Pianist/conductor Rei Hotoda is to be the next music director of the Las Vegas Philharmonic, succeeding Donato Cabrera, in the job for ten years. Hotoda, music director of the Fresno (CA) Philharmonic since 2017, takes over in Nevada next July. … » Read

In the fall of 2026, Michael Christie will succeed Joseph Young as artistic director of ensembles at the Peabody Conservatory;  he will lead the programming and direction of the conservatory’s instrumental and vocal tracks. Currently … » Read

When Hongni Wu bounded across the stage as Cherubino in Santa Fe Opera’s Marriage of Figaro last summer , she seemed to compress a teenager’s swirl of conflicted emotions into a single breath. Under Laurent Pelly’s ingenious … » Read

The Trump takeover of Kennedy Center has proven to be a debacle, as meticulously calculated by The Washington Post , owned, it may be recalled, by Trump ally Jeff Bezos. “Nearly nine months after Trump became chair of the center and more … » Read

The Robert McDuffie Center for Strings, a highly selective mentoring-teaching institute located within Mercer University in Georgia, has added violinist Stefan Jackiw to the faculty as of the 2026-27 season. Limited to just 27 students (12 … » Read

The Essen Philharmonic’s last-minute cancellation of the world premiere of sand like gold-leaf smithereens— Clara Iannotta's violin concerto for detuned violin, orchestra and electronics— took the composer, soloist Carolin … » Read

The Quebec Symphony Orchestra has chosen Sheila Jaffé as permanent successor to Darren Lowe, concertmaster of the orchestra from 1987-2022. In announcing the appointment, Music Director Clemens Schuldt characterizes her as “an … » Read

Nathan Raab, a historian and author in Pennsylvania, has uncovered what may be some of the earliest written notes in western music in a document he examined for a private owner. “This is an incredibly early witness to our modern use of … » Read

The Grant Park Music Festival, an annual free summer event and concert series in Chicago’s Millennium Park, has said that Paul Winberg, its president and CEO for the last 14 years, will step down as of spring 2026. His tenure has been … » Read

Les Violons du Roy’s founder is coming home—at least for a while. Bernard Labadie, who launched the Québec ensemble in 1984 and stayed at the helm for the next 30 years, will return to the fold on an interim basis as of 2026-27 … » Read