The Los Angeles Philharmonic has canceled the remainder of its 2019-20 season, moving its closing date up from May 10. CEO Chad Smith estimates losses at about $10 million, also the amount that his counterpart at the New York Philharmonic (and … » Read

On March 27th, while Russia was finally getting serious about social distancing, and closed cultural institutions began to beef up their online presence, the winners of Casta Diva, the prestigious Russian opera awards, were announced for the year … » Read

Like many of their pandemic-plagued colleagues around the world, the 88 musicians that comprise the Seattle Symphony will be out of work temporarily beginning April 13. With programming suspended through May 31, the orchestra was facing losses of … » Read

The Chicago-based Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation is expediting payment of $2m in general operating support to 175 small arts and cultural organizations in the Chicago region and 40 in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. Chicago … » Read

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has cancelled its entire Boston Pops season, scheduled to run May 16–June 13 and programmed to celebrate conductor Keith Lockhart’s 25 th -anniversary. This marks the second time the season has been … » Read

We will update this list weekly. Please contact editor@musicalamerica.com with any updates. This list is current as of April 8, 2020. New entries are marked with a (+).     Festivals Cancelled American Dance Festival Bach Choir of … » Read

+ Connotes new entry as of April 13. We will be updating this list weekly. Please note that Central European Time (CET) is currently six hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Time. Contact editor@musicalamerica.com .   Wednesday, April 8 Noon CET: … » Read

A federal judge in Los Angeles has dismissed a 2019 suit against Universal Music Group (UMG) for the loss of over 100,000 audio recordings in a 2008 warehouse fire in Hollywood. The artists whose work was destroyed represent a who’s who of … » Read

MILAN--The Italian government has declared all theaters, cinemas and museums remain closed due to Covid-19 until April 13 and surely into May. When the stay-at-home ruling was first passed a month ago, Dario Franceschini, the Culture Minister, … » Read

Since its founding in 1945, the MAV Orchestra in Budapest has taken classical music on the road, literally traveling by rail to small towns throughout Hungary to perform. In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, its players are giving a new … » Read