Opéra de Lausanne has appointed Claude Cortese , current artistic director at Opéra national du Rhin in Strasbourg, to be its next director as of July 1, 2024. He succeeds Eric Vigié, who will have been in the job 20 years. A … » Read

Finnish violist Lilli Maijala [pictured] , head of the viola faculty at her alma mater the Sibelius Academy, has added the Zurich University of the Arts to her CV, where she will start in fall as professor of viola. A soloist with the likes of … » Read

The Robert McDuffie Center for Strings in Mercer University’s Townsend School of Music in Macon, Georgia, is welcoming back two cellists as new members of its faculty. Next autumn, Sihao He, who received an undergraduate degree from the … » Read

The huzzahs emanating from New York over Gustavo Dudamel’s decision to leave the Los Angeles Philharmonic to become music and artistic director for the New York Philharmonic have generally been accompanied by some (often faint) expressions … » Read

In preparation for his coronation on May 6, 2023, King Charles III has personally commissioned 12 new works—six for orchestra, five for chorus, and one for organ—that showcase musical talent from throughout the U.K. and the … » Read

Alexander Brose has been selected to succeed Peter Simon as president & CEO of Canada’s Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) in August of 2024. As of next fall, he’ll serve as president designate until with Simon retires at the end … » Read

On a crowded stage at David Geffen Hall, on a day when banks, schools, and businesses were closed to honor the nation’s famous presidents, the New York Philharmonic introduced its next music and artistic director, Gustavo Dudamel. He … » Read

Latvian violinist Vineta Sareika-Völkner [pictured], a member of the Berlin Philharmonic since last May, has won the audition to be one of the orchestra’s three first concertmasters starting next season. She will be the first woman to … » Read

Alan Gilbert has secured his niche. The NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra has renewed his contract to 2029, by which time he will have been at its artistic helm for ten years, capping a relationship that began in 2001 as a guest, continued as … » Read

At the conclusion of the May Festival’s 2023-24 season, Robert Porco will retire as director of choruses after 35 years and assume emeritus status. In response, May Festival Music Director Laureate James Conlon said, “Of the many … » Read