WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center is beginning the process of removing references to President Donald Trump a week after a federal judge ruled that his name had been i llegally added to the performing arts center. Roma Daravi, the … » Read

Attorneys for musician Chuck Redd say a D.C. Superior Court judge dismissed a breach of contract lawsuit filed against Redd after he canceled a Christmas Eve performance at the Kennedy Center in protest of President Donald Trump's influence over … » Read

David Hyslop, the orchestra world’s first, only, and longest-serving professional interim CEO, received the Gold Baton award from the League of American Orchestras at the League conference in Baltimore this week. Now 83, he has a his track … » Read

The New World Symphony (NWS) has extended the tenure of Stéphane Denève as artistic director through the 2031–32 season. Only the second individual to hold this position in the NWS’s 39-year history, he succeeded the … » Read

The Takács Quartet has joined Maestro Arts for worldwide management, excluding North and South America. Those territories will continue to be overseen by Seldy Cramer. Thomas Hull will manage the group worldwide, succeeding Christa Phelps, … » Read

On June 2 Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed legislation creating Colorado Artist Companies, or A Corps, a new subset of limited liability corporations (LLC) designed to support artists and creators and ensure they maintain control over their … » Read

The Royal Opera would not immediately spring to mind as an organization interested in experimenting with AI. “There is a bit of a crisis in the performing arts with regards to machine learning," RBO Associate Director Netia Jones tells The … » Read

Despite recent court rulings that have forestalled, at least temporarily, the shutdown of The Kennedy Center for two years this July and called for the removal of Donald Trump’s name from the institution, there is little promise that it … » Read

American soprano Liv Redpath, who regularly sings roles such as Lucia and Sophie to acclaim in leading international opera houses, reached beyond her customary fare for her New York solo recital debut, with a striking embrace of French art songs, … » Read

The Symphony of Northwest Arkansas (SoNA) has chosen Akiko Fujimoto [pictured] as its new music director. Currently music director of the Mid-Texas Symphony, Fujimoto has previously held conducting positions with the Minnesota Orchestra, San … » Read