The Edinburgh Festival—Scotland’s official international arts gathering combined with a vast fringe of amateur and professional shows—presents around 59,000 performances in 330 venues over 25 days in August. Viewed as a whole, … » Read

Jack Viertel is to step down as artistic director of the New York City Center Encores! series at the end of the 2020 season. It will be his 20 th in the role, although he has been involved in an advisory capacity since its inception in 1994. He … » Read

Robert Schumann’s place in the firmament of 19 th -century composers is secure. The other Schumann—his wife—should be there, too. This year marks the bicentennial of Clara Wieck’s birth. As a pianist, she was a child … » Read

As the 2019 Mostly Mozart season gets underway, Lincoln Center has announced that Louis Langrée, the festival’s music director since 2003, has extended his contract through the summer of 2023, which will mark a total of 21 seasons at … » Read

Another key staff member is leaving the Seattle Symphony. The latest is Senior Vice President for Marketing and Business Operations Charlie Wade, with the organization for five years. He is moving on to Inghilleri Consulting Group (ICG), a firm … » Read

Zubin Mehta led his final performance with the Israel Philharmonic last Saturday, in an outdoor concert at Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv that attracted “an enormous crowd of young and old,” according to eyewitness reports. The event marked … » Read

Film, television, sports, and other mainstream media have historically birthed a long list of celebrities—those of worldwide, grand status—while it remains easy to count on one hand (maybe two) the number of worldwide celebrities in … » Read

Classical music may seem to be on the wane in the West, but anyone who requires reminding that it remains a vibrant art form need only visit China. “When you play in Taipei, for example, and there is an audience of 2,000,” Sir Simon … » Read

James Huang Zheng, an influential Chinese music educator and onetime principal oboe of the Hong Kong Philharmonic, was taken into custody by local law enforcement on July 10. According to Hong Kong newspaper Sing Tao Daily , on the night of July … » Read

Further underlining management’s argument for a reduction in labor costs that would lead to a shortened season and lower wages, the Baltimore Symphony has issued a press statement reflecting results of the recent audit for the year ended … » Read