On a late August afternoon in Milwaukee, Dayvin Hallmon and Alida LaCosse stand outside the city’s newly christened Bradley Symphony Center leading "No Justice For Elijah! End Racism In Milwaukee's Music Community," a two-day memorial and … » Read

BOSTON -- The Boston Symphony Orchestra is asking the music world to help it celebrate former conductor Seiji Ozawa's 85th birthday Tuesday. The orchestra is encouraging fans to honor his birthday on social media with the hashtag … » Read

The first thing a listener is apt to notice about the music of composer Katherine Balch is its combination of familiarity and other-worldliness. The harmonies and rhythms that underlie much of her work are fundamentally akin to those of Schubert, … » Read

HELSINKI (AP) — After being forced to cancel all its spring season performances due to the coronavirus outbreak, Finland's National Opera is opening this fall with a Mozart opera with a topical twist: a story line that reflects on the … » Read

As orchestras across Europe slowly return, however cautiously, to the concert hall, their American counterparts are still largely absent. This country’s inability to bring the coronavirus pandemic to heel has largely silenced ensembles such … » Read

The Sarasota (FL) Orchestra, which, at 70 seasons lays claim to being Florida’s oldest, has cancelled its 2020-21 season, or rather “postponed” it to 2021-22. The orchestra, which normally performs about 125 classical, pops, and … » Read

Forced by the circumstances, the 100 th -anniversary edition of the Salzburg Festival revised its offerings and redefined the audience experience. Gone were receptions, intermissions, and champagne bars. Venues and times were staggered to prevent … » 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

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and its musicians have come up with a five-year agreement that, 18 months ago, no one would have thought possible. Essentially, the new contract--which beings Sept. 7 and comes on the heels of the expiration of … » Read

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