San Diego Symphony has hired Patrick Castillo , until recently the New York Philharmonic’s VP for artistic planning, as a consultant for the same. He is to work with Music Director Rafael Payare and the orchestra’s artistic department … » Read

Elizabeth McGuire’s  exit as executive director of the Colorado Music Festival is explained in the news from the Heifetz International Music Institute (HIMI) that she is to be its next executive chief, succeeding Benjamin Roe as of … » Read

With the beginning of the 2026-27 season, Tony Thornton will join the Jacksonville Symphony as director of the ensemble’s all-volunteer chorus. He succeeds Donald McCullough, who retired last  June after 14 years. Currently artistic … » Read

Joana Mallwitz, chief conductor of the Konzerthaus Berlin since 2023 , has signed a new five-year contract that will extend her tenure with the ensemble for a full decade. The native of Hildesheim in central Germany studied piano and conducting … » Read

Robert Cole, who transformed Cal Performances at UC Berkeley into an internationally acclaimed presenting, producing, and commissioning organization, died on July 11 at the age of 95. The cause was complications following a stroke. A trained … » Read

With the start of the 2027-28 season, Laura Jackson will begin a five-year contract as the music director of the Madison (WI) Symphony Orchestra (MSO). Only the fifth individual to hold the position in the ensemble’s 100-year history, she … » Read

Ilan Kumaranayake Mendel is to be the Calgary Philharmonic’s resident conductor with the beginning of the 2026-27 season. He arrives as the orchestra continues its search for a successor to Rune Bergmann, who left in 2025 after an … » Read

MUNICH, Germany (AP) — Nicholas Brownlee had just fallen in love with opera and was eager to see if his emerging bass-baritone voice could handle Richard Wagner’s music. It did not go well. “I kept reading how you have to wait … » Read

A 20-year veteran as bass trombonist of the Boston Symphony and the Boston Pops is to succeed Alan D. Valentine as president and CEO of the Nashville Symphony as of August 1. He is J. Mark Cantrell, arriving after two years at the helm of the … » Read

Opera Carolina has elevated Stefano Vignati, currently the company’s music director and principal conductor , to the position of general director as the organization anticipates its 77 th season. Vignati appears to have survived a period of … » Read