Anthony McGill, principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic and formerly of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, has been selected as the recipient of the 2020 Avery Fisher Prize. He represents the only African American to receive the award, … » Read

Following represents an update from our first “Baby Steps Back to the Concert Hall" listing. While there is little doubt that the performing arts and artists are suffering in this dark and unprecedented time, it is also heartening to … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO — Ann Getty, a longtime benefactor of the arts and culture in San Francisco who married into the storied Getty family, died September 14. She was 79. She died of a heart attack, her husband Gordon Getty said. A native of … » Read

In the face of the ongoing pandemic, arts groups everywhere are asking, “How much can we continue to cut before survival becomes impossible?” Nowhere is the question more pressing than in central Ohio. "I don't think you can … » Read

The participation of 25 members of Congress in “Will on the Hill,” the Shakespeare Theater Company’s annual fundraiser on Sept. 14, might suggest that they had an interest in the arts. Sadly, it instead highlights a potentially … » Read

DALLAS--In a world that might have been, 2000 music lovers would have cheerfully witnessed the opening concert of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s 2020-21 season in Meyerson Symphony Center on September 11. They would have seen Fabio Luisi, … » Read

We will be updating this list weekly. Please note that all times are given in U.S. Eastern Time (ET). To calculate in other time zones or counties, British Summer Time (BST) is currently five hours ahead of ET and Central European Time (CET) is … » Read

The pandemic-shortened 2020 edition of the Proms concluded on Sept. 12 with a much-reduced orchestra and a small choir performing “Rule, Britannia!” and “Land of Hope and Glory” in an otherwise empty Royal Albert Hall. The … » Read

A conflict over failure to follow established procedures when revising on-air playlists has led to Garrett McQueen’s dismissal from American Public Media (APM). McQueen, a professional bassoonist, had been host and producer of the … » Read

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, citing losses of $3.4m due to Covid-19 concert cancellations, will eliminate 12 of its 31 administrative staff positions across all departments, with additional furloughs and part-time situations to come as … » Read