The San Antonio Philharmonic, which a bit more than a year ago signed a much- ballyhooed agreement with the Scottish Rite fraternal order to take an ownership stake in its downtown building as a permanent home, was asked to exit the building by … » Read

There appears to be a cross-continent desire to play as many pianos in one space simultaneously as possible. If composer Georg Frederick Haas’s call for 50 in his 11,000 strings (performed last fall at the Armory) , seemed excessive, a … » Read

A presumably well-intentioned tribute to the late tenor Luciano Pavarotti in Pesaro, a coastal city in the Marche region of Italy where he had a home, has left his widow Nicoletta Mantovani and family members “disappointed, angry and … » Read

This year’s Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition has gone to Australian composer Liza Lim for her piece A Sutured World, premiered last October by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (BRSO)/Musica Viva. The BRSO, which also recorded the … » Read

The L.A. Philharmonic has secured additional funds that will enable the continuation of the YOLA program in East Los Angeles at the Torres site for the remainder of the school year. The orchestra had recently announced that rising costs in … » Read

Inside This Issue: Judge Rules Against NEA’s Grant Restriction; Enforcing a Letter of Intent for an Engagement; USCIS Announces Multiple New Filing Addresses for US Artist Visa Petitions; Requests for Evidence for Itinerary-based US Artist … » Read

The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s much praised Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (YOLA) currently provides free instruments and ensemble training for thousands of young musicians who are 5 through 18 years old, with after-school programming … » Read

Florida’s orchestras are having a banner year—if not necessarily in ticket sales, then certainly in fund raising.  In St. Petersburg, the Florida Orchestra just received $10 million from an anonymous donor, marking the single … » Read

Wigmore Hall is planning a two-week celebration of its 125 th anniversary for the end of May 2026. Twenty-four concerts across 14 days, many of them broadcast on BBC Radio, will feature some the world’s best instrumentalists and vocalists. … » Read

The Qatar Foundation (QF) and the Reina Sofía School of Music in Spain have announced the creation of a chair of Arab Studies as part of a 10-year partnership to use academic and artistic exchanges to promote the study and appreciation of … » Read