At its annual meeting on Tuesday, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Board Chair Helen Zell reported the numbers for fiscal 2018, which ran July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. Much of the news was good: ticket revenues rose by $1.1 million from 2016-17 to … » Read

Timothy J. McClimon, president of the American Express Foundation and part-time blogger, summarizes some key findings from Americans Speak Out about the Arts , the latest opinion poll conducted by Americans for the Arts. The poll surveyed a … » Read

In the late 1980’s Roger Norrington and his period-instruments band the London Classical Players offered annual weekend-long “experiences” on the South Bank, each devoted to a single composer. Their major works were performed … » Read

Jennifer Rivera is the new executive director and CEO of Long Beach Opera. She succeeds Jerold Kappel, who left last month after just under three years in the job. Rivera, a onetime mezzo-soprano soloist, has been with the company since 2017, in … » Read

NEW YORK (AFP) – The Metropolitan Opera is digging deep into its bag of tricks as it attempts to lure in younger generations more familiar with Mozart in the Jungle than its long-dead inspiration. At a   Fridays Under 40 party on … » Read

Violinist Vijay Gupta, 32, son of an immigrant family from India, recently received one of 25 MacArthur Foundation Fellowships, or genius grants, for 2018. The citation for his $625,000 award, paid out over five years, recognizes him for … » Read

Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov has been announced as Musical America’s 2019 Artist of the Year. The 27-year-old virtuoso, also a composer, leads an impressive MA “of-the-year” lineup for 2019, which also recognizes Julia Wolfe … » Read

Most opera companies have a hard enough time operating one house but the Opéra National de Paris has two, a challenge it embraces as an opportunity. Indeed, in a conspicuous display of artistic strength, it will sometimes introduce a new … » Read

Pacific Chorale has hired Andrew Brown, the chief operating officer of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, as its new president and CEO. The Costa-Mesa, CA, ensemble, a mix of 140 volunteers and professionals, is located about 40 miles south of Los … » Read

On Nov. 28, Sotheby’s London will offer at auction over 300 lots of furniture, personal jewelry, Russian works of art, books, scores, and musical instruments that belonged to Mstislav Rostropovich and Galina Vishnevskaya, world-renowned … » Read