New York Philharmonic Plans Tour to Hong Kong and Taiwan This Summer

Industry News

Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Wraps Up 2022-23 Season and Announces 2023-24

Premieres / Repertoire / Commissions

Björk Performs Her Hits and New Songs at Coachella Festival with Orchestral Backup—and Flying Drones

Musicians

Dallas Symphony Announces New Fellowship Program for Underrepresented Musicians

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Janna Hymes Named Artistic Director and Conductor of Arizona’s Verde Valley Sinfonietta

Musical Chairs - Industry Moves

Review: Erased from History, Composer and Violinist Joseph Bologne, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Is Reimagined in a New Biopic

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Dallas Symphony’s Young Strings Program and Its Ongoing Mission to Diversify Orchestras

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Roanoke Symphony Collaborates with Local Artists for “Painted Violins” Fundraiser Supporting Music Education

Education and Community

New Role for Stanford Thompson

Musical Chairs - Industry Moves

Florida Orchestra to Highlight American Composers in 2023-24

Premieres / Repertoire / Commissions

Alexander Shelley Named Artistic and Music Director of Artis–Naples, Home of Florida’s Naples Philharmonic

Musical Chairs - Industry Moves

Review: Boston Modern Orchestra Project Makes Carnegie Hall Debut with NY Premieres by Bielawa, Liang, and Norman

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Ralph Yarl, 16-Year-Old Clarinet and Bassoon Player Who Was Severely Wounded in Unprovoked Shooting, Is Released from Hospital

Musicians

James Blachly Leads Montgomery, Dawson, Beethoven as Music Director Candidate at New Haven Symphony

Premieres / Repertoire / Commissions

Obituary: Blair Tindall, Oboist and Author of “Mozart in the Jungle,” Which Pulled Back the Curtain on Classical Music, 63

Musicians

Sphinx Organization Marks 25 Years of Working to Diversify Classical Music

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Philly Pops Sues Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

Business and Finance

Warren Symphony Orchestra Heads to the Stars for Season Finale

Education and Community

Michigan’s Abundance of Orchestras: Local Pride, Community Connections, Impactful Musicians

Musicians

New Music Directors at Sacramento Philharmonic and Vancouver Island Symphony

Musical Chairs - Industry Moves

Conductor Killed While Fighting for Ukraine During Russian Invasion

World News

How Performing Works by Once Overlooked Composers Expands—and Strengthens—Classical Music

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

BBC to Examine Alternatives to Funding Cuts for British Orchestras

Business and Finance

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Appoints Paul Pietrowski as Chief Operating Officer

Musical Chairs - Industry Moves

St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Looks Ahead to 2023-24

Premieres / Repertoire / Commissions

New Concert Attire for the Richmond Symphony

Musicians

Court Backs Dismissal of Music Teacher Who Refused to Use Transgender Students’ Names

Education and Community

Spokane Symphony’s Workshops for Conductors Point to New Directions

Industry News

Pianist Awadagin Pratt, Combining the Classical and the Contemporary

Musicians