Under its new Executive Director and CEO Gary Ginstling, the Houston Symphony has tapped one of Ginstling’s former colleagues as its new chief development officer. Arriving from June after two years in a similar post at the Cape Town (SA) … » Read

The Wallace Foundation, a major funder of the arts ($40 million over the last six years), has named Jean S. Desravines to succeed Will Miller as president as of September. Miller, in the job 14 years, announced last June that he would be leaving … » Read

Next season, Kent Nagano [pictured left] will assume the role of principal artistic partner with the Filarmonica Toscanini in Parma for a three-year term. “It only took one concert, last summer, to create a special bond between Maestro … » Read

Ryan Fleur is the new president and CEO of the Philadelphia Orchestra, moving into the role permanently after nearly four months as interim. He succeeds Mathías Tarnopolsky, now president and CEO of the NY Phil, and with whom Fleur … » Read

Leadership changes are underway at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. In Los Angeles, Michael Beckerman has been named as the new dean of the Herb Alpert School as of Oct. 1. He arrives … » Read

James Santilli, former chief marketing officer for the Pittsburgh Penguins, is the new senior VP and “Chief Revenue and Experience Officer” (CREO) for the Pittsburgh Symphony. He will plot strategies to generate revenue and … » Read

Joel Krosnick, an American cellist associated with The Juilliard School for more than 50 years, died on April 16 at the age of 84. He was a member of The Juilliard Quartet from 1974 to 2016, and a renowned teacher. Born in New Haven, CT on April … » Read

Six distinguished artists will join the College Division at Juilliard next fall. “These new faculty members share a passion for mentoring the next generation of musicians to achieve their fullest potential as young artists,” noted … » Read

New York based music critic Fred Cohn is the new Features Editor of the Musical America International Directory of the Performing Arts. He succeeds Clive Paget, in the job for five years. Paget, now based in London, will continue to contribute … » Read

Columbia University School of the Arts has named composer Tania León as the 2025 recipient of the William Schuman Award, which includes an unrestricted grant of $75,000. She is the tenth recipient of an award established in 1981 to … » Read