All COVID-19 articles
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BlogsJoshua Roman’s debut solo album and the healing power of music
US correspondent Thomas May speaks with American cellist and composer Joshua Roman about his new solo album, Immunity, and how it reflects his experience with Long Covid.
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Focus‘You’ve got to think outside the box to rise above the parapet’ - Young musicians making a career during the time of Covid
In this extract from the January 2022 issue, Charlotte Gardner speaks to representatives from the City Music Foundation and Young Artists Classical Trust about how young artists can emerge from the pandemic successfully
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NewsSalzburg Mozart Week cancelled
The festival is yet another casualty of the rising number of Covid cases in Europe
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ArticleGermany pledges €2.5bn for Covid-hit arts sector
The money will give assurances to events organisers in the event of forced cancellations due to Covid-19
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FeatureAccessories 2021: Teaching Online – Amplified Learning
Coronavirus has upended the lives and livelihoods of musicians around the globe – and one consequence has been the rapid growth of online instrumental teaching. Charlotte Smith looks at ways in which dedicated technology can enhance the experience without breaking the bank
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NewsItalians play ‘Accelerations’ waltz in protest at slow vaccine rollout
Johann Strauss II’s famous accellerando chosen ’to highlight the need to speed up vaccine delivery’, says organiser
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NewsThe Menuhin Violin Competition will take place virtually in May
The competition, originally scheduled to take place in Richmond, Virginia, in May 2020, will now take place online this May
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NewsRoyal Academy of Music to conclude term with 12 livestreamed concerts
The Academy plans to resume its regular term-time concert series from next month
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NewsHardship fund launched for arts freelancers in Manchester
Grants of up to £1,500 each will be made available for those feeling the pinch from the Covid-19 pandemic
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NewsBerlin survey paints worrying picture for freelance musicians
Almost a third of respondents see no light at the end of the tunnel regarding the Covid-19 pandemic
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NewsFree live streamed concert series from New York’s Atterbury House announced
Violinist Lara St John presents the ’Atterbury House Sessions’ - a series of chamber concerts beginning this month and featuring musical colleagues - in celebration of the New York venue’s 150th anniversary
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NewsConcert halls safe at 50 per cent capacity, reports German study
The experiments at the Dortmund Konzerthaus suggest a checkerboard-style seating arrangement would be sufficient to keep audience safe from Covid-19
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NewsCongress passes ‘Save our Stages’ Act
The bill has been passed as part of the US’s $900 billion relief package
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NewsStuttgart International Violin Competition postponed
The first edition of the competition has been postponed from February to July 2021
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NewsOfsted confirms damage to music education from Covid-19
The UK education authority’s latest report highlights the effect of the pandemic on students’ music education provision
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Premium ❘ NewsAnalysis January 2021: Lost at sea?
More musicians than ever are speaking out about struggles with their mental health, but what support services are available in this time of crisis? By Peter Somerford
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NewsPay cuts planned for New York Philharmonic musicians and Metropolitan Opera workers
Both organisations have reported substantial losses following the cancellation of their entire 2020-21 seasons due to Covid-19
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NewsWigmore Hall to reopen to the public
Among the performers at the London venue in the lead up to Christmas are the Doric String Quartet and violinist Jack Liebeck
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Premium ❘ NewsAnalysis December 2020: Competing with coronavirus
Most of 2020’s international string competitions were postponed – but with no easy resolution to Covid-19 in sight, how are events planned for 2021 dealing with the uncertainty? By Peter Somerford
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Premium ❘ NewsAnalysis November 2020: The devil and the deep blue sea
With a Covid-19 second wave looking increasingly likely in the UK, string teachers are faced with the choice of returning to work in schools, or continuing with online tuition. By Peter Somerford.
