The victory of Lim Hyun-jae at the 2026 Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition on Sunday, January 18 in Boca Raton, FL, represented more than a musical triumph. For the 28-year-old instrumentalist, it represented a pinnacle in her … » Read

British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason recently reported that the finger injury on his left hand has not healed sufficiently for him to get back to playing publicly until at least mid-March. An unspecified injury in November initially forced him to … » Read

Entering its 50 th -anniversary season, the Piedmont Opera has appointed Joseph Mechavich as general director, a post he has held at the Winston-Salem, NC, company on an interim basis for the past year. He succeeds James Allbritten, who resigned … » Read

London-born conductor, chorus master, and composer Howard Arman is to be the new conductor of the Munich Bach-Choir & Munich Bach-Orchestra and the Munich Bach Academy as of the 2026-27 season. He succeeds Johanna Soller, conductor, … » Read

Conductor Zubin Mehta, Music Director Emeritus of the Israel Philharmonic, which he led from some 50 years, has cancelled all his professional engagements in that country for the year. In an interview with India Today  the 89-year-old … » Read

Since this past autumn, the Cassatt Quartet has undergone a major transformation. Three members—violinist Jennifer Leshnower, violist Emily Brandenburg, and cellist Gwen Krosnick—have departed, leaving only violinist Muneko Otani, … » Read

LONDON (AP) — There’s a new generation this season at the Royal Opera in London, where Jakub Hruša took over after Antonio Pappano’s 22-year reign as music director, and Speranza Scappucci became the first principal guest … » Read

As of Jan. 19, John Thiessen is the new executive director of The American Classical Orchestra (ACO), the New York City-based period instrument orchestra. He succeeds David Larkin, in the post for the past six years. Thiessen brings a rare … » Read

Taiwanese conductor Chi-Yuan Lin, currently enrolled in the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Ryan Opera Center, has been chosen as recipient of the 2026-28 Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship (TACF), which includes $30,000 and coaching from industry … » Read

As of today, the Iceland Opera, re-established in July as part of the country’s National Theater, welcomes its new chief in Finnur Bjarnason , announced earlier this week by the Minister of Culture to a five-year term. A tenor of … » Read