On Mar. 6 Judge P. Kevin Castel of Federal District Court in Manhattan issued a ruling blocking an attempt to enter the Woody Guthrie folk anthem “This Land is Your Land” in the public domain.  The same lawyers that had earlier … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — McCoy Tyner, the groundbreaking and influential jazz pianist and the last surviving member of the John Coltrane Quartet, has died. He was 81. Tyner’s family confirmed the death in a statement released on social media … » Read

San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed has called for the closure of the War Memorial Performing Arts Center, including Davies Symphony Hall, home of the San Francisco Symphony and the SF Ballet. Effective March 7 all performances have been … » Read

Statement from the Royal Opera House: "The Royal Opera House and Maestro ?Plácido Domingo have mutually decided that he will withdraw from the Royal Opera House’s upcoming performances of Don Carlo in July 2020. We would like to … » Read

The National Concert Hall in Taipei shut down indefinitely today after visiting Australian composer Brett Dean [pictured] was diagnosed with coronavirus on his return to Brisbane. He is being treated in a hospital in Adelaide. Some of the … » Read

After a week of competition in Miami among 25 contestants, the Chopin Foundation of the United States announced prizewinners at the 10 th National Chopin Piano Competition. The first prize went to 18-year-old Avery Gagliano, who studies with Gary … » Read

LONDON—The U.K.’s dearth of Fidelio s is at an end. It’s been years since the last sighting of Beethoven’s only opera, but to mark the 250th anniversary of his birth three major new stagings are scheduled, none more hotly … » Read

The Washington Post has a new classical music critic as of March 9. He is Michael Brodeur, a.k.a. Michael Andor Brodeur. The Post describes him as “a writer, critic and editor who has worked most recently at the Boston Globe .” … » Read

A New Jersey Superior Court has tossed out two lawsuits challenging the legality of Rider University’s attempts to merge Westminster Choir College (WCC) operations with Rider’s. WCC and Rider merged in 1991, and for the  last … » Read

Sheri Greenawald, director of the San Francisco Opera Center, artistic director of SFO’s Merola Opera program for young artists, is to step down at the end of the year, after 18 years in the job. The company announced her retirement today. … » Read