Stephanie Childress, October’s Musical America New Artist of the Month , has been announced as the principal guest conductor of the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra starting next fall for two seasons. She succeeds Marta Gardolinksa. Childress, … » Read

David Lockington, the former music director of the Pasadena Symphony Orchestra who was fired in 2021 for refusing to get vaccinated against Covid-19, has apparently settled his suit against the organization . Filed in February of this year, the … » Read

Cincinnati May Festival has promoted Associate Director of Choruses Matthew Swanson to director. He succeeds Robert Porco who retires at the end of the next festival . Swanson joined the 130-member May Festival Chorus as a tenor in 2011 and … » Read

As of March 2024, Sir Nicholas Kenyon will become Chair of Trustees at Arcangelo, the internationally acclaimed period performance ensemble. He succeeds Rosalyn Wilkinson, in the position since 2014. One of the U.K.’s most distinguished … » Read

In the midst of its 20 th -anniversary year, the Borletti-Buitoni Trust has announced that Toby Smith is to be its new chief executive. He succeeds the retiring Susan Rivers, who has run the organization since its founding in 2002. The … » Read

Richard Gaddes, cofounder of Opera Theater of Saint Louis and longtime leader of the Santa Fe Opera, died on December 12 in New York City. He was 81. Born in Wallsend, a small town in northeast England, Gaddes studied at London’s Trinity … » Read

Minnesota Opera has announced the appointment of Christopher Franklin [pictured] as principal conductor, formalizing a 12-year relationship that began in 2011 when he guest conducted Rossini’s La Cenerentola. Over the years he has returned … » Read

Trinidadian conductor Kwamé Ryan is to succeed Christopher Warren-Green as music director of the Charlotte (NC) Symphony, effective as of the 2024-25 season for four years; he serves as designate for the remainder of 2023-24. Ryan, 53, is … » Read

Adam Hickox , recent assistant conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic, has been appointed principal conductor of Glyndebourne Sinfonia (formerly the Glyndebourne Tour Orchestra), a post that entails both opera and concert performances in the … » Read

Carlos Izcaray’s journey from Venezuela to the podium of the Alabama Symphony, where he will celebrate his tenth year as music director in 2024, has had many twists and turns. Born into a musical family—his father was a conductor and … » Read