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Riverside County Philharmonic changes its financial tune, and has a new home...

While the Riverside County Philharmonic’s money troubles aren’t over, orchestra officials are thinking positive with the announcement of a new concert season, a new venue and an extended contract with...

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Photos of ‘Jazz in the Pines’ in Idyllwild

Those melodic sounds emanating from the San Jacinto Mountains this weekend are not trees blowing in a summer breeze, but the 24th annual Jazz in the Pines outdoor music festival on the grounds of the...

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Pope Francis gets spirited, musical welcome to Colombia

By NICOLE WINFIELD and JOSHUA GOODMAN BOGOTA, Colombia  — Pope Francis received a spirited, symbol-filled welcome to Colombia on Wednesday as he began a five-day visit aimed at helping heal the wounds...

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Class Act: LA Philharmonic and Chamber Orchestra move indoors with powerful...

As classical music indoor seasons begin to kick in with full force, both the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra open their 2017-18 seasons, albeit with quite different...

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San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra concert will be a musically challenging tryout

The San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra is in the market for a conductor. “It’s time we did a full search,” said Dr. Anne Viricel, executive director for San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra. “It’s been 27...

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It’s a less than magical ‘Flute’ by the Los Angeles Philharmonic

In 1791 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, like his American contemporary, Alexander Hamilton, was writing like he was running out of time. Deep in debt, scrambling for commissions and suffering from ill health,...

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It’s a ‘sister act’ for California Chamber Orchestra’s season debut

California Chamber Orchestra’s season-opening concert on Saturday will be a “sister act,” with the ensemble presenting music by composers Nadia and Lili Boulanger and performances by the Jung Trio....

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How ‘The Hip Hop Nutcracker’ brings beats and breakdancing to Christmas classic

As the familiar music of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” played in the background, a group of young dancers rehearsing in a North Hollywood studio began moving to the classical score. But instead of...

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Mostly Mozart: Redlands Symphony presents some of the composer’s great works

The music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart will take over Memorial Chapel at the University of Redlands on Saturday when the Redlands Symphony presents its second concert of the season. Ransom Wilson, music...

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Disney Hall comes under ‘alien attack,’ as the LA Phil declares ‘War of the...

A truly remarkable event …. We interrupt this review to bring you an important announcement. There has been an invasion of interplanetary proportion! We have reports that the world premiere of a major...

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After the turkey, save room for Claremont Symphony Orchestra’s concert

Claremont Symphony Orchestra has many traditions, and one will be celebrated Sunday with a 3:30 p.m. concert at Bridges Hall of Music on the Pomona College campus in Claremont. “This concert is a...

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Broadway stars will join the San Bernardino Symphony’s holiday concert —...

The San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra’s “Holiday Scene”  concert has some star power for the stage at the California Theatre of the Performing Arts in San Bernardino on Saturday, Dec. 2. Dale Kristien,...

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California Chamber Orchestra will go across the pond for its Christmas concert

It may happen in Southern California, but guests for California Chamber Orchestra’s concert on Saturday, Dec. 2, will experience “An English Christmas.” “So many of our American ideas and traditions...

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Temecula Valley Symphony to spread ‘Winter Joy’ on Dec. 2

Winter has not quite arrived, but the Temecula Valley Symphony will present a concert showcasing songs that celebrate the season and the holidays.  The concert, titled “Winter Joy,” will be performed...

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Metropolitan Opera suspends conductor after sex abuse accusations

By TOM McELROY NEW YORK — New York’s Metropolitan Opera on Sunday said it was suspending its relationship with longtime conductor James Levine pending an investigation into multiple allegations of...

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Riverside Philharmonic will celebrate the holidays twice this weekend

The Riverside Philharmonic will be presenting what has become a holiday must-see concert on Saturday and Sunday at the Coil School for the Arts in downtown Riverside. “I’ve dubbed our orchestra...

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Famed conductor Charles Dutoit accused of sexual misconduct

Three opera singers and a classical musician say that world-renowned conductor Charles Dutoit sexually assaulted them — physically restraining them, forcing his body against theirs, sometimes thrusting...

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Brazilian conductor to lead orchestra’s winter concert in Riverside

The La Sierra University Orchestra will perform works by Claude Debussy and Ludwig van Beethoven for its winter concert under direction of Brazilian guest conductor Miguel Campos Neto. The performance...

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World-famous musician Yo-Yo Ma kicking off national arts program in Corona

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is bringing an internationally acclaimed musician to Corona next week. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma will discuss “the current state and bright future of the arts”...

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San Bernardino Symphony concert to feature opera star, Mozart and Leonard...

San Bernardino Symphony’s guest conductor and the guest performer put their musical heads together to develop the program for the Saturday, March 24, concert, a collaboration that will include music by...

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