The Boston Symphony, citing losses from cancelled events at $35 million, has announced staff layoffs nearing 30 percent. Included in its cancelled event count are 316 concerts, March 13-November 28, 2020, indicating there will be no live fall … » Read

After nearly six months of silence, some U.S. concert halls are beginning to show signs of life. Small ensembles of musicians are tip-toeing back on stage, temperatures checked, faces masked, music desks positioned at least six-feet apart. In … » Read

With Philip Wilder having exited as executive director, the New Century Chamber Orchestra (NCCO) is now in search mode for his successor. Yesterday, NCCO announced that Richard Lonsdorf would succeed him on an interim basis. Wilder, meanwhile, … » Read

New research in the U.K. has shown that, contrary to initial assumptions, singing does not produce significantly more respiratory particles than speaking at a similar volume. The findings are of enormous importance as the music world plots how … » Read

Opera and preschoolers seem an unlikely mix. But as one critic recently discovered, a Zoom workshop run by the D.C. and NYC-based company Opera Lafayette “kept its grid of budding opera buffs rapt with an action-packed half-hour of … » Read

Amid the current artistic doom and gloom, each of Bang on a Can’s three marathons have stood as beacons of light, while also providing psychological insights into where artists, particularly composers and musicians, find themselves in these … » Read

It took a century, but she was worth the wait. Joana Mallwitz, at age 34 the first woman booked as the official conductor for an opera at the Salzburg Festival, has taken the venerable musical gathering by storm with her interpretation of … » Read

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