The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO), which turns 100 years old on Sept. 5, will celebrate with a live-streamed concert from PRG’s Live Stage Studio, a temporary production facility in the city. There will be no live audience, … » Read

The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra has promoted its artist-educator, composer Derrick Spiva, Jr., to the position of artistic advisor. Spiva has been with the orchestra for two years; several of his pieces have been performed by LACO. He will be … » Read

Music Academy of the West, whose home is a stunning Spanish Revival mansion and garden estate a two-minute walk from the Pacific Ocean in Santa Barbara, CA, has an illustrious legacy. Lotte Lehmann, Otto Klemperer, Darius Milhaud, Arnold … » Read

The Phoenix Symphony has informed its patrons of its cancelled 2020-21 season. In a letter on its website, Suzanne Wilson, president and CEO since last January (and former executive director of the Midori Foundation) indicates that the orchestra … » Read

John Gilhooly, Wigmore Hall’s artistic director, has announced details for an autumn series of 100 concerts, including 28 lunchtime concerts in association with BBC Radio 3. All of the performances will be live-streamed in HD video and free … » Read

The fourth edition of the New Generation Festival in Florence appears ready to conquer the coronavirus pandemic with a mix of live and streamed performances. The creation of three young Englishmen—Roger Granville, Max Fane and Frankie … » Read

Daniel Barenboim’s solo recital tonight in the Großes Festspielhaus at the Salzburg Festival marks the 70 th anniversary to the day of his stage debut in Buenos Aires at age seven. At the time, he performed works by Beethoven and … » Read

The reopening guidelines for COVID-19 might just as well be, two steps forward, one step back—or maybe even two. South Korea, after keeping the virus at bay for five months, is suddenly pulling back, shuttering performance venues and … » Read

Hanako Yamaguchi told colleagues yesterday that she would be leaving Lincoln Center after 30 years, most recently serving as director of music programming and, in that capacity, Jane Moss’s close colleague. Moss made her exit on August 1 , … » Read

Carrie-Ann Matheson is to be the new artistic director of the San Francisco Opera Center (SFOC), succeeding Sheri Greenawald, who is set to retire in December . Matheson starts in January 2021, joined by onetime IMG Artists VP and artist manager … » Read