Mechanical engineers from the University of Minnesota are working with the Minnesota Orchestra to determine the strength and concentration of aerosols produced by brass and woodwind instruments. The primary goal is to see how these tiny … » Read

French cellist Bruno Philippe has signed with Askonas Holt for general management having previously been with l’agence, which will now represent him solely in France. A onetime prize-winner at the Tchaikovsky, Feuermann, and ARD … » 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

Testing positive for Covid-19 is not an instantaneous death sentence, rather a signal to go into quarantine and, if there are symptoms, call the doc. Jordi Savall , just on the heels of performing and recording a series of concerts in Wroclaw, … » Read

American soprano Lisette Oropesa is one of the lucky few in the opera world—she is busy singing while most of her contemporaries have been silenced by Covid-19. She recently took time away from preparing to sing Konstanze in Mozart’s … » Read

The New York Philharmonic’s contract with its musicians expired last month and negotiations are ongoing, but the players are currently earning 75 percent of base pay. All concerts have been cancelled until June. Similarly, the Boston … » Read

Music makers are three times more likely to experience anxiety and/or depression than the general public. This is the central revelation of Can Music Make You Sick: Measuring the Price of Musical Ambition , by Sally Anne Gross, an industry … » Read

While promising new online initiatives to be revealed later this month, the BSO has made an, unfortunately, predictable announcement. “Though this news likely doesn’t come as a surprise…it is still a major loss,” said … » Read

For the recording industry, autumn generally means two things: campaign season for the Grammy Awards--hence the many “for your consideration” notices that fill social media feeds and email inboxes—and the start of the holiday … » Read

As musicians and symphony orchestras struggle with how to return to live performance safely, the role that wind instruments play in spreading Covid-19 has become an important topic of research and discussion. In The Atlantic , James Hamblin, … » Read