A number of new and renewed appointments/promotions have been announced by the Minnesota Orchestra in recent weeks. Rebecca Albers [pictured], assistant principal viola since 2010, has moved up to the position of principal; she takes over the … » Read

Paul Hogle must be doing something right. Hogle, whose background is primarily in strategic development and fundraising but not academia, has been president of the Cleveland Institute of music for just one year. Yet he has already brought new … » Read

Lee Kyung-jae, 44, is to be the sixth new director of the Seoul Metropolitan Opera, est. 1985, based at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts. He starts August 1, and his experience includes directing the company’s "Opera Matinee" … » Read

(LOS ANGELES) — A jury on Wednesday found that Michael Jackson's estate owes Quincy Jones $9.4 million in royalties and production fees from "Billie Jean," ''Thriller" and more of the superstar's biggest hits. The award from a Los Angeles … » Read

The Cecilia String Quartet, winners of the 2010 Banff International String Quartet Competition and current quartet-in-residence at the University of Toronto, will disband at the close of 2017-18. The news comes as a surprise; the quartet, founded … » Read

What’s next for conductor David Robertson? Having already announced that he will leave his post as music director of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra at the conclusion of the 2017-18 season, it now appears that he will also leave his … » Read