The Philadelphia Orchestra, which, like all of its North American colleagues hasn’t fully assembled on stage since March, is seeing seven of its members retire prior to the start of the new (and still mostly virtual) season. Its first Black … » Read

Pianist Martin James Bartlett never got to greet Piano Cleveland audiences with a hearty “Hello Cleveland,” as immortalized in the 1984 film This is Spinal Tap . But the 24-year-old British pianist took first prize on August 9 in … » Read

Covid-19 presents an existential threat to the continued survival of the live events industry, which is mounting a vigorous campaign to gain Congressional approval for economic relief. The need for quick action is self-evident. An estimated 12mn … » Read

On Aug. 29 and 30 the Chicago Opera Theater (COT) will partner with the Refugee Orchestra Project to present “Voices of Refuge” to remind listeners of the important role refugees have played in our musical life. The series of four … » Read

Amid the proliferation of online digital music presentations during the pandemic, The Impossible Orchestra’s 10-minute performance of Arturo Marquez’s Danzon No. 2 may be unique. The inspiration of the Mexican-American conductor … » Read

The New York Philharmonic is going back to work. But unlike Detroit, Dallas, Philadelphia, and a number of other major orchestras, its musicians won’t be six-feet apart on a concert stage, playing to an empty or partially full audience and … » Read

The Knoxville (TN) Symphony Orchestra, which, under normal circumstances employs 80 AFM musicians and performs about 300 programs annually (ranging from neighborhood events to playing in any one of three concert venues), has cancelled its fall … » Read

Since the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s earliest years, women have played significant roles in the company’s growth and artistic excellence. Six of these women stand out in particular.   Carol Fox was only 28 years old in 1954, when … » Read

The Detroit Symphony will join the slow migration back to the concert hall in the fall, announcing a new, all-digital season in Orchestra Hall through December and marking the players' first return to the stage since March. The audience will … » Read

In a judgment worthy of Solomon, and likely to please neither side, the BBC has reached a decision regarding the inclusion of a slate of traditional patriotic songs during the Last Night of the Proms. Finnish conductor (and BBC Symphony Orchestra … » Read