Paavo Järvi [pictured] has re-upped as music director of The Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich for another five years--until July 2029. He first signed with the orchestra in 2019-20 and the partnership appears fruitful, with a recently … » Read

With David Robertson in Salt Lake City to guest conduct this weekend's concerts, the Utah Symphony l Utah Opera has announced him as creative partner for the next three years, as of next season. The appointment is being described as more than a … » Read

Violinist and new-music champion Jennifer Koh is the new artistic director of the Kennedy Center’s Fortas Chamber Music Concerts. The appointment is effective immediately into spring of 2026, with her first fully programmed season in … » Read

Arabella Artists has signed two new artists in recent weeks, one arriving from IMG Artists and the other from Sciolino Artist Management. The former is Venezuelan-born Spanish conductor José Luis Gome z, music director of the Tucson … » Read

Not that he ever left, but David Hyslop is back. He has just agreed to be interim executive director of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic—his 14 th interim executive directorship since he “retired” in 2003 after 13 years as CEO of … » Read

Joshua Winograde, senior director of artistic programs at LA Opera, will leave his post to become professor of opera and director of opera studies at Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, as of July 2023. He succeeds Miah Im who died in fall … » Read

Lisa Batiashvili, the Georgian-born German violinist who was Musical America’s  2015 Instrumentalist of the Year, is leading an effort that has thus far raised over $105,000 to provide immediate aid to more than 180 Ukrainian … » Read

For more than a decade, Scottish composer James MacMillan had to keep a secret about “one the most significant things that has ever happened to me.” His secret—that he had written an anthem for the funeral service of Queen … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Christine McVi e, the British-born Fleetwood Mac vocalist, songwriter, and keyboard player whose cool, soulful contralto helped define such classics as “You Make Loving Fun,” “Everywhere” and … » Read

For more than half a century, Tania León has been a vital presence in the life of contemporary classical music in America. Born in Havana in 1943, she aspired to a life in music, completed conservatory training as a 17-year-old, and … » Read