At the moment there is little cause for optimism about the state of classical music in the U.K. The pandemic has uncloaked a financial model that relies on robust ticket revenue to break even, due in large part to a public subsidy that provides … » Read

Over the past four months, the coronavirus pandemic has transformed choral singing from a life-affirming to a potentially deadly activity. Outbreaks of the virus in Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, the United States, and South Korea all … » Read

The new, 30-day Salzburg Festival 2020, which opens August 1, remains programmatically impressive, despite the restrictions of the pandemic. As previously reported , it has been pared down to meet health and safety requirements, from 200 events … » Read

Venezuelan conductor Domingo Hindoyan, an early graduate of the El Sistema program, is to be the new chief conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (RLPO) as of 2021. He arrives as Vasily Petrenko exits his 15-year tenure to become … » Read

Denmark was one of the first European nations to shut down in response to the coronavirus pandemic, so it comes as no surprise that it was at the front of the line when it came time to reopen on Sunday, June 7, with a concert by the Royal Danish … » Read

The Minnesota Orchestra has announced it will “no longer engage MPD [Minneapolis Police Department] officers to provide security at Orchestra concerts . . . [until it] implements fundamental changes” in the wake of George … » Read

Meredith Snow, chairperson of the International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians (ICSOM), warns members to be wary of letting employers free stream their performances. Prior to the onset of the pandemic, most U.S. orchestras and opera … » Read

We will be updating this on Mondays. 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 Dallas Opera (TDO) and the Cliburn Concerts have both revised their 2020-21 seasons in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The opera company has dropped one production—Wagner’s Lohengrin —scheduled for nine performances, … » Read

The Nashville Symphony Association has informed the Tennessee Dept. of Labor that it intends to furlough 131 members of its workforce, involving both staff and musician, by June 30. It laid off some 200 part-timers in April. Having had to cancel … » Read