The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (FWSO) had to scramble for new quarters when Bass Performance Hall, its usual venue for its Symphonic Series, announced it would remain closed until at least December due to the pandemic. In July the FWSO … » Read

Violinist Yi-Wen Jiang is suing Montclair (NJ) State University and its resident Shanghai Quartet for firing him from the ensemble for a social media post he wrote calling Chinese people pigs ( pig emoji). At the time, it was reported that he had … » Read

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden are eager to have audiences in large theaters without social distancing within the next month, according to The Sunday Times and The Mail on Sunday . Stated Dowden, "Mass indoor … » Read

Arts organizations that choose to go dormant for the 2020-21 season may be missing a vital chance to stay “dialed in” and serve their communities, according to Matthew VanBesien, president of the University Musical Society in Ann … » 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

Within mere hours of one another, the Chicago Symphony and Cleveland Orchestra on Thursday announced plans for their new fall seasons. Both consist of newly recorded performances in their respective, audience-empty halls. Both will use new … » Read

It’s a rare to encounter all four symphonies of that cranky, visionary American iconoclast Charles Ives live over the span of just a week. That’s what happened six months ago in Walt Disney Concert Hall, in the last purely symphonic … » Read

In another chapter of its laudable support of the musical arts, the Swiss watch manufacturer Rolex has sponsored three Rolex Perpetual Music concerts. “Our aim,” Arnaud Boetsch, Rolex Director of Communication & Image, told … » Read

Like most arts groups, the Pittsburgh Symphony has taken a huge financial hit, laid still by the pandemic. About 75 percent of its staff have taken pay cuts, and yesterday the orchestra said 30 percent will either be moved to part-time status, … » Read

After a six-month absence, live music will be returning to London’s Southbank Center in the Royal Festival Hall. “My heart is singing,” Gillian Moore, the Center’s director of music, tells The Guardian . “It has been … » Read