A highly conservative Trump supporter has been confirmed by the Senate to take over the heretofore independent media source Voice of America. Yesterday, Michael Pack, a filmmaker, was named to the post, prompting the immediate resignation of VOA … » Read

Following its neighbors at the Met Opera and New York Philharmonic, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) has cancelled its fall 2020 season, choosing to label it as “postponed to fall 2021." Asked about when the season might … » Read

See also, Part I. Sybarite5 (Sami Merdinian and Sarah Whitney, violins; Angela Pickett, viola; Laura Metcalf, cello; and Louis Levitt, bass) is a standout among groovier new music ensembles. Its latest disc, Live from New York , is a diverse … » 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

Back in March, just as the pandemic’s shut-down was hitting the industry, the American Pianists Association (APA) announced the five 2021 finalists who would, over the next 13 months, perform a variety of solo and ensemble concerts in … » Read

PARIS--Stéphane Lissner  pronounced late last week that the Paris Opera was “on its knees,” and that he would leave early as general director such that his successor, Alexander Neef, current head of the Canadian Opera … » Read

With new data projecting an uptick in Covid-19 cases in Tennessee, the Nashville Symphony has suspended all operations through July 31, 2021. The orchestra had  signaled major furloughs to come last week. Now it has said all musicians and 49 … » Read

On June 12 the Houston Symphony announced an $11mn budget cut and staff layoffs in response to deficits resulting from the coronavirus. This blow comes less than three years after the devastation caused by flooding from Hurricane Harvey in August … » Read

Every day seems to add to the list of musical organizations devastated by the coronavirus pandemic. Two of the latest casualties are the Banff Center for Arts and Creativity and the Houston Symphony. On June 11 the Banff Center, in business since … » Read

Jaap van Zweden has extended his contract with the Hong Kong Philharmonic through the end of the 2023/24 season. He will have been the orchestra’s music director for 12 years and will thereafter take the title of laureate. Van Zweden is … » Read