‘Tis the season for biopics depicting icons of the classical music world. Bradley Cooper’s portrayal of Leonard Bernstein in Maestro is set to make its American premiere in the next few weeks. And now comes news that within the next … » Read

As the new chief conductor at the Konzerthaus Berlin, Joana Mallwitz, at 37, is not only the youngest music director among the city’s seven large orchestras and three opera houses, she is the first and only woman to rise to such a prominent … » Read

Brian Speck, former director of the Houston Grand Opera Studio—now known as the Butler HGO Studio, thanks to $22 million from Sarah and Earnest Butler—has joined the Metropolitan Opera as artistic administrator. He succeeds Paul … » Read

Canadian conductor Jacques Lacombe, 60, is the new music director of the Vancouver Opera, succeeding Jonathan Darlington, music director emeritus since 2018. Earlier this year Lacombe was tapped as artistic director and principal conductor of the … » Read

In September of 2024, Joshua Weilerstein will succeed Alexandre Bloch as music director of the Orchestre de Lille. The 36-year-old American maestro, a virtuoso violinist as well, is also the newly appointed chief conductor of the Aalborg Symphony … » Read

Colin Michael Brush is the new director of the Sarah and Ernest Butler Houston Grand Opera Studio. He succeeds Brian Speck, in the position since 2015, and comes to Houston from ADA Artists/UIA Talent in Berlin, where he managed a roster of … » Read

Amy Cassello, associate director of the Brooklyn Academy of Music since 2020, is to serve as its artistic director on an interim basis, following the exit of David Binder in July . Binder will remain as advisor until 2024. Cassello arrived at BAM … » Read

As the new music director of the Handel and Haydn Society (H+H), Jonathan Cohen lives a somewhat peripatetic existence. The 45-year-old Briton makes his home in London, where his 12-year-old son lives, but finds himself on an airplane frequently. … » Read

Anticipating the departure of its chief conductor, Matthias Bamert, in March of 2024, the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra has announced Tatsuya Shimono as principal guest conductor beginning in April 2024. One year later, Elias Grandy will assume the … » Read

The Cleveland Institute of Music’s high-profile faculty remain in the news with the resignation of Michael Sachs, principal trumpet of the Cleveland Orchestra and chair of the CIM brass department. His exit follows the recent leave taken by … » Read