Temple University’s $18 million purchase of Terra Hall in central Philadelphia’s arts district may save Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts (POEA) around $100 million and provide a major new arts education resource for … » Read

In 2019, pianist Jeffrey Biegel began thinking about two major anniversaries on the horizon: The Centennial of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue in February 2024 and the Semiquincentennial of the United States in July 2026. He approached … » Read

Harvey Kertzman has sold gas at his independently-owned gas station Quincy (MA) Gas since 1978, and regularly attempts to make a customer’s experience special. He gives out free bottled water—“Not the small bottles. Pure 100 … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — When Gustavo Dudamel first walked into the New York Philharmonic music director’s office, he noticed black-and-white photos that included Leonard Bernstein, Gustav Mahler, and Willem Mengelberg. Ready to succeed them … » Read

Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled on March 6 that the appointment of Kari Lake as acting head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, Voice of America’s (VOA) oversight agency, was invalid. … » Read

An international search has recruited the British director and festival leader Amy Lane as the new director of opera for Opera Australia as of September 2026. Lane arrives Down Under after seven years as artistic director of the Copenhagen Opera … » Read

Concerned about the lack of technical knowledge with regard to optimizing concert grand pianos' performance standards, the DR Koncerthuset (Copenhagen Concert Hall) will launch an intense 17-month training program in September, involving two … » Read

The Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) has appointed Chad Hoopes [pictured] and Igor Pikayzen as associate professors of violin, and Sheila Browne as professor of viola; all begin their tenure as of the fall. Hoopes, an alumnus of CIM’s … » Read

MILAN—From Vienna to Bayreuth, several of Europe’s leading opera houses are mounting full Ring cycles to mark this year’s 150th anniversary of the tetralogy’s premiere. At La Scala, performances of the four-opera epic are … » Read

The news that the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) would  not renew Music Director Andris Nelsons’ s contract at the end of the 2026-27 season came suddenly and without sentiment. It arrived while Nelsons was touring with the Vienna … » Read