The Berlin Philharmonic’s visits to the Edinburgh International Festival and the Proms have prompted Tom Service, The Guardian’s classical critic, to go all in on the notion that the German ensemble is the world’s best … » Read

The San Francisco Opera (SFO) has postponed its Opera Ball due to uncertainty over the progress of contract negotiations with its orchestra. In a statement, SFO General Director Matthew Shilvock said, “This is the best decision to ensure … » Read

Powered by a new $2.3-million, five-year partnership with 407 ETR, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) is gearing up to extend its program “Symphony Where You Are” beyond the city’s downtown area. “We know what it means … » Read

As of Sept. 1, Teatro alla Scala’s streaming platform dropped its paywall, making every title in the its catalogue available to stream at no cost after a simple registration. LaScalaTV uses nine remotely operated cameras installed in the … » Read

The Colorado Symphony Orchestra and its President & CEO Daniel Wachter are getting their ducks in a row for a major capital renovation of its primary performance venue. Projected to cost $122 million and be completed by August 2029, the … » Read

Merryl Goldberg’s life today as a professor of music at California State University, San Marcos, is worlds away from her role in a secret mission inside the Soviet Union in 1985. In her new book Notes of Deception , co-written with Vince … » Read

The somewhat shopworn comedic response to the question, “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” has long been “Practice! Practice! Practice!” More recently the magic amount of preparation time required of the Carnegie aspirant … » Read

The past year or so has been pretty heady for trumpeter, composer, and budding bandleader Skylar Tang. In June 2025, the Bay Area native was featured on Words Fall Short , the latest album by her childhood idol, saxophonist Joshua Redman. This … » Read

The publication of Defending the Music: Michael Steinberg at the Boston Globe, 1964-1976 has prompted John Adams to reminisce about a music critic who delivered “an almost endless chain of exemplary reviews and essays… witty, now and … » Read

For the upcoming academic year at the Curtis Institute of Music, the piano department received 154 applications, initially auditioned 63, heard 15 finalists, and accepted four for admission. The sole criterion for admission is artistic promise, … » Read