Those concerned about the oft-ballyhooed death of classical music took heart from a 2022 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra study that found people under 35 are actually more likely to listen to classical music than their parents. The following year, … » Read

Askonas Holt has signed Mikheil Sheshaberidze [left] for worldwide general management (excluding Italy). The Georgian tenor this season makes his debut at Teatro Massimo Palermo singing Otello under the baton of Jader Bignamini. He also debuts at … » Read

With President Jimmy Carter’s passing at age 100 on Dec. 29, it is important to note not only his impact as an international statesman and humanitarian but also as an advocate for and proponent of the arts.  Author of 32 books, he was … » Read

Colbert Artists has signed the Balourdet Quartet for worldwide management. The group, formed in 2018, has won an impressive array of awards, including an 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant, the 2024 Cleveland Quartet Award, Grand Prize … » Read

The  Nantwen Ensemble is the recipient of a Disruption Award from the Dementia Trust. The two-year award, spanning 2025 and 2026, will support the composition and performance of a work intended to generate conversation and awareness around … » Read

This month Brilliant Classics will release Female Composers , a 25-CD set of recordings created during the past 30 years. Written by women composers over the course of more than 900 years, the list numbers 36, ranging from the Medieval mystic … » Read

CHICAGO—May there be more fairytale stories like Gabriela Lara’s in the brutal world of orchestra auditions. In 2022, the Venezuela-born violinist became the inaugural recipient of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Fellowship Program, … » Read

Anna Netrebko has withdrawn from her planned role debut in Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos at the Vienna State Opera and been replaced by [ Musical America 2024 Artist of the Year ] Lise Davidsen in a switch of star sopranos. “Ill health this … » Read

Herewith, in chronological order, our second annual end-of-the-year roundup of Musical America’s New Artists of the Month, from sopranos to sackbut and saxophone players, all fresh on the path to major careers. Ben Goldscheider . Listening … » Read

Pierre Boulez died on January 5, 2016 at age 90 in Baden-Baden. Now the German city in which French-born composer, conductor, and writer had lived and worked for over 60 years is planning the centenary celebration of his 1925 birth. “Pierre … » Read