Jan Latham-Koenig, a conductor of international repute, has admitted to arranging sex acts with an undercover police officer he believed was a teenager. Arrested in January , Latham-Koenig last week pled guilty to intentionally arranging or … » Read

Norwegian cellist-turned-conductor Tabita Berglund is to be the principal guest conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra as of next fall. She made her U.S. debut with this orchestra in January 2023 and, clearly, it went well. Berglund, 35, … » Read

The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France has named Jaap van Zweden to succeed Mikko Franck as music director, effective in 2026-27. Franck will have been in the job ten years. Van Zweden is currently completing his final season at the … » Read

On Feb. 19 Dennis Rooney died at his home in Delray Beach, FL. He was 82. Over a 60-year career, Rooney gained a reputation among classical music lovers for his work in broadcasting, recorded-sound production, criticism, and scholarship. He began … » Read

Frances (“Fran”) Richard, for many years vice president and head of ASCAP's Concert Music department, passed away on Feb. 2 at age 87. Richard joined ASCAP in 1985, where she worked closely with many of today’s leading American … » Read

Central City Opera (CCO), apparently fully  recovered from its AGMA battles that nearly scuttled the 2023 season, has named stage director Alison Moritz as its new artistic director. The last person to hold that title was Pelham … » Read

At the conclusion of the 2024-25 season, Neville Creed [pictured], for 30 years the artistic director of the London Philharmonic Choir, will retire. He will remain connected with choir as Chorus Director Emeritus. During his tenure, Creed has … » Read

Paolo Arcà, artistic director of La Scala decades ago (1997-2003), is to take the post at Opera di Roma. He succeeds Alessio Vlad, who resigned last year and has since moved on to become artistic director of Teatro Regio di Parma. … » Read

South Korea-born conductor Yura Yang , a current Kapellmeister at the Staatstheater Karlsruhe, is to become first Kapellmeister at the Oper Leipzig next season. The 34-year-old maestra earned a BA in conducting from Detmold University of Music … » Read

Hervé Boissière, founder and managing director of medici.tv, is to turn his attentions “exclusively” to the Verbier Festival as its new co-CEO, effective April 15. He will codirect the esteemed 30-year-old event together … » Read