The Seattle-based Music of Remembrance (MOR) has tapped Lorri Staal as its first executive director. A legal professional and experienced corporate litigator, Staal joined the staff on Feb. 26. She previously presided over operations at JND Legal … » Read

Two major British orchestras have announced their appointments of new leaders. The BBC Concert Orchestra has tapped Matthew Swann to succeed Andrew Connolly, who stepped down in 2020 after 20 years, as director, effective on March 27. And at the … » Read

Anne-Marie McDermott will step down as artistic director of Bravo! Vail Music Festival after the 2026 season, her 15 th since assuming the post. In her remarks, the concert pianist and arts administrator noted, “So many of the dreams I had … » Read

As of July 2024, Eric Melear will become the new artistic director of the London-based National Opera Studio. He succeeds David Sulkin OBE, in the position for six years. Melear will partner with Executive Director Nicholas Simpson in a new joint … » Read

Shira Samules-Shragg , current assistant conductor of the Spokane and Plano (TX) symphonies, is to take the same title as of next season with the Dallas Symphony. She succeeds Maurice Cohn in the two-year position. Described by the DSO as … » Read

With the end of its 50 th -anniversary season approaching in June, the Kronos Quartet—having morphed in the last half-century from zany, experimental string quartet to zany experimental pantheon of contemporary music—will undergo a 50 … » Read

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) has selected British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason as its 2024 MAC Music Innovator, a year-long residency created to provide a high-visibility platform for Black classical musicians who demonstrate artistic … » Read

Plenty of violinists eager to make a name for themselves choose virtuoso fireworks in their inaugural public offerings. Sarah Saviet has chosen an alternate route in her clutch of recent recordings. That’s not to say pieces like A Coiled … » Read

British conductor Dame Jane Glover is to be the next principal guest conductor of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, beginning Aug. 1, 2025. She follows Kevin John Edusei, who was appointed in the 2022-23 season to succeed Robert Spano when he … » Read

The Hawaii Opera Theatre (HOT) has tapped Elizabeth Askren as the first principal guest conductor in its more than 60-year history. Askren, a master teacher at both the Dallas Opera’s Hart Institute for Women Conductors and at the Paris … » Read