Spanish conductor Pablo González is to be music director and principal conductor of the Orchestre national d’Île de France as of September 2027 for four seasons. He succeeds Case Scaglione, in the job since 2019. … » Read

German conductor Christoph von Dohnanyi, whose near two-decade tenure as music director of the Cleveland Orchestra led a golden era for American orchestras, died in Munich on September 6. He was 95. A proponent of contemporary repertoire, he was … » Read

The changing of the guard at the Hong Kong Philharmonic has brought some changes within Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts Orchestra as well. Very quickly, its concertmaster, Chinese Canadian Li Zhe, has been moved into the … » Read

Stephen Nakagawa, the self-described “MAGA former dancer” recently appointed to head up dance programming at The Kennedy Center , is facing a big challenge. Having inherited a season’s programming contracted by his predecessor, … » Read

Among faculty joining the Manhattan School of Music this fall are violist Jordan Bak , a soloist and chamber player who has performed in recital at London’s Wigmore Hall and with the major orchestras of Houston and Detroit, among others. … » Read

As of 2026, Dutch conductor Arjan Tien will become principal conductor of the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra. He succeeds Bernhard Gueller, now Conductor Laureate for Life, and will be working closely with the newly appointed CEO, Adriaan Fuchs … » Read

The Jacksonville Symphony's  new assistant conductor, Na’Zir McFadden, a Philadelphia native, was headed for a musical life from the time he sat in rehearsals at his church, studying the band leader and then going home to fashion a … » Read

This month Peter Gelb enters his 19 th season as general manager of the Metropolitan Opera. It won’t be his last: His board of directors recently extended his contract, through 2030. “I feel ready to continue beyond that date if the … » Read

LONDON—It’s been a good year for Shostakovich with a series of worldwide celebrations in honor of his death. This September 1 BBC Prom at Royal Albert Hall was one of the more ambitious: a semi-staging of his opera Lady Macbeth of … » Read

On Sept. 4, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO) and its musicians (Local AFM 2-197) signed a four-year contract that extends through Aug. 31, 2030. The agreement comes one year before the current one expires, guaranteeing stability as the … » Read