As of January 2026, Roberto Abbado will begin a three-year term as artistic director of the Korean National Symphony Orchestra (KNSO). The Italian maestro succeeds David Reiland, in the post since 2020. Abbado’s two previous collaborations … » Read

For almost six decades, Greg Sikora tuned and voiced pianos throughout the Philadelphia region for everyone from Frank Sinatra to Lady Gaga, and was for much of that time chief piano technician for The Philadelphia Orchestra. Now 77 and retired, … » Read

The Oregon Symphony will welcome two new key musicians as successors to veteran performers at the beginning of the 2025-26 season. Harrison Linsey [picured] has been named principal oboe, leaving the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO), where he is … » Read

A new contract through the 2028-29 season for Music Director JoAnn Falletta will extend her tenure at the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra to three decades. When she as appointed to the post in 1999, she became the first woman to hold the title at … » Read

David Chan, concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera for 25 seasons—among many other endeavors—is to join the Shepherd School faculty full time next fall at Rice University. He will phase out, over the next two years, his current … » Read

Andrés Salado is to be the next chief conductor of Spain's Orquesta Sinfónica del Vallés (OSV). He starts September 1 for an initial period of two seasons, succeeding Xavier Puig, in the job since 2018. Puig will move to a … » Read

Nowadays the name of John Nelson, who died on March 31 aged 83, is inextricably linked to that of Hector Berlioz. The conductor was, however, much more than a one-trick pony, even if fate rarely pulled him far from Les Troyens . Born December … » Read

Following her 2009 breakout performance in Carmen , Anita Rachvelishvili’s reputation soared. Riccardo Muti praised the Georgian singer as “the best Verdi mezzo-soprano today on the planet,” and Met General Manager Peter Gelb … » Read

The Naumburg Orchestral Concerts, which claim to be “the oldest continuously running free outdoor classical concert series in the world,” has appointed a new executive director in Anthony Bracewell. Longtime president Christopher … » Read

Nicholas Walls is the new chief advancement officer at the Music Academy of the West; he succeeds Jodi Barnard, who retired in January. Walls, who started March 31, most recently served as senior director of philanthropy at the Seattle Symphony, … » Read