Beginning in September 2026, Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla will become the principal guest conductor of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France for a three-year term, joining Jaap van Zweden as he becomes music director. She will develop original … » Read

The San Francisco Symphony has hired a new principal horn, filling a key vacancy that has been open since Robert Ward retired in December 2023 after 43 years. The new man is Diego Incertis Sánchez, 28, current principal with the London … » Read

CHICAGO—Just as cellist Paul Wiancko sat down to play at Guarneri Hall, he locked eyes with an audience member in the front row, proudly wearing a Kronos T-shirt. “Mike, man,” he sighed, in mock exasperation, “wrong … » Read

This month The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama (RWCMD) and its Vice President Sir Bryn Terfel will launch the inaugural edition of its eponymous Song Prize as part of its 75 th anniversary celebration. The biennial Sir Bryn Terfel Song … » Read

The new Dance Hall of Fame will celebrate its inaugural class of inductees on December 3 at a ceremony at Los Angeles’ Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center on the UCLA campus. The ten honorees were selected by a board of 12 dance … » Read

The Amsterdam Concertgebouw has cancelled its agreement with the Chanukah Concert Foundation for a Chanukah show because Shai Abramson, the chief cantor for the Israeli Defense Force (IDF), was scheduled to perform. "Making this decision was … » Read

LONDON—Having departed the Hallé after 25 years as chief conductor, Sir Mark Elder is now a free agent. This October 31 Royal Festival Hall concert proved that Manchester’s loss is London’s gain. The program, part of the … » Read

German baritone Benjamin Appl is a protégé of another baritone, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, having met the esteemed singer in masterclasses at a Schubertiade in Austria three years before his death in 2012. Appl went on to study … » Read

The National Youth Orchestra (UK) has appointed Alpesh Chauhan OBE as principal conductor and musical adviser. His remit is to work with Chief Executive and Artistic Director Sarah Alexander in shaping artistic direction and promoting NYO's … » Read

Opera America, the national trade organization for companies specializing in the art form, has named a successor to Marc Scorca, who announced his intention to step down as CEO one year ago. He is Michael J. Bobbitt, executive director of Mass … » Read