The New Year brings with it the release of the United Kingdom’s annual Honors List recognizing the achievements of more than 1,000 people who have contributed in some manner to the greater UK community. While many of those on the list are … » Read

As part of her Best of the Year wrap-up (“outstanding music around the UK this year distracted us from woes about the planet and Brexit”), Fiona Maddocks does a quick run down of all the changes anticipated at major UK orchestras: … » Read

Tony Award-winning composer Jerry Herman, who wrote the cheerful, good-natured music and lyrics for such classic shows as Mame, Hello, Dolly!, and La Cage aux Folles , died Thursday. He was 88. His goddaughter Jane Dorian confirmed his death to … » Read

PARIS (AP) — The rector of Notre Dame Cathedral says the Paris landmark is still so fragile that there’s a “50 percent chance” the structure might not be saved, because scaffolding installed before this year’s fire … » Read

Dalton Baldwin, an American pianist known for his sensitive collaboration with some of the world’s greatest singers, died on Dec. 12 in Kunming, in the Yunnan Province of China. He was 87 and collapsed while returning to Tokyo after a visit … » Read

The final stretch of 2019 has yielded competition results both celebrated and disputed, starting with the Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition , which ended on November 16 in Paris, with much disagreement between audience and jury. The latter was … » Read

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Opera singer and conductor Peter Schreier, who won fame at the Salzburg Festival and Milan's La Scala, has died in Dresden, Germany. He was 84. The dpa news agency reported Thursday that he died Wednesday, citing … » Read

In the face of undeniable scientific evidence of manmade climate change, the classical music industry must re-examine how it does business, argues Jasper Parrott, co-founder and executive chairman of HarrisonParrott Ltd. International touring, … » Read

For those tired of the seasonal same old, same old, The Crossing’s Christmas offering might not have looked that festive on paper, but it certainly gave pause for thought. For its December 21 concert in the atmospheric surrounds of the … » Read

The Billings Symphony Orchestra & Chorale has received two significant year-end gifts. By way of its Montana Development Co., the Sukin family has given a building in downtown Billings to the orchestra for use as office space. It is the … » Read