Over the past 15 years, the Minnesota Orchestra (MO) has defied the conventional wisdom that American orchestras are no longer recording aside from an occasional live performance captured on in-house labels. Beginning in 2004, the MO began a … » Read

Countertenor David Daniels [pictured] has issued a statement denying claims of sexual harassment as outlined in a lawsuit filed against him by Andrew Lipian , a master's degree student in University of Michigan's (UM) School of Music, … » Read

Tens of thousands of children across the U.S. are learning to play the violin by the immersive Suzuki method, listening to excerpts recorded by disgraced Cleveland Orchestra concertmaster William Preucil, Jr. So Alfred Music, the publishing … » Read

Noise pollution is no laughing matter in Germany. In 2015 alone, there were more than 12,000 legal disputes among neighbors, reports the Rheinische Post . According to a recent study by the Forsa Institute, 74 percent of lawsuits by and against … » Read

The arts world of the city of Detroit has just received a huge boost—as in $20 million—from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; monies are being positioned as an “investment” in the city’s arts groups, … » Read

The Baltimore Symphony musicians have issued a press release stating that they have been playing without a contract since September 9, after two one-year contract extensions, the second at the request of the orchestra’s then new CEO, Peter … » Read

The Edinburgh International Festival, described by a Scotland tourism site as “the crème de la crème of opera, dance, and performance” and held every August in the city’s concert halls and theaters, has a new … » Read

Vanessa Rose, a self-defined “emerging composers consultant,” is to be the new president and CEO of the St. Paul, MN-based American Composers Forum (ACF). She succeeds John Nuechterlein, who is retiring on December 31 after 15 very … » Read

In an effort to lure younger audiences, Wigmore Hall and Classic FM have designed a plan that will make 25,000 £5 ($6.35) tickets available to listeners under 35 throughout each Wigmore Hall season. Pre-concert talks, Q&As with artists, … » Read

NEW YORK - Dutch pianist Ralph van Raat has frequently been one of my “go-to” pianists for contemporary music recordings. A longtime Naxos artist, he has released CDs featuring a number of composers, ranging from Adams to Andriessen, … » Read