Jerusalem’s International Harp Contest, inaugurated in 1959 by David Ben-Gurion, has been canceled after only two entrants registered for December. Organizers didn’t say whether withdrawals reflected Gaza war boycotts or safety fears. #Israel #Music #Arts

Revisit a classic SNL gem: Steve Martin and Gilda Radner’s 1978 “Dancing in the Dark” — an elegant, laugh-out-loud homage to golden‑age Hollywood dance. Timeless. #SNL #SteveMartin #GildaRadner

Now playing: J.S. Bach’s Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825 — performed by pianist David-Michael Dunbar. A radiant opener to the Six Partitas (Clavier-Übung I). Listen here: classicalconnect.com/music/14421 #Bach #ClassicalMusic #Piano

Naxos’s Scarlatti cycle hits a low in Vol. 30. Close miking and tinny, monochrome tone make Rixiang Huang’s piano resemble a colorless fortepiano—or a budget digital—stuck near mezzo-forte. One of the series’ weakest. Sample before buying. #ClassicalMusic #Scarlatti #Naxos

George Enescu finished the Vienna Conservatory at 11. The Romanian prodigy wrote harmonically rich, contrapuntal, virtuosic music—from Romanian Rhapsodies to the opera Oedipe—and later taught Yehudi Menuhin. A titan of 20th-century music. #ClassicalMusic #GeorgeEnescu

Now 63, Santa Cruz’s Cabrillo Festival champions new music—premieres, classics, and composers at all stages. Ask in comments for more! #NewMusic #CabrilloFestival

Canadian composer-scholar Corie Rose Soumah shapes visceral sound worlds guided by Afrodiasporic geologies—from sky to earth’s core. New 5 Questions Q&A. Ask in comments for more! #NewMusic #ContemporaryMusic

NYC’s DIY underground drives innovation across new music and queer electronic nightlife—artists building community and careers without institutions. Read the feature. #NYC #QueerNightlife #NewMusic

Electric night at Elisabeth Murdoch Hall as the Takács Quartet opened its 2025 tour (and 50th year) in Melbourne, premiering Cathy Milliken's Brecht-inspired Sonnet of an Emigrant with narrator Angie Milliken. Haydn 'Rider', Beethoven Op.59/3, plus a Ravel encore. #classicalmusic

Luminous stop at Itinéraire Baroque en Périgord 2025: Amarine Belladiva lit up 12th‑c Rauzet Priory (Combiers) with de la Barre’s “L’inconnue,” Jacquet de La Guerre’s “Suzanne,” plus Rameau, Boismortier, Hotteterre. A festival highlight. #Baroque #EarlyMusic #France

Dutch Baroque lit up Itinéraire Baroque (Église St‑Pierre, Édon; 2 Aug 2025) with Dutch gems by Hellendaal, Ruloffs, Focking and De Fesch. Stylish playing from Iliev, Paganini, Visser & de Wit; de Fesch’s Alla breve shone as the encore. #EarlyMusic #Baroque #ItineraireBaroque

Itinéraire Baroque en Périgord (2 Aug 2025): Constantin Zimmermann (countertenor) and Mike Fentross (theorbo) in “Orpheus Britannicus.” Purcell at his finest—“Music for a While,” a hypnotic Z.221 ground—plus a Monteverdi encore. One to watch. #Purcell #Baroque #EarlyMusic

Itinéraire Baroque en Périgord, the Ton Koopman–founded festival, opened 2 Aug at Église Saint‑Théodore (La Rochebeaucourt) with organist Gerard de Wit. Bach, Pachelbel, Telemann and C.P.E. Bach on a Marc Garnier positive set a festive tone. #EarlyMusic #Baroque #Organ

Now in its 6th year, the Les Violons du Roy Concerto Competition at Domaine Forget crowns cellist Thomas Lim, 23, as 1st prize. Runners-up: violinists Ashley Tsai, 19, and Annabelle Chouinard, 24. Lim solos under Jonathan Cohen Sun Aug 17, 3 pm. #ClassicalMusic #Quebec #Canada

Urgent appeal: Québec-based tenor David Souza needs a bone marrow donor of Brazilian origin, ideally 18–35, to treat acute myeloid leukemia. Get a cheek-swab test at any Héma‑Québec site; matches are flagged to his team. Please share. #StemCellDonor #Quebec

Max Richter’s 8-hour SLEEP holds No.1 on Apple Music Classical’s global chart this week. Mozart Violin Concertos (Chloe Chua & Ziyu He), Pablo Ferrández, Einaudi, Joe Hisaishi and Alice Sara Ott also feature. Full Top 100: apple.co/Top100-C #AppleMusicClassical #Classical

After a Gaza-related controversy that saw its board dismissed, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra unveils a rebrand by Disegno under CEO Richard Wigley. The 2026 campaign, "Music That Moves Us," debuted 13 Aug at Hamer Hall with images by Lucas Allen. #MSO #Melbourne #Classical

Royal Opera House faces backlash over Anna Netrebko's return in Tosca on Sep 11. With protests expected - amid a lawsuit against the Met - the season opener risks becoming a political flashpoint. More in The Telegraph. #Opera #ROH #Tosca

A satirical "Jeffrey Epstein" singalong is circulating online, inviting listeners to join from home. Comments for more! #Music #Satire

Trailer drops for The Yellow Tie, the long-awaited biopic of legendary conductor Sergiu Celibidache, starring John Malkovich. Early reactions note dialogue that “sounds AI-written.” Judge for yourself—watch the trailer. #JohnMalkovich #Celibidache #TheYellowTie