Hannover’s triennial Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition has put new leadership in place as it looks to its next competition, in 2021. Violinists Antje Weithaas [pictured] and Oliver Wille will serve as co-artistic … » Read

San Francisco based artist manager Seldy Cramer has informed her clients of her decision to cut back, delivering most of artists into the hands of colleagues while maintaining management of the Takács Quartet and Uruguay-born conductor … » Read

Chicago-based WFMT, which specializes in classical content, including Chicago Symphony Orchestra broadcasts and such syndicated shows as Exploring Music with McGlaughlin, has a new VP and general manager. He is George Preston, current general … » Read

The counterclaim that U-Mich professor and countertenor David Daniels filed against Andrew Lipian in December appears to have had an effect. Lipian has sued the singer, alleging Daniels had assaulted him while he was a master's degree student at … » Read

Remember Yoel Levi? The longtime music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra who was forced out almost 20 years ago and hasn’t been heard from on the American scene since? Levi’s current gig is chief conductor of the KNS Symphony … » Read

Ashley Magnus, apparently a very skilled fundraiser, has been named general director of the Chicago Opera Theater, a promotion from the post of general manager of strategy and development. COT Board President Susan Irion noted that in her prior … » Read