The children of Tom and Mary Beck, longtime supporters of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO), have made a $10m gift, the largest single gift in the ensemble’s history. “My parents believed that culture was an important aspect of … » Read

Flying with cellos can be no fun at all, as six musicians trying to return to the U.K. from Basel after a concert were recently reminded. On Oct. 11 Peter Gregson, Gabriella Swallow, Ashok Klouda, Adrian Bradbury, Ben Chappell and Tim Lowe had … » Read

The Ann Arbor Symphony will promote its director of marketing and communications, Tyler Rand [pictured], to the post of executive director in January. He succeeds Mary Steffek Blaske, who will retire in December after 25 years in the job. Rand, … » Read

When Laurence Fishburne needed inspiration as a struggling young actor, he looked at photos of great artists to help him focus, including opera star Jessye Norman. At Norman’s funeral Saturday in her hometown of Augusta, Georgia — … » Read

Tanglewood is now open for business year’ round. The summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and its Tanglewood Music Center Fellows has become the fall, winter, and spring home to programs ranging from photography and film to dance, … » Read

The Hong Kong Piano Competition is underway after the two-day delay necessitated by pro-democracy protests rocking the city. The Chopin Society of Hong Kong , which organizes the event, wrote on Facebook that the schedule changes were needed to … » Read

Barrie Kosky, Intendant at Berlin’s Komische Oper since 2012, enjoys a well-deserved reputation as an innovative producer of operettas as well as traditional operas. His rendition of Offenbach’s Orphée was the hit of this past … » Read

The Sarasota Opera (SO) has purchased more than 30,000 costumes, some of which have been worn by legendary performers such as Luciano Pavarotti, Beverly Sills, and Marilyn Horne. Malabar Ltd.’s owner Luigi Speca initiated the sale to the … » Read

Minnesota Orchestra is off to exotic climes once again, this time heading to South Korea and Vietnam in June, where it will perform in Hanoi to honor the 25 th anniversary of restored relations with the U.S. They’ll also play in Ho Chi Minh … » Read

Newly arrived executive and artistic director of Cal Performances at UC Berkeley, Jeremy Geffen, is putting together his staff. He has moved Katy Tucker from interim director of artistic planning to director. She succeeds Rob Bailis, who left … » Read