Deborah Borda may have exited the executive suites of the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic,  Detroit Symphony, Handel and Haydn Society, et al.—all of which she has run and transformed with marked success—but, … » Read

Croation conductor Ivan Repušic [pictured] is to be the next general music director of the Leipzig Opera as of 2025-26. He will succeed Christoph Gedschold, who is headed to the Copenhagen Philharmonic. Repušic, also chief conductor … » Read

On Nov. 12, the six winners of the Young Concert Artists (YCA) 2023 Susan Wadsworth International Auditions were introduced to the public at a concert at the Morgan Library in New York. The six, who were selected from among more than 150 … » Read

Just five weeks after Cleveland Orchestra principal trumpet  Michael Sachs resigned as chair of the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM)’s brass department, he has been snatched up by the Curtis Institute of Music. He joins the faculty … » Read

Louis Langrée is scheduled to step down as music director of the Cincinnati Symphony at the end of the current season. But the orchestra has ensured a continuation of their long and fruitful collaboration by naming him Music Director … » Read

The English National Ballet has selected Maria Seletskaja as its new music director. She succeeds Gavin Sutherland, who held the position for 15 years and will continue as the company’s principal guest conductor. The 39-year-old Seletskaja, … » Read

Helen Wallace is to be the new head of music at London’s Barbican Center, effective in February of 2024. She succeeds Will Gompertz, who this past August announced he would leave the Barbican after a three-year tenure to become director of … » Read

Sean Michael Gross, who has headed up Warner Classics in the U.K . since 2021, has added North America to his portfolio and will now split his time between London and the U.S. He will continue to report to Alain Lanceron, president, Warner … » Read

Yuri Temirkanov, whose international career saw him serve as music director for orchestras in both the U.S. and his native Russia, died on Nov. 2 in St. Petersburg. He was 84. Born in the Caucasus region of southern Russia on Dec. 10, 1938, … » Read

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Finishing her class at The Juilliard School in New York, Greek opera great Maria Callas gave her students a final word of advice. “Keep on going the proper way: Not with fireworks, not with easy applause, but … » Read