James Gandre, president of Manhattan School of Music (MSM), will retire in June 2028 after what will have been 15 years. He first joined MSM in 1985, serving in a variety of staff positions until 2000. After 13 years as a senior administrator at … » Read

Matthew  Epstein, among the most powerful managers of vocal artists before retiring from CAMI in 2010, has been recruited by Dallas Opera General Director and CEO David Lomeli as senior artistic advisor. Like Lomeli in recent years, Epstein … » Read

The University of Miami has selected Matt Serletic as the new dean of the Frost School of Music, effective Oct. 19. He succeeds Shelton G. “Shelly” Berg, who stepped down this past spring after 19 years in the position. Serletic, a … » Read

The symphony orchestras of Charlotte (NC) and Tokyo have each agreed to multi-year contract  extensions for their music directors. In North Carolina, Kwamé Ryan will extend his tenure with the CSO, which began with a three-year … » Read

Patrick Lange will succeed Garry Walker as music director of Opera North when the latter’s current contract concludes after nine years in August 2028. Lange, a regular guest conductor at leading opera houses including the Vienna State Opera … » Read

The acclaimed apprentice program will have new leaders at the next Santa Fe Opera season, specifically Kevin Murphy as its director and longtime chorus director Susanne Sheston as his associate. The new lineup succeeds last year’s, which … » Read

After a one-year medical leave, Elizabeth Askren is back as music director of the Yale Symphony Orchestra, a post she assumed last year , succeeding the retiring Willam Boughton.  In her absence, several guest and student conductors, … » Read

Jordan M. Davis is to be assistant dean of admissions at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), effective Oct. 1. He succeeds John Martin, who is retiring after 11 years with CCM. As the new assistant dean, Davis will … » Read

Allen Moon, a 25-year veteran of David Lieberman Artist Management, acquired the company as Lieberman stepped back about a year ago; he has renamed it Moon Artists Management. Glancing at the rosters, before and after, little seems to have … » Read

Jonathan Swensen has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the Olesen Music Award, a major new biennial Danish award founded by the Erik & Susanna Olesen Charitable Foundation that recognizes exceptional young classical musicians and … » Read