The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) and Music Director Jader Bignamini have appointed four new players, including principal second violin Jiamin Wang  [pictured] who has been playing in the first section since 2013. She graduated from … » Read

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has appointed two new assistant conductors, adding to a roster whose alumni include Michael Tilson Thomas, Robert Spano, Thomas Dausgaard, and more of same since Seiji Ozawa established the program in 1986. Each of … » Read

Alan D. Valentine will retire in July as CEO of the Nashville Symphony after a transformative, near-30-year tenure. His impending exit has prompted the orchestra to entice Leonard Slatkin to move from music advisor to music director, effective … » Read

Just on the heels of matching the final $25M (and then some) of a challenge grant, Dallas Opera General Director and CEO Ian Derrer will leave his post of eight years to take on the same role with the Canadian Opera Company (COC) as of July 1. … » Read

Given the on- and mostly off-again history of the San Antonio Philharmonic, it is hardly surprising that Jeffrey Kahane has resigned as its music director. He has been affiliated with its musicians since making his 1992 debut with the San Antonio … » Read

After 17 years, Mervon Mehta, 67, is stepping aside as executive director, performing arts at The Royal Conservatory of Music following a transition period extending through June. Since arriving in Toronto in 2009, he has been the driving force … » Read

Manhattan School of Music (MSM) has added Bin Yu Sanford [pictured] and Weicong Zhang to the faculty of the Vocal Arts and Collaborative Piano Division as of the 2026 fall semester. Korean-born pianist Bin Yu Sanford  [pictured] enjoys a … » Read

Esa-Pekka Salonen’s departure from the San Francisco Symphony last year has not left him wanting for new projects. The latest is overseeing the Tanglewood Festival of Contemporary Music next summer, curating five programs between July 23 … » Read

Bachtrack’s annual update on 2025’s concert, opera, and dance performances has identified Yannick Nézet-Séguin as the year’s busiest conductor, with 120 listed engagements, or one every third day. Also near the top … » Read

Wynton Marsalis, founder of Jazz at Lincoln Center and the driving force behind the resurgence of jazz in this country, will exit as artistic and administrative leader of JALC in July of 2027; he’ll stay on as advisor until his contract … » Read