The Caramoor Festival’s July 9 th streamed program Tom-Tom: An Epic of Music and the Negro has drawn fresh, long-overdue attention to the African American composer, novelist, and racial equality activist Shirley Graham DuBois. Born in 1896 … » Read

The Los Angeles Master Chorale has introduced a new twist to pandemic-induced season cancellations. Rather than discarding months of hard work spent planning its 2020-21 season, the group is simply postponing everything for a year. The first … » Read

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) has cancelled most of its fall 2020 concerts but, unlike the majority of its colleagues, has opted to hold out for the holidays, announcing that it will resume events after November 29. (Most U.S. ensembles … » Read

Mark Thompson, CEO of The New York Times since 2012, will step down from his post and be succeeded by COO Meredith Kopit Levien, 49, the youngest person to take the top job. She starts Sept. 8. “I've chosen this moment to step down because … » Read

PARIS-- He is the new wunderkind of classical music. At only 24, the young Finn Klaus Mäkelä has been appointed music director of the Orchestre de Paris. While he may seem head-spinningly young for such a … » Read

Anyone who has never heard John Williams’ music has not likely been to the movies in over 40 years. The quiet, self-effacing 88-year-old composer has won five Academy Awards for his film music, and also boasts an enviable catalog of … » Read

German scientists are readying an experiment in Leipzig to try to determine how to prevent Covid-19 from spreading at large indoor concerts. The Restart-19 project, costing €990,000 ($1.14mn), is recruiting volunteers for a … » Read

After he posted several racially charged comments on Facebook over the weekend, David Tucker, son of famed tenor Richard Tucker and board member of the Foundation named for him, set off a social media explosion, condemning his comments and … » Read

MADRID, Spain--The pandemic is wreaking havoc on the performing arts world, but from June 17 to June 28 the Teatros del Canal went forward with the 35 th Madrid Dance Festival. Six recently made full-length works, created and performed by Spanish … » Read

The Los Angeles Philharmonic has named a new Chief Financial Officer—Karen Sturges, a CPA who will oversee the organization’s finances, information technology, and office administrations. She starts August 10, succeeding Alison … » Read