Ticciati, Nathalie Stutzmann, and Sir Andras Schiff, among other luminaries. Born in France, Le … » Read

If not for Covid-19, the California-based composer Gabriela Lena Frank would be a regular visitor to Philadelphia, where the Philadelphia Orchestra selected her late last year as its composer-in-residence. “We had begun meeting with … » Read