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Community Leaders Come Together In Support Of The Santa Barbara Symphony
by BWW News Desk - June 23, 2020
The Santa Barbara Symphony launched an end of year fundraising campaign in May in support of ongoing operations while the organization advances with new momentum within the current environment.
VIDEO: Live with Carnegie Hall Presents Yannick Nézet-Séguin
by BWW News Desk - June 23, 2020
In a video released by Carnegie Hall, Yannick Nézet-Séguin-only the third music director of the Met since its founding in 1883-discusses The MET Orchestra (as it's known when it ventures outside the opera house) and its rich history on the concert stage.
VIDEO: Watch Musicians at Barcelona's Liceu Opera House Perform for an Audience of 2,292 Plants
by BWW News Desk - June 23, 2020
Barcelona's Liceu opera house presented its first post-lockdown performance, but not for a human audience. A string quartet performed 'Crisantemi' by composer Giacomo Puccini for an audience of 2,292 plants. 
Classical Music Concerts Begin in Europe
by BWW News Desk - June 23, 2020
The Los Angeles Times has reported that while performance venues in the US will be shut down due to the health crisis for the foreseeable future, the Vienna Philharmonic, the Salzburg Festival, and more classical companies in Europe have begun, or are preparing to begin, bringing classical concerts back to the stage. 
Now Available: 'Conducting Opera: Where Theater Meets Music' By Conductor Joseph Rescigno
by BWW News Desk - June 22, 2020
University of North Texas Press announces the publication of Conducting Opera: Where Theater Meets Music by renowned conductor Joseph Rescigno. The book discusses operas in the standard repertory from the perspective of a conductor with a lifetime of experience performing them. It focuses on Joseph Rescigno's approach to preparing and performing these masterworks so that the full greatness of each opera can be realized.
Maestro Harold Rosenbaum Presents Group Conducting Lesson
by BWW News Desk - June 22, 2020
Coming on June 29 @ 7:30 PM, Maestro Harold Rosenbaum presents a free live Zoom Group Conducting Lesson - Working on Your Physical Conducting Technique.
VIDEO: ABT Orchestra Members Play the Bluebird Pas de Deux and the Canary Variation From THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
by BWW News Desk - June 22, 2020
Members of ABT's Orchestra played the Bluebird pas de deux and the Canary Variation from THE SLEEPING BEAUTY from home during quarantine.
VIDEO: Steven Honigberg and Family, Corinne Foley, and More Join NSO @ Home LIVE
by BWW News Desk - June 22, 2020
Join the musicians of the National Symphony Orchestra as they perform from their homes to yours.
BWW Previews: HERSHEY FELDER'S BEETHOVEN LIVE STREAM & ART CONTEST from Florence, Italy
by Peter Danish - June 21, 2020
BWW Previews: HERSHEY FELDER'S BEETHOVEN LIVE STREAM & ART CONTEST from Florence, Italy - with $25,000 cash prize!
Helen Mirren Will Host Israel Philharmonic Orchestra's Virtual Global Gala
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2020
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra is holding a Global Gala, hosted by Helen Mirren!
VIDEOS: Library of Congress Commissions 10 Pairs of Composers and Performers For Series of Solo Pieces
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2020
Concerts from the Library of Congress developed The Boccaccio Project to provide some artistic responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
VIDEO: Rhiannon Giddens and Yo-Yo Ma Release "Build A House"
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2020
Rhiannon Giddens and Yo-Yo Ma have teamed up together for a new song called 'Build A House.'
Semyon Bychkov and Czech Philharmonic To Perform Open Air Concert at Sychrov Castle
by BWW News Desk - June 19, 2020
Held on the grounds of the neo-gothic Sychrov Castle just outside Prague for an in-person audience of more than 500, the Czech Philharmonic will perform their Open Air Concert 2020 on Wednesday, June 24, at 8:00 p.m. CET / 2:00 p.m. ET.
VIDEO: New York Philharmonic Performs 'We Shall Overcome'
by BWW News Desk - June 19, 2020
In this performance Philharmonic musicians are joined by members of the Abyssinian Baptist Church Cathedral Choir; The Dessoff Choirs; Brooklyn College, Conservatory of Music Symphonic Choir; and viBe Theater Experience. 
VIDEO: Carly Paoli and Vincent Niclo Release Music Video for 'Amigos Para Siempre'
by BWW News Desk - June 19, 2020
British/Italian soprano Carly Paoli and French Pop Opera Tenor Vincent Niclo will be presenting a video for their single Amigos Para Siempre.
Open Space Music Presents Vocalist-Composer-Multi-Instrumentalist-Dancer Jen Shyu
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2020
 On Saturday, June 27, 2020 at 7 PM EDT and Sunday, June 28, 2020 at 7 PM EDT, explore the new reality and current moment with Jen Shyu, multilingual vocalist-composer-multi-instrumentalist-dancer.
Announcing The World Premiere Of Global Virtual Choir Sing Around The GloBe, June 20
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2020
COVID-19 has swept and plagued the world by storm, and has robbed many of their families, livelihoods, and ways of living. In an effort to spread unity in a time of conflict and strife, choirs from across the world have joined in forming a virtual choir under the name 'Sing Around The gloBe' to perform Frank Ticheli's 'Earth Song' on Youtube.
VIDEO: An International Consortium Of Choral Stars Perform Jake Runestad's 'My Soul Is A Candle'
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2020
A consortium of international choral singers and excellent instrumentalist, here's a premiere of a new virtual performance: 'My Soul Is a Candle' is the fifth movement from Jake Runestad's 'The Hope of Loving.'
Mark O'Connor And Maggie O'Connor Launch Weekly Ticketed Online Music Show
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2020
A beautifully unique house concert series from their living room! Multi Grammy Award-winning violinist and composer Mark O'Connor and his wife, Maggie O'Connor, a celebrated conservatory-trained classical violinist with a bluegrass soul, open up their home for a new, ticketed live weekly online concert series, “Mondays with Mark and Maggie O'Connor Live!,” produced by OurConcerts.live. The series launches on Monday, June 22, at 9pm ET/8pm CT/6pm PT.
Miró Quartet To Perform Complete Beethoven String Quartets in Twelve Livestreamed Concerts
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2020
For their first major project since the coronavirus outbreak, the Miró Quartet will come together in-person to perform all sixteen Beethoven string quartets and the Grosse Fuge live for online audiences via the streaming platform OurConcerts.live.
Ramsey Lewis Continues Live Streaming Performances
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2020
GRAMMY® Award-winning pianist and NEA Jazz Master Ramsey Lewis continues his live streaming ticketed solo performances on June 27th.
VIDEO: New York Philharmonic Releases Footage of World Premiere Arrangement of 'We Shall Overcome'
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2020
The New York Philharmonic has just released a video featuring the World Premiere of an arrangement of We Shall Overcome by 13-year-old Philharmonic Very Young Composer Jordan Millar.
The CBC Virtual Orchestra Performs the World Premiere of Vivian Fung's PRAYER
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2020
On Canada Day, Wednesday, July 1, 2020, The CBC Virtual Orchestra gives its first performance, the world premiere of JUNO Award-winning Canadian composer Vivian Fung's Prayer.
VIDEO: Rotterdam Philharmonic Performs Beethoven's 5th Symphony in 360 degrees
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2020
An orchestral virtual reality experience of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra from The Netherlands. 6 different points of view for both your eyes and your ears, right in the middle of the orchestra, as if you're one of the musicians. Each location has a uniquely recorded audioscape, making this a way of experiencing the well-known 5th of Beethoven something you never heard before.
The Cathedral Of St. John The Divine Celebrates Pride Month Online With Spirit Of Pride On June 20
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2020
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine brings its annual LGBTQ Pride Month celebration online this year with Spirit of Pride on Saturday, June 20 at 4 pm.

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