Following a fractious few months of charges and countercharges , the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and its musicians have announced a 1-year agreement that, in effect, buys the organization time to negotiate a long-term contract. Terms include … » Read

Opponents of Rasmus Paludan, a far-right racist politician in Denmark, are fighting back in unique fashion. Jazz musicians playing trumpets, bongo drums, and saxophones show up at his rallies and drown out his voice by playing very loudly (and … » Read

When Davóne Tines created a video for the annual Rockport Chamber Music Festival featuring Prelude to the Holy Presence of Joan D’Arc , by the late Julius Eastman , he didn’t anticipate the controversy that arose from some of … » Read

The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (FWSO) had to scramble for new quarters when Bass Performance Hall, its usual venue for its Symphonic Series, announced it would remain closed until at least December due to the pandemic. In July the FWSO … » Read

Violinist Yi-Wen Jiang is suing Montclair (NJ) State University and its resident Shanghai Quartet for firing him from the ensemble for a social media post he wrote calling Chinese people pigs ( pig emoji). At the time, it was reported that he had … » Read

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden are eager to have audiences in large theaters without social distancing within the next month, according to The Sunday Times and The Mail on Sunday . Stated Dowden, "Mass indoor … » Read

Arts organizations that choose to go dormant for the 2020-21 season may be missing a vital chance to stay “dialed in” and serve their communities, according to Matthew VanBesien, president of the University Musical Society in Ann … » 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

Within mere hours of one another, the Chicago Symphony and Cleveland Orchestra on Thursday announced plans for their new fall seasons. Both consist of newly recorded performances in their respective, audience-empty halls. Both will use new … » Read

It’s a rare to encounter all four symphonies of that cranky, visionary American iconoclast Charles Ives live over the span of just a week. That’s what happened six months ago in Walt Disney Concert Hall, in the last purely symphonic … » Read