Yet another musician’s estate is taking issue with the Trump presidential campaign’s unauthorized appropriation of its client’s songs. Organizers of last week’s Republican convention twice used covers of the late Canadian … » Read

Live performances at the Hollywood Bowl are cancelled for the summer, but the venue and the mini-city surrounding it are being put to good, practical use: It’s a food distribution center, organized and run by the Los Angeles Regional Food … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia Artists Management Inc., one of the leading agencies representing classical music performers, says it is shutting down. A statement emailed Saturday to CAMI artists said the agency is closing its doors Monday. … » Read

It appears that the Paris Opera has gotten its way. Canadian Opera Company General Director Alexander Neef [pictured] will take the French company’s helm as early as next month, succeeding Stéphane Lissner. Originally, Neef was to … » Read

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