The Manhattan School of Music (MSM) and the ELMA Music Foundation, in partnership with the Hugh Masekela Heritage Foundation, have named two new “Masekela Scholars” for the 2020–21 academic year. Zoe Molelekwa (Jazz Arts, piano) … » Read

The British government’s new lockdown has darkened theaters and opera houses, once again, although orchestras and recital halls—including Wigmore Hall—appear to be allowed to perform behind closed doors for streaming/recording … » Read

With public performances remaining severely curtailed, not to mention the travel bans still in place, frustrated artists are finding new ways to communicate, often using newly available technology for remote, real-time collaborations. Meredith … » Read

When your father and sister are both accomplished lawyers, and your mother is only the second woman ever appointed to the U. S. Supreme Court, you are almost fated to follow in their footsteps. Jim Ginsberg certainly thought so when he enrolled … » Read

On Oct. 29, Russian conductor Alexander Vedernikov fell victim to Covid-19; he was 56. Born on Jan. 11, 1964, he studied at the Moscow Conservatory before taking his first job at Moscow’s Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theater. … » 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

To the list of key music business executives announcing their retirements in the Covid-19 year of 2020, add the name Margaret M. Lioi, Chamber Music America’s CEO. CMA announced on Friday afternoon that she would be stepping down after 20 … » Read

Liza Stepanova 's identity as a pianist goes beyond interpreting a legacy of glorious repertoire from the past for the present: Her sensors are continually alert to the ways in which freshly created music can help us make sense of the situations … » Read

Tense in the best of times, relationships between arts-organization managers and the unions representing their employees are being severely tested by the coronavirus pandemic. While the Kennedy Center and the Metropolitan Opera as well as … » Read

In August, German researchers invited several thousand people to attend a series of simulated concerts in Leipzig to test the efficacy of social distancing, mask wearing, and other techniques aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus. … » Read