Violinist Kyu-Young Kim is to succeed Barry Kempton as artistic and executive director of the Twin Cities-based Schubert Club when Kempton exits on June 30 after 15 years in a job. Kim, a seasoned chamber musician and artistic director/principal … » Read

The Aspen Music Festival and School has found a worthy successor to its  outgoing President and CEO Alan Fletcher. Meghan Umber, a two-decade Los Angeles Philharmonic staffer and its current chief programming officer and Hollywood Bowl … » Read

WQXR has announced that morning show host Jeff Spurgeon will retire at the beginning of September after 30 years at the station. In addition to his daily morning program, he has played a key part in many signature live events and broadcasts, … » Read

After an 18-month search, the Göttingen Symphony Orchestra, est. 1862, has tapped Lithuanian conductor Vilmantas Kaliunas to be its next chief conductor as of 2027-28. He succeeds Nicholas Milton, in the job since 2018. Kaliunas, 50, onetime … » Read

Tugan Sokhiev is to be the new principal conductor and artistic adviser for the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR), commencing with the 2026-27 season for three years. He succeeds British conductor Jonathan Nott , and will spend six weeks per … » Read

The Samoan-born tenor Pene Pati has taken the opera world by storm. Colleagues describe him as “a beast of talent,” and a “Pavarotti rebirth”; he is booked until 2029 at the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, Royal Albert Hall, … » Read

The Takács Quartet has joined Maestro Arts for worldwide management, excluding North and South America. Those territories will continue to be overseen by Seldy Cramer. Thomas Hull will manage the group worldwide, succeeding Christa Phelps, … » Read

David Hyslop, the orchestra world’s first, only, and longest-serving professional interim CEO, received the Gold Baton award from the League of American Orchestras at the League conference in Baltimore this week. Now 83, he has a his track … » Read

The New World Symphony (NWS) has extended the tenure of Stéphane Denève as artistic director through the 2031–32 season. Only the second individual to hold this position in the NWS’s 39-year history, he succeeded the … » Read

The Symphony of Northwest Arkansas (SoNA) has chosen Akiko Fujimoto [pictured] as its new music director. Currently music director of the Mid-Texas Symphony, Fujimoto has previously held conducting positions with the Minnesota Orchestra, San … » Read