A recent decision by Germany’s Munich Regional Court dealt a sharp blow to Suno, the U.S.-based AI generative music company. The court found that Suno breached copyright laws by using and storing songs from GEMA’s catalogue for … » Read

CHICAGO—With Chicago bona fides across the bill, the Grant Park Music Festival’s July 31 concert may well have been hometown pride night. Neither conductor Kedrick Armstrong nor violinist Gabriela Lara was born in Chicago: Armstrong … » Read

The Library of Congress’s (LC) 2026-27 season offers a rich menu of musical offerings that commemorate America 250, the centennials of Miles Davis and John Coltrane, and 200 years of Beethoven’s legacy. Many of the programs draw … » Read

L2 Artists has increased its roster by eight, bringing the total to 56. New conductors are the Finnish-American Ari Pelto , recently named music director of the Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera, in addition to being music director of Opera … » Read

A two-year independent investigation of sexual abuse at Michigan’s Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan has uncovered 70 firsthand accounts by alumni of misconduct by 47 adults ranging from grooming and flirting to intercourse, all … » Read

SANTA CRUZ, CA—With “We, the Dreamers” as the 2026 Cabrillo Festival’s overall theme, and “On Freedom” as the title of its July 31 season opener, one could expect some kind of statement pertaining to the … » Read

To celebrate its 150 th anniversary, the Bayreuth Festival turned to AI to generate a new staging of Wagner’s tetralogy. The result, concludes Flora Willson in The Guardian , had “something for everyone to dislike.” The … » Read

Jennifer J. Barbee, associate executive director of the Buffalo Philharmonic, removes the word “associate” as of September 1 and adds the title of “president.” She succeeds  Daniel Hart, who is retiring after 22 … » Read

Tanglewood holds fond memories for thousands of people—an idyllic Berkshire summer setting in which to socialize while enjoying world-class performers and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. But this year, observes David Allen for the New York … » Read

LONDON—The Royal Ballet and Opera’s prestigious Jette Parker Artists Programme has produced some remarkable talents over the years so it should come as no surprise that its showcases are a hangout for artist managers and critics … » Read