Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, cellist, Holocaust survivor, and matriarch of a musical dynasty, was delighted to receive a personal visit from King Charles on the occasion of her 100th birthday. The British monarch dropped in to wish many happy returns … » Read

Dr. Scott Hanenberg and Dr. Caitlin Martinkus are the latest to have quit the troubled Cleveland Institute of Music, with both of them joining the Penn State School of Music from Fall 2025. The couple joined CIM as recently as 2023 in roles as … » Read

In tandem with her recent decision to shift four of New York’s most influential arts voices away from their respective beats, The New York Times Culture Editor Sia Michel has also announced that the popular classical news reporter Javier C. … » Read

Roger Norrington, a pioneer of historically informed performance practice, or HIP, has died at his home near Exeter in Devon. He was 91. Over the years he courted controversy for his determined and sometimes dogmatic approach to tempi and his … » Read

Matthias Rädel has been named as the new general manager of the Bayreuth Festival following a meeting of the organization’s administrative board. It concludes an extensive search for the onetime Wagner family concern and was announced … » Read

The revered American double bassist Gary Karr died on July 16 after suffering a brain aneurysm. He was 83 and had recently been diagnosed with aggressive and inoperable cancer. Over a 40-year career, Karr was credited with popularizing the bass … » Read

Isaac Thompson, president and CEO of the Oregon Symphony Orchestra , former managing director of the New York Philharmonic, is to be the new president and CEO of the Minnesota Orchestra. He succeeds Michelle Miller Burns, in the job six years. … » Read

Felix Mildenberger will become general music director of the Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt (BSOF) as of the start of the 2026-27 season. He succeeds Jörg-Peter Weigle, in the post for seven years. The 35-year-old maestro, currently … » Read

Opera Philadelphia, the small opera company that can, and does, has chosen Haitian American composer Nathalie Joachim to be composer-in-residence for the 2025-26 season. She joins a Mellon Foundation-supported pantheon that includes Missy … » Read

The Nashville Symphony announced that Leonard Slatkin will return to serve as Music Advisor this September for a term extending through the 2027/28 season. He assumes the role as Music Director Giancarlo Guerrero’s 16-year tenure comes … » Read