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

Elias Peter Brown, 31, has received the 2026 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award as announced by the Foundation’s Board Chair Penny Van Horn and Artistic and Awards Committee Chair Elizabeth Buccheri. The $30,000 prize is said to be “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

Colorado Music Festival, which this summer honors its 50 th anniversary (July 9-August 9) and its revitalization since Peter Oundjian arrived as music director in 2019 , has appointed a new executive director in Aren Der Hacopian. He’ll … » Read

Boston Symphony Orchestra musicians, whose current contract expires next month, continue to resist management’s firing of Music Director Andris Nelsons. They have long maintained that they were not consulted on the decision to sever the … » Read

For more than six decades, the iconic British actor Sir Anthony Hopkins has been composing music. This August 21 Decca is set to release Life Is a Dream , which features performances by the Philharmonia Orchestra led by Gustavo Dudamel. … » Read

The Louisville Orchestra’s new CEO appears to be the full package: composer, publishing exec, fund-raiser,  digital content producer, performer, teacher—all with the Juilliard imprimatur from BM to DMA. He is Houston-born Jude … » Read

Klaus Mäkelä still maintains “designate” status as incoming music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, but he’s not wasted any time hiring new musicians; he’s brought on eight since he got the job. The … » Read

Estonian cellist Marcel Johannes Kits, 31, is the new principal cello of the Munich Philharmonic, succeeding Michael Hell, who retired after 42 years in the job in 2023. Kits comes to the permanent orchestral position from a largely solo … » Read

Beginning with the 2026–27 season, Jessica Altarriba will be the new assistant conductor for the Richmond Symphony. She succeeds Daniel Myssyk, in the position for six years before his departure in 2024. Altarriba most recently served as … » Read