The U.K.’s 2019 New Year’s Honor List represented a bit of a dry spell for the performing arts after last year’s list contained dozens from that world. Two of the most distinguished honorees are Christian Blackshaw, the first … » Read

PARIS (AP) — The United States and Israel officially quit the U.N.’s educational, scientific and cultural agency at the stroke of midnight, January 1, the culmination of a process triggered more than a year ago amid concerns that the … » Read

Boston-based chamber ensemble Sarasa often ventures outside the traditional concert hall to make music. Among its most satisfying efforts are the one-hour sessions at Department of Youth facilities for teens who have run afoul of the law. … » Read

As John Fisher  heads back to Wales to head up the new David Seligman Opera School at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, he exits his post at the Met Opera as assistant general manager for music administration. Today, the Met … » Read

Countertenor David Daniels, besieged by a series of accusations of sexual misconduct, has filed a counterclaim against Andrew Lipian, who alleges the  singer assaulted him while he was a master's degree student at the University of … » Read

The Vienna Phil is opening an academy to offer a two-year, fully subsidized training program for a dozen students ages 12 to 26. In addition to studying a traditional curriculum that mixes chamber music, private lessons, and performances with the … » Read

The musicians of the Baltimore Symphony, still in contract negotiations, have some new friends. A group of about 20 supporters has formed a “Save Our BSO” committee, which is urging management to “be more transparent” and … » Read

Cellist Aldo Parisot, the longest serving faculty member in Yale University’s history, died on December 29 at the age of 100. Parisot, whose students included the likes of Carter Brey and Ralph Kirshbaum, only retired from teaching last … » Read

NEW YORK--The contemplative aura that gently emanates from Michael Vincent Waller ’s music suggests a hard-won focus on the essential, distilled from long decades of reflection and experience. But the composer was already shaping this … » Read

Daniel Henninger is deputy editor of The Wall Street Journal's editorial page and author of “Wonder Land,” a weekly column appearing each Thursday. In his Dec. 27 offering, he  announces his latest musical creation, with tongue … » Read