The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) is taking significant steps to support all its fulltime employees during the coronavirus pandemic. The organization’s plan illustrates a refreshing display of unity between management and its musicians. … » Read

Since 2020 is the year devoted to all things Beethoven, it comes as no surprise that accounts of his supposed illegitimate daughter are receiving renewed attention. Maria Theresia Selma Arria Cornelia Minona—later known as Minona von … » Read

The Metropolitan Opera is to take its nightly HD encore streams—which the company says have reached “4 million viewers” since they were launched March 16—to the next level. Scheduled for 1 pm EDT on April 25, the newly … » Read

One of Gustavo Dudamel’s first acts as music and artistic director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic was to appoint John Adams to the newly created position of Creative Chair, cementing a relationship with the orchestra that already dated … » Read

Any artist practicing in the U.S., its territories, and tribal nations who can show that they can receive taxable income Stateside, is now eligible for a $5,000 unrestricted grant from the Artist Relief Fund. One need not be a citizen to apply. … » Read

According to the ever optimistic, ever original Peter Sellars, the worldwide standstill necessitated by Covid-19 might not be such a bad things for the arts. On the down side, of course, many have lost their jobs, their livelihoods. On the … » Read

The Grange Park Opera has announced plans for a 2024 production of Krishna , a never-before-performed opera by Sir John Tavener. The largely unknown opera, completed in 2005, exists only in manuscript form. Prince Charles, a friend of the … » Read

Upper Manhattan’s venerable community music school, the Bloomingdale School of Music, is about to receive some much-deserved exposure on NBC’s George to the Rescue . “George” is George Oliphant, Emmy award-winning host of … » Read

Zachary Lewis, staff music critic for the Cleveland Plain Dealer since 2007, has been laid off as part of a newsroom purge of 22 journalists. Apparently the newspaper has had most of its reportage moved to what is described as its … » Read

Charles, “Charlie” Wade is the new VP of marketing for the Philadelphia Orchestra, filling a position that had been vacant for about a year. His predecessor was Janice Hay, now director of marketing & communications for the Depaul … » Read