Given William Christie’s reputation for spreading the gospel of the French Baroque, through Les Arts Florissants (LAF), through his teachings, research, festivals, gardens , etc., the person he has chosen as his heir apparent—and who … » Read

The Monteux School and Music Festival has selected Tiffany Lu as its new music director, effective immediately. She succeeds Michael Jinbo , who died in 2022 after 27 years in the position with the Hancock, ME, organization. Lu is the fourth … » Read

Conductor and onetime high-profile violinist Peter Oundjian  has left Opus 3 Artists to join Kirshbaum Associates for worldwide management. Oudjian, longtime music director of the Toronto Symphony until 2018, is now principal conductor of … » Read

Christoph Müller, artistic director of Switzerland’s Gstaad Menuhin Festival & Academy since 2002, will exit following the 2025 edition of an event inaugurated by its namesake in 1957. “[After] the completion of the … » Read

Czech conductor Zdenek Mácal, whose most recent music directorship was of the Czech Philharmonic, a post he held from 2003 to 2007, died on October 25 in Prague at age 87. A conductor of international repute, he was best known in the U.S. … » Read

As of January 2024, Sarah Meyers is to be the new artistic director at On Site Opera, where she will succeed Eric Einhorn , who co-founded the New York City-based company in 2012. Meyers will join a management team that also includes General … » Read

The layered musical personality that emerges from Jonas Frølund ’s debut portrait album, Solo Alone and More , is cause enough to sit up and take notice. That it consists almost entirely of solo clarinet playing by a newcomer who … » Read

The Miami-based Florida Grand Opera has tapped Maria Todaro to serve as interim general director through the upcoming 2023–24 Season. She succeeds Susan Danis , who resigned in September 2023 after 11 years in the post. Reports suggest that … » Read

Paul Wiancko, newly arrived cellist of the Kronos Quartet, has been chosen to succeed the late Geoff Nuttall as director of the chamber music series at the Spoleto Festival USA. Wiancko, also a composer, is a founding member of the viola and … » Read

Edwaard Liang is to be the new artistic director of the Washington Ballet. The product of a year-long search, he succeeds Julie Kent , who became co-artistic director of the Houston Ballet this past June after seven years in Washington. Since her … » Read