As of this writing Daniel Barenboim is still scheduled to conduct New Year’s concerts with the Staatskapelle Berlin, marking his first time on the podium since February, due to illness. The 80-year-old musician is said to have a … » Read

Two end-of-year concerts will mark the debut of Taiwanese-American conductor Mei-Ann Chen with the Minnesota Orchestra. She is stepping in at the last moment for Marin Alsop, who is under doctor’s orders not to travel due to illness. The … » Read

The National Symphony Orchestra ’s CEO Gary Ginstling [pictured] was announced to step into Deborah Borda’s shoes as president and CEO of the New York Philharmonic . Borda will be one difficult act to follow. Mark C. Hanson, who … » Read

LONDON—The title role in Benjamin Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia demands exceptional qualities. The heroine has a long scene in which she’s threatened and assaulted, followed almost immediately by one steeped in trauma and … » Read

Arts Access, an editorial partnership between KERA and The Dallas Morning News , has hired multimedia journalist Samantha Guzman as its editor.. Launched in October, the new community journalism effort has embraced the mission of providing … » Read

How old do you have to be to conduct a professional symphony orchestra? This is the trick question. Unlike such more mundane activities like driving (16), voting (18), or drinking (21), writes Joshua Kosman, there is no minimum age requirement … » Read

A year-end fund-raising appeal from the Chicago Opera Theater led to the discovery that industry veteran Henry Fogel is serving as the company’s interim general director while Ashley Magnus is on maternity leave. Fogel, on … » Read

Elayne Jones, a timpanist reputed to be the first Black principal player in a major American orchestra, died on Dec. 17 at her home in California. She was 94. Born on Jan. 30, 1928, in Harlem, Jones was the only child of immigrants from Barbados … » Read

Blake-Anthony Johnson, one of Musical America’s Top Professional s of 2022, joined the Chicago Sinfonietta as president and CEO in 2020 when he was only 29. The Chicago Tribune now has named him Chicagoan of the Year for Classical Music. … » Read

Brooklyn’s much-heralded new music venue National Sawdust (pictured) has announced the departure of its managing director, Brian Berkopec, best known as a financial and business consultant. He is to be succeeded by Ana De Archuleta, who has … » Read