As previously reported , the U.S. Department of Justice accused Live Nation of violating a 2010 government settlement that enabled its controversial, $889-million merger with Ticketmaster and of coercing venues to use Ticketmaster over other … » Read

The world’s best-selling classical musician lives in a 17th-century chateau with 27 bedrooms and a butterfly house. Last year, the Dutch violinist and conductor André Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu sold more than 40 million DVDs and … » Read

A vibrant 95-year-old, 4-foot, 8-inch tall Rosalind Cron is one of only two survivors of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, America’s first racially integrated, all-girl swing band. In its heyday during the early 1940s, the band … » Read

Following are a few highlights of China’s musical year: At least three new venues opened Shangyin Opera House , a government-funded facility affiliated with the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, opened in October with  La finta … » Read

A generous news segment on Portland’s local ABC-TV affiliate covers the Oregon Symphony’s prison outreach program at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility for women. Crystal Akins, an employee, organized a choir at the prison several … » Read

After a nine-month international search, the Cincinnati Opera has looked to its own and chosen Christopher Milligan, its current managing director, to be its next general director and CEO. He starts on March 2, succeeding Patricia Beggs, who … » Read

Scotland based conductor Holly Mathieson takes over as music director of Symphony Nova Scotia as of January 2020 on a three-year contract. Her first performance in the new role will be next October. She succeeds Bernhard Gueller, in the job for … » Read

VIENNA (AFP) - Vienna's prestigious ballet academy is endangering children's wellbeing including by encouraging them to smoke to stay slim, an Austrian commission probing abuse claims said Tuesday. The scandal first broke in April when a media … » Read

In February 2020 Paul Helfrich will join the Orlando Philharmonic as executive director. He succeeds Christopher Barton, who left in March 2019. Longtime arts administrator  David Hyslop has been serving as interim since last May and will … » Read

Pipe organ fans are keeping their fingers crossed that the impending renovation of Geffen Hall will include their instrument of choice. At present neither of New York’s two premiere concert halls contain “the king of … » Read